In his farewell address from the Library of Congress on Wednesday,House Speaker Paul Ryan gave thanks to his family, mentors who supported him over the years, and “colleagues who became lifelong friends.”
Ryan boasted of the chamber’s record under his leadership, saying the House was the “most productive we have had in at least a generation” during the 115th Congress.
As he’s done throughout his time as a leader within the Republican Party, he called for the next Congress to reform entitlement programs, immigration and “confront this debt crisis.”
“What continues to plague us is a mandatory spending system that is deeply out of balance and unsustainable,” Ryan said. “This was the case when I came here 25 years ago and remains the case today.”
“I’m proud that every year I was Budget Committee chairman, we passed in the House a roadmap to balancing the budget and paying off our debt,” Ryan said. “If we do these three things—make progress on poverty, fix our immigration system, confront this debt crisis—we can make this another great century for our country.”
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{Matzav.com}
