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Possible presidential candidate
Paul Ryan
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(1999-Present)
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Military preparedness and budget

  • In 2011, Paul Ryan voted for S 365 - the Budget Control Act of 2011, which provided for budget sequestrations, including defense spending sequestration.[1]
  • Ryan argued that issues of foreign policy are connected to the national budget. In a 2011 speech, he said, "If there's one thing I could say with complete confidence about American foreign policy, it is this: Our fiscal policy and our foreign policy are on a collision course; and if we fail to put our budget on a sustainable path, then we are choosing decline as a world power."[2]
  • In 2008, Ryan voted for HR 1 - the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, which provided for specific military preparedness in regards to terror threats.[3]

National security

"Vice Presidential Debate - Opening V.P. Debate on Benghazi Terrorist Attack," October 11, 2012.
  • In June 2014, Ryan stated that the U.S. military should stay in Afghanistan until the military has achieved its objectives. He said, "No country can lean on us forever. But the Afghan people are trying to stand on their own. And we should help them to their feet."[5]
  • In 2001, Ryan supported SJRes 23, which authorized military activity in Afghanistan following the September 11 terrorist attacks.[7]
  • In 2002, Ryan voted for HJRes 114 - the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002, which authorized military force in Iraq.[8]

International relations

  • In June 2014, Paul Ryan said, "We need to make it very clear that the NATO pledge to common defense is not some paper promise, it is an iron-clad commitment."[9]

Recent news

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See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Congress.gov, "S.365 - Budget Control Act of 2011," accessed April 27, 2015
  2. ↑ CNN, "Ryan's foreign policy views shaped by his budget battles," accessed April 27, 2015
  3. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1 - Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007," accessed April 27, 2015
  4. ↑ Madison.com, "First Ron Johnson, now Paul Ryan supports Obama on ISIS," September 29, 2014
  5. ↑ Wall Street Journal, "Paul Ryan Preaches Tough Restraint on World Stage," June 10, 2014
  6. ↑ The Guardian, “Benghazi attack: the key exchanges from the vice-presidential debate," October 12, 2012
  7. ↑ Congress.gov, "S.J.Res.23 - Authorization for Use of Military Force," accessed April 27, 2015
  8. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.114 - Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002," accessed April 27, 2015
  9. ↑ Defense News, "Ryan: NATO Needs More Permanent Presence in Eastern Europe," accessed April 27, 2015
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