Thursday, October 29, 2015

Encouraging Words from @SpeakerRyan - Let's See if Actions Back His Rhetoric

by Kim D.
"To me the House of Representatives represents what's best of America, the boundless opportunity to do good. But let's be frank; the House is broken. We are not solving problems; we're adding to them. And I'm not interested in laying blame. We are not settling scores; we are wiping the slate clean." ~ Speaker Paul Ryan
Ever since Rep. Paul Ryan lost his bid for the White House alongside Mitt Romney, he has long been the presumed and groomed replacement for Speaker John Boehner. Now that he has been coronated, he has the chance to set the tone for a new era for Republican leadership in Washington.
"America does not feel strong anymore because the working people of America do not feel strong anymore . . . They do not sit in this House; they do not have fancy titles but they are the people who make this country work, and this House should work for them." ~ Speaker Paul Ryan
We too often complain that the people we send to Washington are not listening to "we" the people. But, as Ryan has just proven, they have heard us. The sad truth is that they have deliberately chosen not to do as we have asked. I joined Twitter after the Republicans had won the House and not much had changed. So, I along with millions of other frustrated Americans fought for and gave the GOP what they asked for - the Senate majority. The result - nothing has changed.
"They're working harder than ever before to get ahead and yet they're falling further behind. They feel robbed. They feel cheated of their birthright. They're not asking for any favors; they just want a fair chance, and they're losing faith that they'll ever get it. Then they look at Washington and all they see is chaos . . . How reassuring it would be if we would actually fixed the tax code, put patients in charge of their healthcare, grew our economy, strengthened our military, lifted people out of poverty, and paid down our debt. . . . No more favors for the few; opportunity for all. That is our motto."  ~ Speaker Paul Ryan
With this, Ryan has checked almost every box for the conservative right, and, rightly, these comments received a standing ovation from his colleagues. But, sitting at home and listening on the radio, skeptical Americans are wondering are these more empty promises?  Now that the House has new leadership, will anything productive get done?

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