Paul Ryan has only two bills passed in 13 years.

[techs]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/12/paul-ryan-bills_n_1769816.html

He's been in Congress for nearly 13 years, but Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has only seen two of his bills pass into law during that time.

Ryan, who Mitt Romney has tapped as his running mate, passed a bill into law in July 2000 that renames a post office in his district. Thanks to Ryan, the post office on 1818 Milton Ave. in Janesville, Wis., is now known as "Les Aspin Post Office Building."

The other time Ryan saw one of his bills become law was in December 2008, with legislation to change the way arrows (as in bows and arrows) are hit with an excise tax. Specifically, his bill amended the Internal Revenue Code to impose a 39-cent tax per arrow shaft, instead of a 12.4 percent tax on the sales price. The bill also "includes points suitable for use with arrows in the 11 percent excise tax on arrow parts and accessories."

Kevin Seifert, Ryan's congressional spokesman, did not respond to a request for comment.





Is this normal? I was just wondering how often people in leadership positions or indeed just in House get laws passed?

 

[Incorruptible]

So you want more laws passed? The less laws the better

 

[feralkid]

So you want more laws passed? The less laws the better

What are you, some kind of hippie anarchist?


Get a haircut!

 

[EagleKeeper]

What laws did Obama get passed when he was a Senator?

 

[Throckmorton]

But how many laws did he obstruct?

 

[Rainsford]

What laws did Obama get passed when he was a Senator?

According to wikipedia, two in the almost 4 years he was in the Senate. Although that's "better" than Ryan, I'm not sure you can compare the two, or that "bills passed" is even a valid measure by itself of how much work an elected official does.

Also, Romney and Ryan aren't running against "Senator" Obama

 

[Incorruptible]

What are you, some kind of hippie anarchist?


Get a haircut!

I am not an anarchist or hippie, passing more laws isn't a good thing, we have too many laws already

Posting in a troll thread

 

[Jaskalas]

But how many laws did he obstruct?

Not enough of them.

 

[Jadow]

But how many laws did he obstruct?

laws aren't intrinsicly good. Most of the time they have unintended consequences and make govt bigger and more controlling. The more laws obstructed the better.

 

[MrColin]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/12/paul-ryan-bills_n_1769816.html

He's been in Congress for nearly 13 years, but Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has only seen two of his bills pass into law during that time.

Ryan, who Mitt Romney has tapped as his running mate, passed a bill into law in July 2000 that renames a post office in his district. Thanks to Ryan, the post office on 1818 Milton Ave. in Janesville, Wis., is now known as "Les Aspin Post Office Building."

The other time Ryan saw one of his bills become law was in December 2008, with legislation to change the way arrows (as in bows and arrows) are hit with an excise tax. Specifically, his bill amended the Internal Revenue Code to impose a 39-cent tax per arrow shaft, instead of a 12.4 percent tax on the sales price. The bill also "includes points suitable for use with arrows in the 11 percent excise tax on arrow parts and accessories."

Kevin Seifert, Ryan's congressional spokesman, did not respond to a request for comment.





Is this normal? I was just wondering how often people in leadership positions or indeed just in House get laws passed?

I don't see this as a plus or a minus but the yardstick I would like to see for measuring candidates is how many useless/harmful laws have they repealed?

I whole heartedly agree with Incorruptible on this.

 

[Genx87]

And why should we care?

 

[Rainsford]

laws aren't intrinsicly good. Most of the time they have unintended consequences and make govt bigger and more controlling. The more laws obstructed the better.

Laws aren't intrinsically bad either. Accomplishments of government shouldn't be a count of things done or a count of things not done, it should be measured in terms of overall benefit.

One of the big reasons I don't agree with the economic right in this country is that the SIZE of government seems to have eclipsed the VALUE of government as the primary issue. I like the idea of low taxes and minimal regulations as much as the next guy, but that can't be the ONLY goal.

 

[Engineer]

OT: but Congress has introduced 60 bills, and passed enough to equal a full 17% of all bills passed over the last few years, renaming post offices.

Source: http://www.pensitoreview.com/2012/0...n-sleet-snow-even-dog-bites-but-not-congress/

Talk about progress! :biggrin:

 

[BoberFett]

I think we should vote for the president based on whether they where boxers or briefs. It's about as useful any measure the hacky OP would choose...

 

[Incorruptible]

I think we should vote for the president based on whether they where boxers or briefs. It's about as useful any measure the hacky OP would choose...

Well said, why is more laws a good thing, we need LESS laws.

 

[her209]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-ryan-record-20120812,0,5460291.story

In crucial moments near the end of George W. Bush's presidency, for example, when the White House pleaded with Congress for a bank bailout plan to save free-falling financial markets, Ryan joined the effort to pass the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Dozens of Republicans did not. Ryan also joined in passing the auto industry bailout in late 2008, in the lame-duck session before the new Congress.

He voted in 2003 for Bush's proposal for a new Medicare prescription drug benefit, in a vote that saw more than dozen defectors within the party. Some conservatives, at the time and since, have criticized Medicare Part D as a costly government expansion.

That pattern continued as Ryan rose in the ranks of the House, becoming Budget Committee chairman. Early in this Congress, when some of his fellow Republicans threatened to shut down the government as one of the first acts of the new House GOP majority in 2011, Ryan voted for the budget deal to keep the government running.

Good stuff.

 

[woodie1]

I think a better measure of the man would be what bills did he vote yes on and what bills did he vote no on.