In response to continued calls for reforming how the House operates, Ryan championed “opening up the process,” empowering rank-and-file members to immediately contribute and individual committees to begin drafting “all major legislation.”
Newly Elected Speaker Paul Ryan Has a New Motto for the House: ‘Opportunity for All’
By Heritage Foundation Philip Wegmann——Bio and Archives--October 29, 2015
Rep. Paul D. Ryan is the new speaker of the House and he’s already signaling that things will be different under his leadership.
“No more favors for the few,” said Ryan, R-Wis., in an address before the full House on Thursday morning. “Opportunity for all. That is our motto.”
Ryan, after easily being elected the 54th speaker of the House, called for an end to the current stagnant state of Congress and introduced his new vision; one that includes open debate, bipartisan cooperation, and a return to regular order.
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