The agenda, dubbed "A Better Way," is Ryan's brainchild, a project that he negotiated as part of the deal that elevated him to House speaker last fall.
"When I took this job back in October, one of the conditions in taking this job was that we put on paper what we stand for as Republicans," Ryan told reporters recently. "We cannot simply be viewed as a reactionary opposition party. We have to been seen as the alternative, proposition party."
The challenge for Ryan and House Republicans is whether any part of the forthcoming agenda will break through to voters. The election year has been dominated by presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump and his often controversial statements and policy proposals....
http://www.npr.org/2016/06/07/480980188/with-anti-poverty-plan-ryan-and-house-gop-launch-2016-campaign-agenda?ft=nprml&f=1001
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