The Lie: Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), who is running for vice-president of the U.S. with former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA/MI/UT), says he favors term limits for Members of Congress. In fact, he said recently, “I’ve always supported
that. I’ve always believed that this should be something that you serve
temporary, not for an entire lifetime … I co-sponsored that when I was
in Congress." (Note to Mr. Ryan: You are still in Congress.)
The Truth: Ryan has served seven terms as a congressman. He has said he supports a
constitutional amendment to set term limits, but he has not done more
than that. Washington Post reporter Felicia Sonmez writes, “A
search of the THOMAS legislative database shows that since Ryan entered
Congress in January 1999, at least 16 House measures have been
introduced proposing such a constitutional amendment. Ryan does not appear as a sponsor or co-sponsor of any of the 16 measures," according to Salon.com.
Ryan is running to continue his congressional career at the same time that he is running for the vice-presidency.
His
opponent in the congressional race is Rob Zerban, a Democrat, who has
said he thinks Ryan should drop out of the race "any day now."
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