Mitt Romney announces Paul Ryan as vice-presidential running mate.
The US Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, announces his candidate for vice-president at a ceremony in Norfolk, Virginia, on Saturday. Ryan highlights how his experience in Washington will complement Romney's executive and private sector's experience
The chairman of the House Budget Committee was first elected to Congress at age 28, and later helped launch the party's "Young Guns" program to recruit candidates in districts where Republicans lost. Now 42, Ryan is the architect of the House GOP's budget proposal, which Democrats compared to an attack on the poor, but Republicans say is intended to save Medicare and rein in spending. The chairman of the House Budget Committee was announced as the running mate for presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney.
A native of Janesville, Wisconsin, Ryan earned a degree in political science and economics from Miami University in Ohio in 1992. He was raised as a Catholic, and worked at a family construction company before getting into politics. He's known to be an avid hunter and a fitness fanatic. In the House, Ryan is also a senior member of the Ways and Means Committee. He has frequently pushed the Republicans' "class warfare" line against President Barack Obama and is a major critic of his signature health reform law. "If you give us more elected representatives to fix this problem, we will fix this problem in 2013," Ryan said in an interview with CNBC.
Because he hails from Wisconsin, an important battleground, Ryan's youthfulness could appeal to a group with whom the president enjoys advantages. Ryan is considered a lightning rod, and his presence on the GOP ticket will fundamentally change the 2012 race.
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The US Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, announces his candidate for vice-president at a ceremony in Norfolk, Virginia, on Saturday. Ryan highlights how his experience in Washington will complement Romney's executive and private sector's experience
The chairman of the House Budget Committee was first elected to Congress at age 28, and later helped launch the party's "Young Guns" program to recruit candidates in districts where Republicans lost. Now 42, Ryan is the architect of the House GOP's budget proposal, which Democrats compared to an attack on the poor, but Republicans say is intended to save Medicare and rein in spending. The chairman of the House Budget Committee was announced as the running mate for presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney.
A native of Janesville, Wisconsin, Ryan earned a degree in political science and economics from Miami University in Ohio in 1992. He was raised as a Catholic, and worked at a family construction company before getting into politics. He's known to be an avid hunter and a fitness fanatic. In the House, Ryan is also a senior member of the Ways and Means Committee. He has frequently pushed the Republicans' "class warfare" line against President Barack Obama and is a major critic of his signature health reform law. "If you give us more elected representatives to fix this problem, we will fix this problem in 2013," Ryan said in an interview with CNBC.
Because he hails from Wisconsin, an important battleground, Ryan's youthfulness could appeal to a group with whom the president enjoys advantages. Ryan is considered a lightning rod, and his presence on the GOP ticket will fundamentally change the 2012 race.
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