Honorable Paul Ryan
United States Representative, Wisconsin, Republican
Representative Ryan, of the First District of Wisconsin, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1998. He served as an aide to U.S. Senator Bob Kasten (WI-R) in 1992, as an advisor and speechwriter for Empower America from 1993 to 1995, and Legislative Director for Senator Sam Brownback (KS-R) from 1995 to 1997. He chairs the Budget Committee and is a member of the Ways and Means Committee. The following is from the January 18, 2011, House floor debate on H.R. 2, the Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act. Let me just simply say why we…