WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-49) today released the following statement in response to the election of Paul Ryan as Speaker of the House:
Paul Ryan is a friend and respected colleague. His election as Speaker gives the House the opportunity to set a new course that better serves our nation, to hold ourselves accountable, and to live up to our constitutional charge to check the power and growth of the federal government. Our country has many challenges, chief among them a struggling economy that is frustrating the dreams and aspirations of too many today, and a soaring debt that limits the possibilities of tomorrow. Speaker Ryan brings to the job the skills and expertise to lead us to solutions that will well serve the American people, and give them the efficient, effective and accountable government they deserve.
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“check the power and growth of the federal government.”
There was a time when conservatives (especially in safe districts) would say “cut the size and scope of federal government”. I suppose Congressman Issa’s phrase will have to do.
I’m actually very hopeful about the Ryan era.
His policy ideas are all in the right direction, and he’s not a totalitarian a-hole like Boner who will punish dissent.