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Paul Ryan: We have become the problem. If my colleagues entrust me to be the speaker, I want us to become the solution.

On the recordOctober 19, 2015
We have become the problem. If my colleagues entrust me to be the speaker, I want us to become the solution.
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Paul Ryan
Wisconsin

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Paul Ryan acknowledges the challenges faced by Congress and expresses his desire to lead towards solutions.

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