[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16919]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   CONGRATULATIONS TO PAUL DAVIS RYAN

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, congratulations to 
America's new Speaker of the House, Paul Davis Ryan.
  I have been grateful to serve with the Speaker for a number of years, 
and I know he is a proven conservative. I know his positive commitment 
to the people of the First District of Wisconsin and every corner of 
our Nation, which he visited while campaigning in 2012.
  I look forward to Speaker Ryan's conservative leadership, cited in 
the National Journal Daily as ``chief Democratic villain in 
Washington.'' He was also condemned as a ``budget-slashing fiend.'' 
Despite these attacks, his service will advance meaningful, 
conservative change for the American people, limiting government, and 
expanding freedom. Congress has a positive leader, as we work to 
promote a strong national defense of peace through strength.
  The Economist identified the Speaker as a dogmatic conservative with 
faith in supply-side reform for growth-boosting.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and the President, by his 
actions, must never forget September the 11th in the global war on 
terrorism.
  Our sympathy and prayers to the people of Russia upon the deaths of 
224 persons onboard the Metrojet charter flight in Egypt.

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