Ryan and Lew: Finding the Ways and Means for a Budget Compromise

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew have faced each other across a committee room in a number of hearings over the years, frequently contentiously. Lew was there to discuss the President Obama’s budget request for fiscal year 2016, and to be sure, Ryan is no fan of the proposal, which he had publicly derided as “envy economics” for its tax treatment of the wealthy over the weekend. Today, let’s focus on where we can find common ground. Paul went on to identify several a