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Republican nominee Mitt Romney's vice presidential pick, Paul Ryan,and his positions in relation to small business will be under the microscope from now until November. Small business has emerged as a hot-button issue in the 2012 Presidential Election, and the VP candidate's policy proposals that impact business growth will be important in voters' decision-making.The native of Janesville, Wisconsin, has limited private sector experience. While he was in high school, he worked at McDonald's. During college, he spent the summers as a salesman for Oscar Mayer (and even drove the company's famous Weinermobile). In 1997, Ryan spent a year working in his family's construction business. However, the majority of his adult life has been spent as a congressional staffer, speechwriter, and member of the U.S. House of Representatives.A Tea Party favorite, Ryan is a fiscal conservative who believes in smaller government. He favors reducing regulatory restrictions on businesses and shrinking th...
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Minority leader aiming for 35 seats
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Is president trying to go around Congress?
Obama campaign website under fire
Announcing plan same night as GOP debate
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, (R-Texas), discusses the need for new leadership in 2012 and the end of her run in politics.
Should Washington adopt Charles' debt plan?
Former Bush adviser explains why President Obama won't be re-elected
Web Golinkin, Rediclinic CEO, on his business model and why retail healthcare is taking off.
Confusion and cost concerns dominate the health insurance conversation for small-business owners. Here’s what you need to know.The only thing certain since President...
FBN's Connell McShane breaks down European stock market news.
Within days, the Supreme Court is expected to decide the fate of the Affordable Care Act.If the court determines that Congress acted within its constitutional powers...
FBN’s Rich Edson with news that President Obama is being called upon by a federal judge to explain his recent comments on his health - care reform bill being struck down by the Supreme Court.
The health-care reform bill’s individual mandate is getting all the attention this week as the Supreme Court heard arguments over whether the government can require ...
Monday kicked off three days of Supreme Court hearings on the constitutionality of President Obama ’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.With three days comm...
What will happen with the payroll tax cut?
The Obama administration’s signature piece of legislation – health-care reform – targets excessive administrative fees as a primary reason health-care costs have spi...
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison weighs in on what we need to hear from President Obama during his State of the Union speech.
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