CONGRESSMAN PAUL RYAN ENDORSES MITT ROMNEY
Boston, MA – Mitt Romney today
announced the support of Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan.
“When the history of this chapter of American politics is written, I
venture to say that Paul Ryan will occupy a significant place in the
story of how our country rescued itself from financial disaster,” said
Mitt Romney. “Congressman Ryan has not only thought deeply and
creatively about how to bring our extraordinary budget shortfall under
control, but he has demonstrated the leadership to bring Americans
together to put his bold reforms into practice. In the battle for
fiscal responsibility, we have been facing gale force headwinds from
the Democratic Party and from the Obama White House. But with Paul
Ryan’s support, I have every confidence that we can overcome those
headwinds, recapture the White House for the American people, and begin
the hard work of setting our country on a better course. I am
profoundly grateful to Congressman Ryan for his endorsement
today. I am even more grateful for all the hard work he has done
to help turn around our country and restore it to greatness.”
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FOX NEWS’ STEVE DOOCY: “So you
are throwing your support to?”
REP. PAUL RYAN: “Mitt Romney.
Here is the point, we vote on Tuesday here in Wisconsin. Lots of my
friends, family and supporters are asking me, who do we think we should
vote for? I have two criteria I’m using to make my decision to vote in
our primary on Tuesday. Who is the best person to be president? Who
will make the best president? And who has the best chance of defeating
Barack Obama? In my opinion, Mitt Romney is clearly that person. Here’s
the other point: I spent a good deal of time with Mitt Romney and his
staff recently going through our country's fiscal situation, talking
about just what it’s going to take to get the country back on track.
And I am convinced that Mitt Romney has the skills, the tenacity, the
principles, the courage and the integrity to do what it takes to get
America back on track. So I believe that he's the right person for the
job and I think this primary has been productive. I think it's been
constructive up 'til now. I think it's made the candidates better. But
I think we're entering a phase where it could become counterproductive
if this drags on much longer. And so that’s why I think we need to
coalesce as conservatives around Mitt Romney and focus on the big task
at hand which is defeating Barack Obama in the fall.”
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