Archive: December 2016
Top 5 Moments from Speaker Ryan’s Appearance at Poverty Summit
December 16, 2016
This week, Speaker Ryan participated in the Opportunity America #ThisWayUp16 Summit to discuss how a unified Republican government can tackle poverty, grow the economy, and get our country back to work. Read More
Statement on Selection of Rep. Mick Mulvaney to Serve as OMB Director
December 17, 2016
"In Congress, he has been a conservative reformer from day one, proposing solutions to fix the budget process and our regulatory system. At OMB, he will lead the work he has started to improve the way government does the people's business." Read More
How Obamacare Is Getting Worse
December 19, 2016Obamacare is already in what experts are calling a 'death spiral,' where there is such little competition that costs skyrocket and markets collapse. Read More
Obama Administration Fights Its War on Coal to the Bitter End
December 19, 2016If we are going to get America back on track, job-crushing regulations like this must stop. Our unified Republican government will act to provide coal country with relief Read More
The Tools It Takes to Repeal Obamacare
December 20, 2016Obamacare has failed the American people—and things are only getting worse. When Congress reconvenes in January, we will begin the process of reversing the damage caused by Obamacare by passing the legislative tools necessary to repeal it. To achieve a stronger, more patient-centered health care system, we first have to fix what isn’t working. Read More
5 Photos to Put You in the Christmas Spirit
December 20, 2016
A little—OK, a lot of—rain didn't stop Speaker Ryan and hundreds of others from around the country from kicking off the Christmas season last week. From the West Front of the U.S. Capitol, the 2016 Capitol Christmas Tree lit up the sky, where it will continue to do so every evening through Christmas night. Read More
A Reminder for President Obama
December 20, 2016
President Obama is in office for only one more month, and he’s already rolling out his last-ditch regulations. Read More
Rep. Tim Murphy to Deliver Weekly Republican Address
December 21, 2016
Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) announced that Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA) will deliver the Weekly Republican Address on Thursday, December 22. In the address, Rep. Murphy will discuss a new law that will bring the moste most significant reforms to our mental health system in more than a decade. The National Alliance on Mental Illness calls this new law "a milestone in mental health history." Read More
A stable transition to a better health care system
December 21, 2016
Obamacare is hurting families, and before things get worse, we will act to repeal it so that we can bring relief as soon as possible. Read More
Weekly Republican Address: Sandy Hook and the Story of Mental Health Reform
December 22, 2016In this week’s Republican address, Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA) discusses a new law that will bring the most significant reforms to our mental health system in more than a generation. Read More