Congressman Paul Ryan

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy HAYES: In the spotlight tonight, grandma. The Democrats plan to keep Republican Congressman Paul Ryan`s hands off of her. Ryan`s district in Wisconsin has long been considered a lost cause for Democrats, who have offered up sacrificial lambs in losing elections since Ryan won his seat in 1998. This year, they are pouring the party`s full resources into his next opponent, and they are starting early. Small business...Read Full Story

Congressman Paul Ryan said today that the American people are entitled to leaders who will tackle the problem of the 15 trillion dollar debt. Are you such a leader, Congressman Wittman? Your silence on the subject suggests that you do not find it all that troublesome.Read Full Story

Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan has been trying to dismiss recent studies suggesting America's tax system has disproportionately benefitted the super-wealthy. But his claims about upward mobility have themselves been refuted.  read moreRead Full Story

By Dennis Behreandt A liberal economist, dining out with her husband to celebrate her birthday recently at an upscale Washington, D.C. restaurant, spied Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan at the same restaurant drinking wine with two other men. The problem for the liberal economist? The wine was $350 per bottle and Ryan and his friends had [...]Read Full Story

The US debt ceiling debate is an interesting political sideshow, but just how serious could the actual problem be? What do Americans think? A recent CBS New poll that asked Americans whether or not the federal debt limit should be raised showed that almost 65% think that it should not be ! Given that result, compare the current federal debt crisis to the potential ramifications for any family USA, a small individual borrower who gets a $100,000 loan at a 1% initial interest rate . This 1% is...Read Full Story