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Faith in the 2012 Election Faith in the 2012 Election
Religion emerged as an important issue in the 2012 presidential campaign. The personal religious identity of President Barack Obama and the Republican candidate, Governor...

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Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan is the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district, serving since 1999, and was a candidate for vice president on the 2012 Republican ticket with Mitt Romney. He is a member of the Republican Party and has been ranked among the party's most influential voices on conservative economic policy. Ryan is the chairman of the House Budget Committee, where he played a prominent public role in drafting and promoting the Republican Party's long-term budget proposal. He introduced the plan "The Path to Prosperity" in April 2011 to counter the budget proposal of President Barack Obama. Ryan is one of the three co-founders of the Young Guns Program, an electoral recruitment and campaign effort by House Republicans. Ryan is a practicing Catholic and a graduate of Miami University in Ohio, with degrees in economics and political science.

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Paul Ryan on the Ways Faith Impacts Life in His Commencement Address at Benedictine College
May 12, 2013
Paul Ryan on Building Coalitions to Eliminate Abortion
April 11, 2013
Paul Ryan on What a Second Presidential Term for Barack Obama Would Mean in a Speech Delivered to the Faith and Freedom Coalition
November 5, 2012
Paul Ryan on His Sentiments Towards the Election After Receiving a Blessing from a Local Catholic Priest
November 5, 2012
Paul Ryan on His Opposition to Abortion at the 2012 Vice-Presidential Debate
October 11, 2012
Paul Ryan on the Obama Administration’s Position on Abortion at the Vice-Presidential Debate
October 11, 2012
Paul Ryan on Keeping the Peace in a Speech Prepared for the 2012 Values Voter Summit
September 14, 2012
Paul Ryan on Americans Freely Doing Good in a Speech Prepared for the 2012 Values Voter Summit
September 14, 2012
Paul Ryan on the Democratic Party Removing All References to God from Their Official Convention Platform
September 5, 2012
Paul Ryan on the Faith of the Republican Presidential Ticket in His Party Convention Speech
August 29, 2012
Paul Ryan on Encouraging Dialogue about Social Doctrine among Catholics
April 26, 2012
Paul Ryan on How Faith Has Influenced His Budget Plan
April 10, 2012
Paul Ryan on Achieving Prosperity
January 25, 2011
Paul Ryan on Responsibility and the Budget
January 1, 2011
Paul Ryan on the Timeless American Principles and the Budget
January 1, 2011
Paul Ryan on Government's Role Protecting Rights
March 21, 2010
Paul Ryan on the Budget and the Role of Government in America
February 1, 2010