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President Obama will have a bipartisan lunch on Thursday with Representative Paul D. Ryan, the Republican chairman of the House Budget Committee, and the panel’s senior Democrat, Representative Chris Van Hollen.

Republicans say the choice of House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan to deliver the party's response to the State of the Union address signals the GOP's commitment to deficit reduction. The Wisconsin lawmaker was a member of President Obama's bipartisan fiscal commission, but voted against its recommendations.WASHINGTON – Republicans have tapped Wisconsin Rep.

The Republican in line to lead the House budget committee says the GOP needs a "better Senate" and President Barack Obama out of office before they can fully scrap Democrats' health care law.