Paul Ryan on Past Comments About the Poor: ‘I Was Just Wrong’ | Sojourners

Paul Ryan on Past Comments About the Poor: ‘I Was Just Wrong’

Screenshot via Speaker Paul Ryan / Youtube

While Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s speech to a committee room full of interns on March 23 focused on restoring civility to political discourse, the speech also contained a surprising twist. Ryan, who has publicly endorsed the writings of Ayn Rand, admitted, “I’m certainly not going to stand here and tell you I have always met this standard” of civility.

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