Catholic agencies have long forged relationships with new House speaker

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http://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2015/catholic-agencies-have-long-forged-relationships-with-new-house-speaker.cfm

With his election as speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Paul Ryan may have taken the most difficult job in American politics.

The Wisconsin Republican is faced with keeping his party's conference unified as he takes a position that places him third in line for the presidency. He has vowed to change business-as-usual in the House by building broad consensus for legislation and pledged to eschew last-minute, closed-door deals.

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Observers from Catholic agencies who have worked with the former House budget committee chairman call him intelligent and ready for the task. They credit his two-plus decades of experience on Capitol Hill and his expertise in how the government works, including the budget process. They said he appears to want to solve the problems facing the country, especially the needs of 46.5 million Americans living in poverty.

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"You can use the language of the church and immediately engage in conversation with him," said Jayd Henricks, executive director of the Office of Government Relations of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Gosh, that's just swell.

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1. The really sad thing is it could have been worse.

Imagine if that dweeb Jason Chaffetz had got the job.