10 Defining Videos Of Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Paul Ryan

The recently announced Republican vice presidential running with Mitt Romney is only 42, but he’s been in Congress since 1988.

1. He’s wanted to reform entitlements since his time as a Senate staffer in 1995.

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=lQ_zr2pld6A.

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2. He was first elected to Congress in 1998. His father died when he was 16 and his family has lived in Wisconsin since the 1800s.

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=4LUbzgPn2Bk.

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3. He said he’s “not a fan” of his running mate’s health care plan in 2010.

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=EnYlx3Rh-Lg.

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4. He released a budget in 2011 commonly known as “the Ryan Budget” or “Path to Prosperity” to fix America’s debt problems.

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=jwDai5NtXa0.

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5. He once was a salesperson for Oscar Mayer and drove the Weinermobile while in college.

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=4KSdBYe6T5w.

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6. He supported the Iraq War and the troop surge in 2007.

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=-2HlXapgYp4.

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7. He gave a speech in support of the Bush tax cuts at the 2004 RNC.

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=LulKeJrkVWY.

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8. He often defends his budget plan from Democrats’ charges it “ends Medicare as we know it.”

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ho95vcVeFf0.

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9. Democrats attacked him for his plan with a notorious ad featuring an older woman being pushed off a cliff.

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=OGnE83A1Z4U.

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10. He voted for the bank bailout known as TARP in 2008, but had serious issues with it.

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=IDHsz0OhoQs.

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