Political Positions
In the 111th Congress, Ryan sided with a majority of his party in 93 percent of House votes in which he has participated, and sided with the overall majority vote of all House votes 95 percent of the time.
Ryan has a lifetime American Conservative Union rating of 91/100. The 2011 National Journal Vote Ratings rated Paul Ryan 68.2 on the conservative scale, being more conservative than 68% of the full House, and ranked as the 150th most conservative member based on roll-call votes.
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