A day after endorsing Donald Trump, House Speaker Paul Ryan unveiled a GOP plan Friday called "A Better Way" — designed to give everyone "the chance to go out and succeed no matter where they start in life."
Ryan, in the GOP's weekly address, said the nation was on the wrong path to solving its problems and needs to get back on track.
"Let's face it," he said. "People know what Republicans are against. Now we are giving you a plan that shows you what we are for.
"For years — decades now — Washington has spent trillions of dollars on dozens of programs to fight poverty. But we have barely moved the needle."
Ryan called the war on poverty a "stalemate — at best.
"So we can keep doing the same things and getting the same results," he said. "Or, instead of trapping people in poverty, we can get them on the ladder of opportunity… reward work … open our economy so everyone can make the most of their lives.
"As you will see, this is what our plan does."
He said it relies heavily on "liberty, free enterprise, consent of the governed — and applies them to the problems of our time.
"It makes clear what needs to change."
And he added: "This is a chance to pull together and be part of something greater: a more inclusive, more inspiring, a more confident America.
"This is a better way."
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