Republican house leaders on Tuesday, Nov. 18, selected Paul Ryan to chair the powerful House Ways and Means Committee for the next two years. The Ways and Means Committee is the main tax-writing committee in Congress. The committee has jurisdiction in a number of key areas, such as trade agreements, taxes, health care, Social Security and social programs. He can serve as long as six years, but no more, due to term limits.
Wisconsin 1st district congressman, Paul Ryan, previously served as the Budget Committee chairman.
"It’s been my aspiration for a long time because it’s the most important committee in Congress dealing with economic issues,” Ryan said in an interview Wednesday with The Journal Times.
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