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Trump was wrong to pardon controversial sheriff, Ryan says

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump should not have pardoned a former Arizona sheriff who was convicted of criminal contempt in a case of racial profiling, the Republican speaker of the House of Representatives, Paul Ryan , said on Saturday.
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Publish Date:27/August/2017 | 06:28
Paul Ryan’s deeply divided caucus has a governing problem.

Total Control Is Crippling the GOP

EghtesadOnline: Bill Hoagland spent 25 years as a Republican aide in the Senate, a career spanning the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and both George Bushes. He’s old enough to remember when the GOP was capable of tough things, such as comprehensive tax reform. He also remembers when he could count on such creatures as “yellow dog” Democrats, who were conservative enough to be to the right of a handful of liberal Republicans.
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Publish Date:02/April/2017 | 08:28

House Speaker Ryan backs embattled intelligence panel chairman

EghtesadOnline: The top Republican in Congress on Tuesday stood by Devin Nunes, the embattled head of the House of Representatives intelligence committee, who is under fire for his handling of an investigation into possible Russian ties to President Donald Trump's election campaign.
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Publish Date:28/March/2017 | 17:27

In Ryan Health-Care Defeat, Lessons for Speaker in Age of Trump

EghtesadOnline: Two weeks ago, Paul Ryan rolled up his shirtsleeves to deliver an energetic PowerPoint presentation of a health-care bill he said conservatives have been “dreaming about.” On Friday, a chastened Ryan stood in the same spot, admitting that Obamacare would remain the law of the land.
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Publish Date:26/March/2017 | 24:28

Trump’s Building Binge Might Hit Speed Bump in Ryan’s Tax Plan

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump’s call for tapping the private sector to help finance $1 trillion in infrastructure improvements faces a little-noticed challenge from his own party -- a House Republican proposal to eliminate the tax break for corporate borrowing.
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Publish Date:25/March/2017 | 06:52

Republicans revamp U.S. health bill, boost benefits to older Americans

EghtesadOnline: U.S. House Republicans are working on changes to their healthcare overhaul bill to provide more generous tax credits for older Americans and add a work requirement for the Medicaid program for the poor, House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Sunday.
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Publish Date:19/March/2017 | 22:42

U.S. House speaker says Obamacare replacement will pass this year

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. House of Representatives' Republican leader said on Tuesday that legislation to replace former President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law would be completed this year, trying to dispel the idea that the party is retreating from its campaign promise to dismantle Obamacare quickly.
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Publish Date:08/February/2017 | 10:28

Ryan Proposes Fines, Ethics Moves on Grandstanding House Members

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Speaker Paul Ryan and his Republican lieutenants want to hit fellow lawmakers with fines and potential ethics violations if they engage in live-streaming or other disruptions on the House floor.
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Publish Date:25/December/2016 | 11:09

McConnell, Ryan Back CIA After Trump Attacks Hacking Probe

EghtesadOnline: The two top Republicans in Congress offered strong support for the intelligence community Monday, in sharp contrast to President-elect Donald Trump’s attack on the CIA after reports the agency found that the Russian government tried to help him win the presidency.
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Publish Date:13/December/2016 | 05:15

Little-known Republican becomes Trump liaison in Congress

EghtesadOnline: Paul Ryan , the top Republican in the U.S. Congress, says he talks to Donald Trump often, but the president-elect has tapped a little-known lawmaker from western New York to be his eyes and ears among congressional Republicans.
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Publish Date:16/November/2016 | 10:54

House Speaker Paul Ryan renominated to top House post

EghtesadOnline: Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives nominated Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday for re-election to his post next year, as lawmakers giddy with election success smoothed over their differences and pledged to unite behind Republican President-elect Donald Trump.
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Publish Date:16/November/2016 | 10:52

Ryan Downplays Deportation in Trump-Era Congress Agenda

EghtesadOnline: Top House Republicans downplayed expectations for President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration plans, saying his call for a “deportation force” to deal with undocumented immigrants isn’t a priority and that drones could patrol parts of the Mexican border instead of having Trump’s signature wall.
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Publish Date:14/November/2016 | 06:44

Republican Speaker Ryan re-elected to U.S. House from Wisconsin

EghtesadOnline: Republican Paul Ryan was re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives by voters in his Wisconsin district on Tuesday, positioning him to reassert his claim to remain speaker of the House, the highest-ranking post in the U.S. Congress.
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Publish Date:09/November/2016 | 08:43

Paul Ryan distances himself from Trump

EghtesadOnline: The leader of the U.S. House of Representatives distanced himself from Donald Trump on Monday as the Republican presidential candidate's campaign sank deeper into crisis over his sexually aggressive remarks about women.
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Publish Date:10/October/2016 | 16:28

House Speaker Ryan easily wins primary: media

EghtesadOnline: U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan handily won a primary election for his congressional seat on Tuesday, a contest overshadowed by presidential candidate Donald Trump's brief refusal last week to endorse his fellow Republican.
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Publish Date:10/August/2016 | 07:30

Fury at top of Republican Party over Trump snub of House speaker

EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump's White House campaign was in turmoil on Wednesday after he angered senior Republican Party leaders by criticizing a dead soldier's family and refusing to back the re-election campaign of House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan .
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Publish Date:04/August/2016 | 24:30

House Republicans Seek Fix for Russia-Iran Sanctions Bill

EghtesadOnline: House Republicans say they have proposed a way for the Senate to resolve a procedural dispute over a bill to impose sanctions on Russia and Iran, allowing the House to take up the measure passed by the Senate.
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Publish Date:23/June/2017 | 10:42