nd a figure who had merged a conservative fiscal wonkishness—he had been the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and, as well, chairman of the House Budget Committee—with an old-fashioned idea of unassailable Republican rectitude, Ryan was the official last, best hope of the Republican Party. (Bannon, typically, h

nded liabilities. They are the single biggest component of spending going forward. -- Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Testimony before House Budget Committee, June 9, 2010 The time we have is growing short...there are serious questions, most immediately about the sustainability of our commitment to growin

rson Managing Director, Senior Wealth Planning Strategist Tax Topics 12/20/13 2013-12 Budgets, tax reform and “extenders” As the year winds down, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-W1) and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray (D-WA) have hammered out a budget deal that forestalls — for two years —