Paul Ryan
Former House Speaker
Paul Ryan is an American politician who served as Speaker of the U.S.
House of Representatives (2015–2019) and was the Republican vice-presidential nominee in 2012.
A Wisconsin congressman known for fiscal conservatism and entitlement reform proposals, Ryan became a symbol of establishment Republicanism before retiring from Congress.
Ryan's budget plans sparked fierce debate over Medicare.
Politically conservative faction
- GOPRepublican Party acronym
- RepublicanGOP party member
- free-marketUnregulated private exchange
- libertarianAnti-statist political adherent
fiscal · deregulation · capitalism · pro-life · Reaganism · individualism · supply-side · Ayn Rand
House of Representatives member
- committeeAppointed group for duties
- amendmentChange to official text
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- House of RepresentativesPopulation-based legislative chamber
bills · markup · hearing · subcommittee · reconciliation · roll call · whip · floor vote
Wisconsin city, county seat
- cheeseFermented milk solid
- MilwaukeeWisconsin's biggest metropolis
- MadisonWisconsin's governmental seat
- breweriesBeer production facilities
lakes · Midwest · dairy · Green Bay · Kenosha · Racine · Harley-Davidson · fishing
Enforced economic stringency
- deficitAmount still owed
- fiscalOf public revenue
- taxesMandatory government payments
- appropriationsDesignated funds for purposes
sequester · spending · cuts · entitlements · Medicare · reform · debt · ceiling
Small ceremonial hammer
- speakershipLegislative chamber leadership position
- leadershipAbility to direct others
- majorityOver half of total
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
retiring · succession · Boehner · Trump · omnibus · government shutdown · party unity
right-wing
Politically conservative faction
- GOPRepublican Party acronym
- RepublicanGOP party member
- free-marketUnregulated private exchange
libertarian · fiscal · deregulation · capitalism · pro-life · Reaganism · individualism · supply-side · Ayn Rand · Atlas Shrugged
congressman
House of Representatives member
- committeeAppointed group for duties
- amendmentChange to official text
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
bills · House of Representatives · markup · hearing · subcommittee · reconciliation · roll call · whip · floor vote · cosponsorship
Janesville
Wisconsin city, county seat
- cheeseFermented milk solid
- MilwaukeeWisconsin's biggest metropolis
- MadisonWisconsin's governmental seat
breweries · lakes · Midwest · dairy · Green Bay · Kenosha · Racine · Harley-Davidson · fishing · cheeseheads
austerity
Enforced economic stringency
appropriations · sequester · spending · cuts · entitlements · Medicare · reform · debt · ceiling · CBO
gavel
Small ceremonial hammer
- speakershipLegislative chamber leadership position
- leadershipAbility to direct others
- majorityOver half of total
conference · retiring · succession · Boehner · Trump · omnibus · government shutdown · party unity
- politicianspoliticians, Joe Biden, congressman, Nancy Pelosi, senator
- House SpeakersNancy Pelosi, Newt Gingrich, Kevin McCarthy, Henry Clay
- Legislative LeadersSpeaker of the House, Senate leader, majority leader, minority leader, majority whip
- Wisconsin Politicsstate legislature, state assembly, state senate, recall election, redistricting
- VeepsJoe Biden, Kamala Harris, Al Gore, Dick Cheney, Mike Pence
- ConservativesBarry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan, National Review, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity
Paul RyanBernie Sanders
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez · Elizabeth Warren · Nancy Pelosi · Barack Obama · Ted Kennedy
Paul RyanDonald Trump
Steve Bannon · Marjorie Taylor Greene · Matt Gaetz · Lauren Boebert · Sarah Palin