Paul Ryan Quotes

I think there's always a role for Congress under every instance in every administration to conduct oversight of the executive branch.

America is more than just a place...it's an idea. It's the only country founded on an idea. Our rights come from nature and God, not government. We promise equal opportunity, not equal outcomes.

The patient is the nucleus of the health care system.

Child support should do just that - support children, not the federal government.

Working together, America's military, Iraqi security forces and the Iraqi people have won a major battle in the war on terrorism.

I give out Atlas Shrugged as Christmas presents, and I make all my interns read it.

No, I’m not one (of those) people who votes for something then writes to the government to ask them to send us money. I did not request any stimulus money.

By failing seriously to confront the most predicable economic crisis in our nation's history, the President's policies are committing us and our children to a diminished future.

In America, we have a bifurcated country, we have a polarized country. One of the reasons I think it's polarized is because of identity politics on the left.

Every now and then, President Obama sorta drops his veil. He's less coy about his philosophy, he sort of reveals his true governing philosophy, what he really believes.

We are looking for bipartisan solutions not partisan rhetoric.

The moral case for individual initiative in a free economy holds that people have a God-given right to use their creativity to produce things that improve our lives.

We're the generous country, we're the ones that open our doors to other countries, and in many cases we get taken advantage of because of that.

Look, I am not worried about Washington cutting too much spending too fast. I mean, the kinds of spending cuts we're talking about just right now are $100 billion out of a $3.7 trillion budget.

I don't have the time. It would take me too long to go through all of the math.

Democracy is a series of choices.

I never asked for stimulus.

Donald Trump connected in ways with people no one else did.

I live on the same block where I grew up. We belong to the same parish where I was baptized. Janesville is that kind of place.

This is a time to unify, this is a time to heal.

In a justly organized community, however, government exists to secure the right to life and the other human rights that follow from that primary right.

That's the real secret to job creation - not borrowing and spending more money in Washington.

I think Donald Trump understands there's a Constitution. And that those separate but equal branches of government give us a limited government. And he believes that.

Class is not a fixed designation in this country. We are an upwardly mobile society with a lot of movement between income groups.

After four years of getting the run-around, America needs a turnaround, and the man for the job is Governor Mitt Romney.

Let's move forward and fix America's problems.

The rate of return on Social Security for people nearing retirement is about 1.5 percent. By the time young children like mine are ready to retire, that rate of return will be a negative percentage.

When Governor Romney asked me to join the ticket, I said, 'Let's get this done' - and that is exactly, what we're going to do.

Donald Trump was a very unconventional candidate. He's going to be an unconventional president.

We have a plan for a stronger middle class, with the goal of generating 12 million new jobs over the next four years.

If we didn't propose these reforms, we would not have proposed a budget that got the debt under control.

Donald Trump is just a get-things-done kinda guy.

Hiding spending does not reduce spending.

We have to bring relief as fast as possible to people who are struggling under Obamacare.

When it comes to jobs, President Obama makes the Jimmy Carter years look like good old days. If we fired Jimmy Carter then, why would we rehire Barack Obama now?

We don't have a tax revenue problem in Washington, we have a spending problem in Washington.

I think preexisting conditions is a very important feature of any healthcare system.

Mitt Romney and I know the difference between protecting a program, and raiding it. Ladies and gentlemen, our nation needs this debate. We want this debate. We will win this debate.

Take a moment to imagine a world led by China or Russia. So we must lead.

The sicker and the older you get, the more support you ought to get.

I'm as pro-life as a person gets. You're not going to have a truce.

I think it is inflationary. I think it actually is counterproductive in many ways. You end up costing jobs from people who are at the bottom rung of the economic ladder.

I want to bring accountability to the federal government. I want the federal government to respect the states.

I believe in the principles that built America, I believe in the Constitution.

If you’re going to criticize, you should propose.

There is relief coming. This is good for America. This means that we can lift the oppressive weight of the regulatory state. We can restore the Constitution.

Donald Trump turned politics on its head.

A Clinton presidency is an Obama third term. And it's very difficult for them to get away from it.

A lot of people don't believe in the American idea anymore.

I think Donald Trump is new. He's a business guy running for president. So, you're not going to see a conventional campaign because he is not a conventional politician. He's not even a politician.