Ryan Says 'I Share' Trump's Budgetary 'Frustration,' Defends Health Bill

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo


By MATT SHUHAM Published MAY 2, 2017 11:14 AM

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) defended Republicans’ amended plan to repeal and replace Obamacare Tuesday and said he shared “the President’s frustration” about the budgeting process, as expressed in a pair of presidential tweets.

Early on Tuesday, apparently frustrated by a five-month budget agreement which he achieved nearly none of his policy goals, Trump advocated for an old fashioned government shutdown to knock some sense into Congress — or a change to filibuster rules.

-snip- (Trump Tweets)

At a GOP leadership press conference, Ryan said “I share the President’s frustration” that appropriations bills had to receive enough bipartisan support to avoid a Senate filibuster. But the Speaker put on a brave face to portray the compromise budget as a win, emphasizing its defense and border patrol spending.

“I feel very good about the wins that we got with the administration in this bill,” Ryan said. “Look, I negotiated the first Murray-Ryan agreement a number of years ago. Under the Obama rules, if you wanted to help the military, if you wanted a pay raise for the soldiers, if you wanted to buy new airplanes and new ships and more munitions, a dollar for that, you had to have a dollar for domestic spending. We just broke that parity. That’s the biggest victory we could have had.”



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[Zambero]

1. Who ever knew "Speakering" could be so complicated?

Ryan and Trump, both in over their heads and incompetent beyond belief. Yes, they are indeed birds of a feather.

[yellowcanine]

9. The emperor has no clothes. Ryan is in over his head as Speaker.

Someone had to say it. Prove me wrong if you can. What exactly has he managed to accomplish since he became Speaker besides managing to avoid a couple of shut downs?

[ProudLib72]

2. Ryan is a weasly little brown nosing

piece of dog shit with mold growing on it. He's just got to show off his apprenticing skills to the boss man.

[Corgigal]

3. Ryan Is A Sucker

Would look good on T-shirts.

[louis-t]

4. Third most punchable face in the GOP.

Just sayin.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Nice to know Paul Ryan is casting his lot with temp worker Donald J. Trump

should remove him from the queue in 2020

[n2doc]

6. Panel 1

[BumRushDaShow]

7. "Under the Obama rules" - WTF? Talk about the "Hastert Rule"

where you pass NOTHING unless it was with only GOP votes ("majority of the majority&quot . Dumbass.

And what happened with the "pay-for" that Obama stuck with? You'd rather war-monger and run up the deficit. And speaking of that, what happened to the "Debt Ceiling"? Why isn't the media talking about that?

[hibbing]

8. Always with the replace, they don't want to replace it

I wish they would just be honest for once in their lives and just say they are going to eliminate the ACA and not replace it. But Republicans and honesty don't mix very well.


Peace

[justhanginon]

10. The only thing I would like to see Ryan and trump share is a cell in Leavenworth.

[Eugene]

11. But, but, but, Trump just called the budget bill "a clear win for the American people."

Trump reverses stance on spending bill, brags about political victory (ABC News)

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-threatens-shutdown-ryan-defends-spending-deal/story?id=47155267

I wouldn't stick my neck out for Trump I were you, Paul.

[not fooled]

12. Bonus

When dump implodes, lyin' ryan goes with him.

Please please please.

People of Janesville, WI: WTF are you thinking, voting for this sociopath and re-electing him time after time???