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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, lamented on Wednesday in a farewell speech the "broken politics" of the United States and described Washington's failure in overhauling expensive federal benefits "our biggest unfinished business".
"Our complex problems can be solved," said Ryan. "That is, our problems can be solved if our policy allows it." But he admits that when he leaves office, he is upset by that. "The drivers of our broken policy are more obvious than the solutions," Ryan said, and "the state of the policy is another issue, and frankly, I have no answer to solve it" .
As a Congress, Closing the year arguing over funding for President Trump's border wall, Ryan urged his colleagues to see bigger, claiming "Whatever the outcome in the coming days, the most important problem will remain. "
Noting that the signing of the Trump Border Wall is only one aspect of improving the country's immigration system, Mr. Ryan said that Congress needed to modernize the visa system and find a way forward. solution for both DACA beneficiaries who have come here without fault on their part.
Ryan also urged his party to look for "good free trade agreements that now open markets for US-made products."
The Wisconsin Republican, a former vice-presidential candidate, spoke at the Library of Congress, opposite the Capitol Building, where he served for two decades in the House of Representatives. It was there that he exposed his vision three years ago, when he became Speaker of the House. More than two dozen members of Congress as well as the men and women who have served on Ryan's staff over the years came to attend his last speech.
"Congress can not solve everything that hurts us," said Ryan. noting that "not all results have been perfect". Nevertheless, Ryan said "proud of what we have accomplished together to make this country a stronger and more prosperous country".
As part of his departure from Congress, Ryan's office released this week a series of videos highlighting the 2017 tax cuts, which he sees as the central part of his legacy . Ryan, 48, was chair of the House Ways and Means Committee before becoming a speaker. And in 2012, he was running for the vice presidency of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
While he was concentrating on his retirement from Congress, Ryan had sought to focus on less partisan themes during his public appearances. He decried "tribalism" and "identity politics" in an interview with CBS News "Face the Nation" before the midterm elections and told the Washington Post the month last he wished he had accomplished more on immigration reform and on tackling the nation's growing debt.
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