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Chairman Ryan Statement on the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013
January 23, 2013
WASHINGTONEarlier today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 325, the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013. The legislation requires both houses of Congress to pass a budget, as stipulated by federal law. If either house fails to pass a budget, its members pay will be withheld.
Upon passage of the legislation, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin issued the following statement:
"Government must pay its bills. To do that, we need to cut spending and to budget responsibly.
"Every family sets a budget to pay its bills. Congress should do the same. In fact, its the law. In the past two years, the House has done its job. But for nearly four years, the Senate has refused to pass a budget. It can no longer shirk its duty. Now, both chambers must work together.
"The House will not consider another debt-ceiling increase unless the Senate passes a budget. Were not going to just keep raising the debt ceiling, either. Were going to take this opportunity to make a down payment on our debt reduction. And were going to point our country in the right direction."
I guess if we hit sequester or continuing resolution we are also going to get hit with a government shut down.
Checks just won't go out. That includes social security.
I guess if we hit sequester or continuing resolution we are also going to get hit with a government shut down.
Good
Checks just won't go out. That includes social security.
No it doesn't. That's just fearmongering propaganda.
It doesn't matter anyway because the Republicans will not hold to their word. They don't have the balls to not raise the debt ceiling. They're just grandstanding.
Pretty straight forward.
It is called 'triangulation.'
Obama got his tax increases on the dirty rich. Obama got his 'clean' debt ceiling increase.
He 'won' on his issues. Now the Democrats must do something.
Ryan: budget by April 15 or no debt ceiling raise; it's off the table
Obama and the Democrats won the 2012 Election, forced the Republicans "to blink" over the "fiscal cliff" and according to the polls has the support of the majority of Americans!
Which of those 3 doesn't Ryan understand?
If Paul Ryan wants to make Republican attempts to undermine the Obama/Democratic authority to govern the country, let that be the basis for their 2014 campaign - by that time "opposition fatigue" will jave reached its peak!
Pretty straight forward.
It is called 'triangulation.'
Obama got his tax increases on the dirty rich. Obama got his 'clean' debt ceiling increase.
He 'won' on his issues. Now the Democrats must do something.
The President agreed to have a budget on time and the House Republican leadership passed a debt ceiling increase. Time for both houses of Congress to make the next step. We really don't have time for this party bullshit.
Chairman Ryan Statement on the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 | Budget.House.Gov
Chairman Ryan Statement on the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013
January 23, 2013
WASHINGTONEarlier today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 325, the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013. The legislation requires both houses of Congress to pass a budget, as stipulated by federal law. If either house fails to pass a budget, its members pay will be withheld.
Upon passage of the legislation, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin issued the following statement:
"Government must pay its bills. To do that, we need to cut spending and to budget responsibly.
"Every family sets a budget to pay its bills. Congress should do the same. In fact, its the law. In the past two years, the House has done its job. But for nearly four years, the Senate has refused to pass a budget. It can no longer shirk its duty. Now, both chambers must work together.
"The House will not consider another debt-ceiling increase unless the Senate passes a budget. Were not going to just keep raising the debt ceiling, either. Were going to take this opportunity to make a down payment on our debt reduction. And were going to point our country in the right direction."
I guess if we hit sequester or continuing resolution we are also going to get hit with a government shut down. Checks just won't go out. That includes social security.
Chairman Ryan Statement on the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 | Budget.House.Gov
Chairman Ryan Statement on the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013
January 23, 2013
WASHINGTONEarlier today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 325, the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013. The legislation requires both houses of Congress to pass a budget, as stipulated by federal law. If either house fails to pass a budget, its members pay will be withheld.
Upon passage of the legislation, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin issued the following statement:
"Government must pay its bills. To do that, we need to cut spending and to budget responsibly.
"Every family sets a budget to pay its bills. Congress should do the same. In fact, its the law. In the past two years, the House has done its job. But for nearly four years, the Senate has refused to pass a budget. It can no longer shirk its duty. Now, both chambers must work together.
"The House will not consider another debt-ceiling increase unless the Senate passes a budget. Were not going to just keep raising the debt ceiling, either. Were going to take this opportunity to make a down payment on our debt reduction. And were going to point our country in the right direction."
I guess if we hit sequester or continuing resolution we are also going to get hit with a government shut down. Checks just won't go out. That includes social security.
i wonder if ryan's mother will send him to his room without supper when she doesn't get her social security check.
that ought to work out real well for the teatards...
Chairman Ryan Statement on the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 | Budget.House.Gov
I guess if we hit sequester or continuing resolution we are also going to get hit with a government shut down. Checks just won't go out. That includes social security.
i wonder if ryan's mother will send him to his room without supper when she doesn't get her social security check.
that ought to work out real well for the teatards...
Revenues are more than Enough to pay the SS obligations with out another Debt Limit Increase sweet heart. threatening to not pay SS benefits unless you are allowed to Borrow another couple Trillion is Criminal.
So the Repubs will force the US to default unless they get their way....NICE! I guess they want to speed up their moment of extinction.
He doesn't always practice what he preaches however.At a 2005 Washington, D.C. gathering celebrating the 100th anniversary of Ayn Rand's birth,[34][35] Ryan credited Rand as inspiring him to get involved in public service.[36] In a speech that same year at the Atlas Society, he said he grew up reading Rand, and that her books taught him about his value system and beliefs.[37][38] Ryan required staffers and interns in his congressional office to read Rand[38] and gave copies of her novel Atlas Shrugged as gifts to his staff for Christmas.[39][40] In his Atlas Society speech, he also described Social Security as a "socialist-based system".[41]
When it comes to education he is definitely ready to tighten the student's belt.Ryan voted for the two Bush tax cuts (in 2001 and 2003),[86] the 2003 bill that created the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit,[87][88] and the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), the $700 billion bank bailout.[89][90] Ryan was one of 32 Republicans in the House to vote for the auto industry bailout.[91][92][93] A number of commentators have criticized Ryan's votes for what they believe were deficit-causing policies during the George W. Bush administration as being inconsistent with fiscal conservatism.[89][94][95][96] In 2011 President Barack Obama criticized Ryan as being "not on the level" for describing himself as a fiscal conservative while voting for these policies, as well as two "unpaid for" wars.[97] Columnist Ezra Klein wrote in 2012 that "If you know about Paul Ryan at all, you probably know him as a deficit hawk. But Ryan has voted to increase deficits and expand government spending too many times for that to be his north star."[98]
He must have been ahead of his time in 2008 as the Roadmap for America's Future found only eight sponsors.Ryan's budget proposals "would mean significant cutbacks for education across the board."[107] Rick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute notes that on "'education, training, employment, and social services,' the Ryan budget would spend 33% less" than Obama's budget plan over the next decade.[108] In particular, the Ryan plan tightens eligibility requirements for Pell Grants and freezes the maximum Pell Grant award at the current level. According to an analysis by the Education Trust, this would result in more than 1 million students losing Pell Grants over the next 10 years. Additionally, under Ryan's plan, student loans would begin to accrue interest while students are still in school.[107][109][110] Ryan states that his education policy is to "allocate our limited financial resources effectively and efficiently to improve education."[111] Jordan Weissmann of The Atlantic said that Ryan's vision on education policy is to "cut and privatize."[110]
Ryan believed that by reducing spending for Medicare beneficiaries and reduced revenue from top tax rate. Sounds like a plan for a balanced budget to me.On May 21, 2008, Ryan introduced H.R. 6110, the Roadmap for America's Future Act of 2008, commonly referred to as the "Ryan budget."[113] This proposed legislation outlined changes to entitlement spending, including a controversial proposal to replace Medicare with a voucher program for seniors.[6][114][115] The Roadmap found only eight sponsors and did not move past committee.[6][116]
On April 1, 2009, Ryan introduced his alternative to the 2010 United States federal budget. This alternative budget would have eliminated the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, lowered the top tax rate to 25%, introduced an 8.5% value-added consumption tax[citation needed], and imposed a five-year spending freeze on all discretionary spending.[117][118] It would have also phased out Medicare's traditional fee-for-service model; instead, starting in 2021, it would offer fixed sums in the form of vouchers, with which Medicare beneficiaries could buy private insurance.[119] The federal government would no longer pay for Medicare benefits for persons born after 1958.
Nine months later Ryan did modify his budget to make it more acceptable.Ryan's proposed budget was criticized by opponents for the lack of concrete numbers.[120] It was ultimately rejected in the House by a vote of 293137, with 38 Republicans in opposition.
Can't blame the House Republicans for trying however. They did pass a budget in 2011 for the 2012 year.On January 27, 2010, Ryan released a modified version of his Roadmap, H.R. 4529: Roadmap for America's Future Act of 2010.[122][123] The modified plan would provide across-the-board tax cuts by reducing income tax rates; eliminate income taxes on capital gains, dividends, and interest; and abolish the corporate income tax, estate tax, and Alternative Minimum Tax.
Keep trying for the 2013 budget.On April 11, 2011, Ryan introduced H.Con.Res. 34, a federal budget for fiscal year 2012.[131] The House passed this Ryan Plan on April 15, 2011, by a vote of 235193. Four Republicans joined all House Democrats in voting against it.[132][133] A month later, the bill was defeated in the Senate by a vote of 5740, with five Republicans and most Democrats in opposition.
Any independent evaluation of Ryan's plans?On March 23, 2012 Ryan introduced a new version of his federal budget for the fiscal year 2013.[135] On March 29, 2012, the House of Representatives passed the resolution along partisan lines, 228 yeas to 191 nays; ten Republicans voted against the bill, along with all the House Democrats.[136] Ryan's budget seeks to reduce all discretionary spending in the budget from 12.5% of GDP in 2011 to 3.75% of GDP in 2050.[137]
And in closing of the analysis:An analysis by the CBO showed that the Ryan plan would not balance the budget for at least 28 years, partly because the changes in Medicare would not affect anyone now older than 55.[139] Former U.S. Comptroller General David Walker and Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, praised the budget for making tough choices. Walker believes it needs to go even further, tackling Social Security and defense spending.[140] In contrast, David Stockman, Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Ronald Reagan, has declared that Ryan's budget "is devoid of credible math or hard policy choices" and would "do nothing to reverse the nation's economic decline and arrest its fiscal collapse."[141] Ezra Klein also criticized the budget for making "unrealistic assumptions."[137] The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities was highly critical of Ryan's budget proposal, stating that it would shift income to the wealthy while increasing poverty and inequality.[142]
Parts of the 2012 Ryan budget were criticized by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops for its proposed cuts to housing and food stamp programs.[143][144] Faculty and administrators of Georgetown University challenged what they called Ryan's "continuing misuse of Catholic teaching" when defending his plan,[145][146] but Ryan rejected their criticism.[147]
Ryan's budget "envisions continued increases in Pentagon spending" and "significant cuts to the much smaller appropriations for the State Department and foreign aid," with diplomacy and development spending being reduced sharply.[148]
I guess if we hit sequester or continuing resolution we are also going to get hit with a government shut down.
Good
Checks just won't go out. That includes social security.
No it doesn't. That's just fearmongering propaganda.
It doesn't matter anyway because the Republicans will not hold to their word. They don't have the balls to not raise the debt ceiling. They're just grandstanding.
It will become a question of priorities it depends where Social Security ends up on the list of to-be-paid. Other people might cause a lot more pain to the government that a bunch of angry seniors.
