Presumed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney that his running mate for vice president will be U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin.
Washington State Republican Party Chairman Kirby Wilbur issued a statement calling Ryan, who serves as budget committee chairman in the U.S. House of Representatives, a "bold and exciting choice for Mitt Romney."
Choosing Paul Ryan to be his running mate shows how serious Romney is about fixing the economic crisis and it shows that he’s willing and able to make the decisions that get the job done. ...(Ryan) has already gone head-to-head with President Obama and proven that he can easily hold his own. He is young, dynamic, smart, and capable, and is the right man for the job.
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