Sessions Issues Statement About Romney's Selection Of Paul Ryan To Be Vice Presidential Nominee
By: Stephen Crews
Updated: August 13, 2012
U.S.
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member
of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today
about Gov. Romney's selection of Paul Ryan to be his running mate:
"The selection of Paul Ryan as his running mate was Gov. Romney's first
big decision--and he delivered totally.
Paul
Ryan is the man I have come to believe is the best choice for Gov.
Romney and for America. He is highly intelligent, in sync with our great
heritage as Americans, courageous, and a proven and responsible leader.
He is ready for the challenge.
No one in this country understands the financial dangers our government
faces better than Paul Ryan. Paul has given himself in open public debate to developing solutions to those dangers.
He
does not need a speech writer to articulate the great American values.
The remarks he made at his announcement were pure Paul Ryan. They
reflect his core beliefs--beliefs for which he is ready and very able to
defend.
Paul
has a crystal clear mind with a positive, can-do attitude. He loves
his country, and at this critical time in history, understands what is
needed to put her back on track. He is a product of the American
heartland, which is important.
Paul
has also achieved a very difficult feat: He has passed a budget by
a large vote in the House of Representatives. As ranking Republican on
the Senate Budget Committee, I have watched his work with great
admiration. His budget, a 10-year financial plan for America, is
historic and lays the foundation for an American renaissance.
As I have previously said, his plan will place America on a solid path,
it will change the debt course of America, and it will take us off the
road to crisis and decline and put us on the road to prosperity. It
won't be easy but this is the only way.
Gov.
Romney understands this country and this economy and how to get it
moving again. In Paul Ryan he will have the single person in America who
best understands the dangerous state of our government's finances and
how to fix them. He has already put forward a budget to do so.
Gov.
Romney made a great choice. Many say the vice presidential selection
has little impact on the presidential election. That is normally the
case. But I predict that Paul Ryan will add more to this campaign than
any vice presidential nominee in recent memory."
