“An immoral budget that shuns social justice”
Read a March 26, 2012, opinion article from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel saying Ryan’s budget “shuns social justice.”
Faith: Catholicism
“Ryan says faith helped shape his budget”
Read an April 10, 2012, article from The Hill explaining why Ryan thought his budget was in line with his Catholic values.
“Ryan Budget Creates Political Peril For GOP Candidates, Including Paul Ryan”
Read a March 20, 2012, article from The Nation discussing why religious groups didn’t support Ryan’s proposed budget.
“Paul Ryan’s Whittington Lecture”
Read Ryan’s 2012 lecture about his budget at Georgetown University, published in the National Review.
“Henninger: Demolishing Paul Ryan”
Read an April 12, 2012, article from the Wall Street Journal detailing why Ryan’s budget wasn’t aligned with Catholic values.
“Paul Ryan’s Budget Inspired by Ayn Rand, Not Jesus Christ”
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.
“The Path to Prosperity”
Read Paul Ryan’s fiscal year 2013 budget proposal, “The Path to Prosperity.”
Jim FitzGerald
Jim FitzGerald is executive director of Call to Action USA, a Catholic social action group that pushes for equality and justice.
Simone Campbell
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.