Read a March 20, 2012, article from The Nation discussing why religious groups didn’t support Ryan’s proposed budget.

Read Ryan’s 2012 lecture about his budget at Georgetown University, published in the National Review.

Read an April 12, 2012, article from the Wall Street Journal detailing why Ryan’s budget wasn’t aligned with Catholic values.

Read an Oct. 9, 2012, article from The New Yorker detailing how Ryan’s budget was expected to affect those living in poverty.

Read an April 27, 2012, article from U.S. News and World Report that talks about criticism Ryan received from members of the Catholic community about the proposed budget.

Mark J. Pelavin is associate director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. The group has previously criticized federal budgets for not reflecting the value of compassion.

Clare J. Chapman is interim general secretary of the National Council of Churches, which is made up of 35 Protestant, Anglican and Orthodox member denominations. The group has opposed tax cuts at the expense of programs that help the poor.

Sister Simone Campbell is executive director of Network, a Catholic social justice lobby in Washington, D.C. She has organized several “Nuns on the Bus” trips, raising awareness of issues like immigration reform and economic justice. Contact her through Lee Morrow.

Helene Slessarev-Jamir is a professor of urban studies at Claremont School of Theology in California. She is an expert on anti-poverty policies and is writing a book on faith-based social justice work.