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Paul Ryan Said That Voting To Lift The Oil Export Ban Would Be “A Big Win For America’s Energy Workers,
Manufacturers, Consumers, And Our Allies.” According to a press release from Speaker Ryan’s Press Office, “In a big win
for America’s energy workers, manufacturers, consumers, and our allies, Congress this week will vote to lift the decades-long
ban on oil exports. It is ‘the most important change in U.S. oil policy in more than a generation.’” [Speaker Ryan Press Office,
12/15/15]
Ryan On Lifting The Oil Export Ban: “Some Estimates Say It Could Create As Many As One Million Jobs When All
Is Said And Done.” According to Think Progress, “‘Some estimates say it could create as many as one million jobs when all
is said and done,” Ryan said.” [ThinkProgress.com, 12/22/15]
Ryan Voted Against An Amendment To “Require That All Oil And Refined Fuels Transported Through The
Keystone XL Pipeline Be Used Here In The United States And Not Exported.” According to the Library of Congress,
“Description: H.Amdt. 75 — 113th Congress (2013-2014) Amendment sought to require that all oil and refined fuels
transported through the Keystone XL Pipeline be used here in the United States and not exported, unless the President finds
that an exception is required by law or in the national interest. […] NOES 255 […] Ryan (WI)” [Library of Congress, accessed,
10/26/15, 10/26/15]
Ryan And The Kochs Both Opposed Debt Assistance For Puerto Rico
Koch Groups Have Lobbied Against The Puerto Rico “Bailout”
60 Plus Took Out A Full Page Ad In Politico Against A $64 Billion Bailout For Puerto Rico And Called Chapter 9 A
“Bad Deal For Seniors” And A “Bad Deal For U.S. Taxpayers.” According to Caribbean Business, “The 60 Plus
Association, a U.S. mainland-based right-leaning organization representing more than 7.2 million seniors, recently launched a
campaign urging the U.S. Congress to reject a $164 billion bailout for Puerto Rico. It took out a full page advertisement in
Politico that calls Chapter 9 a ‘bad deal for seniors’ and a ‘bad deal for U.S. taxpayers.’ The advertisement goes on to further
state that extending Chapter 9 for Puerto Rico would ‘unfairly change the rules in the middle of the game for millions of
senior citizens and other pensioners and investors who have their life savings on the line.’” [Caribbean Business, 5/11/15]
National Hispanic Foundation For The Arts, Advocacy Specialist Gretchen Sierra-Zorita: The Hispanic Leadership
Fund, “Which Has Received Koch Funding Through One Of Their Intermediary Organizations, Joined The Fray”
In October By Comparing Puerto Rico’s Governor Garcia Padilla To Fidel Castro. According to an opinion by public
policy, outreach and advocacy specialist for the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, Gretchen Sierra-Zorita for Fox
News Latino, “In October a San Juan court ruled in favor of Doral on the tax dispute. The government filed an appeal. The
Hispanic Leadership Fund, which has received Koch funding through one of their intermediary organizations, joined the fray,
comparing Garcia Padilla to Cuba’s [Fidel] Castro.” [Gretchen Sierra-Zorita – Fox News Latino, 12/2/14]
Cato Institute Budget Analyst Nicole Kaeding: Bailing Out Puerto Rico Would “Reward Puerto Rican Policymakers
For Their Years Of Irresponsible Choices.” According to a blog post by Cato Institute budget analyst Nicole Kaeding for
Cato’s Cato At Liberty blog, “A larger challenge for Puerto Rico is that federal bankruptcy code prevents the island (and
states) from filing bankruptcy. That gives Puerto Rico two choices. It can continue to work out a deal with creditors to
refinance its outstanding debts, or it could push Congress to provide some sort of bailout. The idea of state bailouts was
discussed some in Congress in 2010 and 2011 as state budgets struggled to handle the effects of the Great Recession. The idea
is just as bad now as it was then. Providing a bailout would reward Puerto Rican policymakers for their years of irresponsible
choices and should be a non-starter in Congress.” [Cato.org/blog, 6/29/15]
Paul Ryan Received Over $170,000 From Groups Opposing Debt Relief For Puerto Rico
Paul Ryan Received $177,058 From Groups That Oppose The Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act Of 2015, As
Opposed To $8,925 From Groups That Support The Bailout. According to Maplight, Paul Ryan has received $177,058
from groups that oppose H.R. 870 - Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015 as opposed to $8,925 from groups that
support the bailout. [Maplight, 3/31/15]
The Omnibus Spending Bill Didn’t Include Puerto Rico Debt Relief
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