Rep. Sam Johnson And Other Republicans Like Paul Ryan Want To Gut Safety Net For Older Americans
... Social Security.”. To get you to support the plan, Uncle Sam wants you to believe that this successful and very popular retirement program is “ going bankrupt.” He knows that’s a lie, but he hopes it’s a big enough lie to panic you into doing anything to save the program. Then to make his particular plan easy to swallow, he coats it with another lie, claiming that he’s merely “modernizing,” “updating” and “ensuring” the benefits and solvency of the Social Security program, which a big majority of Americans count on to avoid living out their golden years in stark poverty. In fact, conniving old Uncle Sam’s plan is to “save” Social Security by gutting it. The congressman’s press release announcing his “reform act” doesn’t mention that it’s entirely a scam, based on making workers keep paying the same 12.4 percent tax on their wages, but receiving drastically less paid back to them when they retire. How much less? It would range from about 20 ...
Paul Ryan Just Made Bank Of America's Year
... ( NYSE: BAC ) will be a major beneficiary of them. An inhospitable environment. Banks are operating in one of the most inhospitable environments in decades. Interest rates play a major role in this, as the ultralow rates since the financial crisis have weighed heavily on banks' top lines by reducing the yields on loans and fixed-income securities. But a stringent and adversarial regulatory approach has been of equal importance. In an effort to stamp out abuses that led to the crisis, the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 instituted a number of new, strict rules that banks must abide by. These include tighter capital and liquidity requirements, annual stress tests , and a ban on propriety trading. It also established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which has gone on to fine financial institutions more than $10 billion for a variety of ...
What The Hell Is Wrong With Paul Ryan's Phones
... you can hear his statements on tax reform (it’s good), Second Amendment rights (also good), Iran and their nuclear capabilities (bad), and even a particularly thrilling one about “a better way forward” (couldn’t force myself to listen to that one, assume good). You will be assured that your views “are important to us.”. It shouldn’t be this hard to figure out how to call an elected official, of course, and Ryan is far from alone. Since Donald Trump took office, the White House phone line for comments is, infamously, no longer working. Citizens have been told to use Facebook Messenger—which the White House Facebook page does not actually have—or submit a web form that feels an awful lot like howling into a void. A company called Revolution Messaging that previously worked with the Sanders campaign created a beautiful workaround called White House Inc. , connecting you to one of Trump’s businesses instead. By not divesting himself from his ...
Mike Pence And Paul Ryan Opposed Trump's Muslim Immigration Ban In Earlier Tweets
... being excoriated for their near-unanimous silence in regards to Donald Trump’s unconstitutional executive order that mainly targets immigration from Muslim countries , which human rights advocates, world leaders, and celebrities have all condemned. But perhaps no one from the Republican party is being raked over the coals quite like Vice President Mike Pence , who was seen clapping when the president signed the executive order Friday. The ban prohibits travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries for 90 days, while suspending the admission of refugees from those counties for 120 days. But Pence’s endorsement of the ban runs in stark contrast to a tweet he wrote in December 2015, when he was the Governor of Indiana. Calls to ban Muslims from entering the U. S. are offensive and unconstitutional. — Governor Mike Pence (@Gov Pence IN) December 8, 2015. Donald Trump Responds to Debate Question About Islamophobia by Saying Muslims Need to Report Terrorists. “Calls to ban Muslims from entering the U. S. are ...
Paul Ryan Better Watch His Back
... about elected Republican leaders to ram through Trump’s legislative priorities and agitate the party’s base if necessary. “This is obviously a provocative act and clearly an intentional act,” said Peter Wehner, a longtime Ryan friend and former official in three Republican administrations. Wehner said that too many Republicans on Capitol Hill are “engaging in a fiction, a game, where Bannon and Trump aren’t taken seriously even though Bannon and Trump are operating in a serious way and bringing on people who are going to work for their cause, not for conservatives.”. Back during the primaries, Fox News thought they could take on Trump. Eventually they learned they couldn't, and abjectly caved in to him. Trump's Republican opponents all underestimated him too. They figured he was bound to implode on his own, and they'd just as soon let someone else spend the money to attack him. By the time they all understood what was going on, it was too late. The #Never Trumpers did no better. Their campaign was ...
Facing Intense Criticism, Some Republicans Are Speaking Out Against Trump’s Refugee Ban. Paul Ryan And Mitch Mcconnell Aren’t Among Them
... religious minority preference, would not immediately be implemented. But as cable news footage brought scenes Saturday of chaos at airports around the country, where business travelers, students and even legal U. S. residents were being barred entry, other Republicans began weighing in. “This is ridiculous,” said Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.). “I guess I understand what his intention is, but unfortunately the order appears to have been rushed through without full consideration. You know, there are many, many nuances of immigration policy that can be life or death for many innocent, vulnerable people around the world.”. Dent, who represents a large Syrian community in the Allentown area, said he was contacted Saturday by a constituent whose family members were turned away early in the morning at Philadelphia International Airport. Six family members who had secured visas and even bought a house in Pennsylvania arrived on a Qatar Airways ...
Trump Order Not A Muslim Ban
... order on Friday, comparing it to his campaign proposal to ban Muslims from entering the U. S. That campaign proposal, announced in December 2015, led to widespread public backlash including from top Republicans such as Ryan, which called it un-American. But on Friday, Ryan voiced support for Trump's order announced this week, praising the president for taking the issue of immigration seriously. “President Trump is right to make sure we are doing everything possible to know exactly who is entering our country,” the Speaker said. According to the Post, Ryan also maintained that he supports the refugee resettlement program but believes that it is time to “reevaluate and strengthen the visa vetting process.”. Judge blocks deportation of. Judge grants emergency stay temporarily halting removal of those detained. 12,377 Shares. Trump signs three more executive. The orders are expected to address ...
Trump Is Going After Republican Orthodoxy. How Will Paul Ryan Adapt
... reversing decades of Republican orthodoxy on globalism — a pledge he renewed during Friday’s inaugural address, when he committed to an “America first” agenda. These actions also show the rocky road that may lie ahead for congressional Republicans on a range of policy issues. On Thursday, Trump and Vice President Pence will join their Republican brethren at an issues retreat in Philadelphia to talk about getting on the same page. If past is prologue, Trump won’t be asking for the Hill’s help. He’ll be telling his fellow Republicans to get on board or step out of the way. They, in turn, will be figuring out how to stick to their principles while also positioning themselves to play a role in Trump’s success. The abandonment of the TPP came a short time after Trump’s meeting with business executives, during which he again voiced support for tariffs or a border ...
Is Trump Taking Policy Cues From Paul Ryan
... Jan. 18. After Trump’s speech at the GOP retreat, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer confirmed the president was talking about “using comprehensive tax reform as a means to tax imports from countries that we have a trade deficit from, like Mexico.”. Spicer referenced taxing imports at 20 percent, which a Republican source said is consistent with the House GOP’s border adjustment proposal. The 20 percent import tax Spicer talked about is the corporate tax rate that would apply to goods and services consumed in the U. S. but not applied to goods and services exported, the source said. House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady also told reporters Spicer’s comments “clearly” identified the border adjustment principles in the House GOP plan. “Clearly the president is taking bold steps on tax reform, and we’re excited to work with him,” ...
Gop Has A ‘moral Obligation’ To Fix Obamacare ‘fiasco
... “People are being led to believe … that we’re going to have a vote on Tuesday then on Wednesday no one’s going to have health insurance. … That’s just not going to happen,” Ryan said. “We see this as a rescue operation.”. Ryan added that if they get the replacement of Obamacare right, prices will naturally drop, and that will organically fix a lot of the problems. But he added that a health care mandate is off the table: “We’re not going to have the government make you do something.”. The other issue Ryan spent much of his time Friday discussing was the issue of tax reform and border security, which he sees as intertwined. Regarding the recent policy suggestions coming from the White House related to taxing imports , Ryan says he supports the option. “This isn’t trade policy, it’s tax policy. [And] it’s an elegant solution if you want to get money coming in from Mexico to pay for anything … after we do this, by the way, that means there’s no reason to … outsource your manufacturing,” Ryan said. Ryan also noted that criminal justice reform and an examination of the Chevron deference — a ruling that dictates how courts defer to federal agencies — are ...
Craven, Pathetic, Inhuman Paul Ryan Caves To Trump's Immigration Chaos As Dems Start Ripping It
... it. Saturday Jan 28, 2017 · 11:45 AM PST. 2017/01/28 · 11:45. Let’s be clear about something right away: Fuck Paul Ryan. After Trump issued his horrifying executive order on Friday— Holocaust Remembrance Day —barring Syrian refugees from coming into the U. S. and suspending immigration from seven Middle Eastern countries, did the speaker of the House object to the chaos Trump was causing? The families he was splitting apart? The cruelty being meted out to beleagured fellow humans fleeing unthinkable carnage? The recruitment tool he just handed ISIS? The damage to America’s international reputation. Of course not. Ryan is all aboard. Our number one responsibility is to protect the homeland. We are a compassionate nation, and I support the refugee resettlement program, but it’s time to reevaluate and strengthen the visa vetting ...
Paul Ryan’s Worst Week In Washington
... our country.". Ryan and other Republican leaders are explaining their seeming about-face on Trump's ban by insisting that the executive order doesn't target any particular religion and, therefore, doesn't violate Ryan's stated opposition to barring people from the United States on the grounds of their religious preference. To which I say: Riiiiiiiiiight. What's really happened between Ryan's first statement in December 2015 and his current reaction to the Trump executive order is that Trump got elected president. Back in late 2015, there was considerable doubt that Trump would even emerge as the Republican nominee. He did - and then he won the White House, running, unapologetically, on policies just like this one. Over that time, Ryan found a way to make a sort-of peace with Trump, focusing on Trump's apparent willingness to defer to congressional Republicans on major domestic-policy matters including the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act, entitlement revision and tax restructuring. Responding to a question about President Trump's Twitter habits Jan. 26, House Speaker Paul Ryan said that Trump's ...
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