The nurturing of a finance industry darling
How Wall Street made Paul Ryan
By: Robin Bravender, Politico
October 12, 2012 04:31 PM EDT
Paul Ryan may be best known for Washington budget wonkery, but it was also his Wall Street ties that fueled his meteoric rise from Hill staffer 15 years ago to vice presidential nominee today.
The finance, insurance and real estate sector has been Ryan’s top backer over the course of his career — to the tune of $3 million, records show.
When he stepped into politics he quickly became an industry darling thanks to his hard-line free-market, anti-regulation, pro-business stance.
"I, like many others, saw a rising star and wanted to keep him in the Congress," said John Magill, a lobbyist at the Credit Union National Association who was a House GOP aide during Ryan's first few years in Congress.
(More here.)
By: Robin Bravender, Politico
October 12, 2012 04:31 PM EDT
Paul Ryan may be best known for Washington budget wonkery, but it was also his Wall Street ties that fueled his meteoric rise from Hill staffer 15 years ago to vice presidential nominee today.
The finance, insurance and real estate sector has been Ryan’s top backer over the course of his career — to the tune of $3 million, records show.
When he stepped into politics he quickly became an industry darling thanks to his hard-line free-market, anti-regulation, pro-business stance.
"I, like many others, saw a rising star and wanted to keep him in the Congress," said John Magill, a lobbyist at the Credit Union National Association who was a House GOP aide during Ryan's first few years in Congress.
(More here.)
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