A Better Way

A Better Way is a conservative agenda for U.S. governance, crafted by Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.[1][2] Ryan calls the six-point plan "a complete alternative to the Left's agenda".[3] Shortly after the United States elections, 2016, Speaker Ryan said that the plan, described by Reuters as an "aggressive Republican legislative agenda", provides a blueprint for laws he expects to spearhead in the Republican congress cooperation with the Republican Trump administration.[4] For someone other than the party's nominee to direct the party's agenda in a presidential election year has been termed "a rare move".[5]

Six-point plan

The plan covers six points: poverty, national security, the economy, the Constitution, health care, and tax reform.[6] The points in the plan, which Speaker Ryan intends to press forward in the 2017 Congress, have been described as "mostly ignor[ing] the areas where Trump's agenda clash with tenets of conservative doctrine" such as trade policy, immigration reform and entitlement cuts.[7] It did not cover some points that were major issues in the presidential campaign, such as a border wall with Mexico and banning immigrants who are Muslims.[8]

  1. Poverty
    Proponents of the plan believe that welfare reform can address systemic problems of poverty in America. Critics say the plan will "cut the social safety net".[9]
  2. National security
    The national security plan contains four sub-points: "defeat the terrorists," "protect the homeland," "tackle new threats" and "defend freedom". It further addresses border security with a plan to "accelerate the deployment of fencing, technology, air assets, and personnel at the border".[10] The plan was said to "push back" on Trump's America First agenda enunciated during the presidential campaign.[11]
  3. U.S. economy
  4. Constitutional rule
    The constitution plan contains four sub-points: stopping executive overreach, reining in regulators, imposing new limits on spending, and increasing transparency[12]
  5. Healthcare
    House Republicans plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")[13]
  6. Tax reform
    A number of proposed changes to the United States tax code have been announced by the United States House Committee on Ways and Means, including reducing taxes on businesses and making the code "simple and fair enough to fit on a postcard".[14]

References

  1. ↑ Ellen Carmichael (June 13, 2016), "Conservatism's Little Red Hen Moment: Speaker Ryan's 'A Better Way' proposals are the conservative-reform agenda of the future.", National Review
  2. ↑ James Pethokoukis (November 10, 2016), "Can Donald Trump and Paul Ryan share the GOP?", The Week
  3. ↑ Mike DeBonis (December 3, 2015), "In address, Paul Ryan pledges a 'complete alternative' to the Democratic agenda", The Washington Post
  4. ↑ David Morgan (November 9, 2016), Speaker Ryan pledges to work with Trump on bold agenda, Reuters
  5. ↑ Mike DeBonis; Kelsey Snell (June 22, 2016), "Ryan rolls out policy agenda House Republicans can use in November", The Washington Post
  6. ↑ Ian Tuttle (August 24, 2016), "The Great Ignored Agenda", National Review
  7. ↑ Mike DeBonis (November 15, 2016), "Paul Ryan is set to remain as House speaker, and so are GOP tensions", The Washington Post – via Chicago Tribune
  8. ↑ Russell Berman (November 14, 2016), "Paul Ryan's Gamble: After months of keeping his distance without repudiating his nominee, the House speaker embraced Trump just in time to see his bet pay off", The Atlantic
  9. ↑ Alex Morash (June 8, 2016), Ryan's "Better Way" Poverty Plan Is Based On Myths From Right-Wing Media, Media Matters for America
  10. ↑ John Bat (June 9, 2016), Paul Ryan releases national security plan, CBS News
  11. ↑ Russell Berman (June 10, 2016), "House Republicans Push Back on Trump's Foreign Policy: GOP leaders have crafted an agenda that bears little resemblance to their presidential candidate's stated vision", The Atlantic
  12. ↑ A Better Way to Do the People's Business: By the Numbers (PDF), U.S. Speaker of the House
  13. ↑ Susan Jones (June 22, 2016), "Ryan: House Republicans Showing 'A Better Way' on Health Care", CNS News, Media Research Center
  14. ↑ House Republicans Unveil 21st Century Tax Plan Built for Growth, United States House Committee on Ways and Means, June 4, 2016

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