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Speaker Paul Ryan Goes Silent as Refugee Program Claims Victims at Ohio State University

by Julia Hahn House Speaker Paul Ryan’s press office has yet to make a public comment about the attack carried out by a Somali refugee at Ohio State University, a two-hour drive from Ryan’s own alma mater, Miami University in Ohio. The seemingly muted response from Ryan’s office is in marked contrast to statements issued by other Republican lawmakers and the President’s spokesman–and is especially noteworthy given that the House Speaker is the third highest-ranking elected official in the nation, just behind the President and the Vice President. In recent days, the Speaker’s office has sent out press emails to reporters on issues ranging from the death of Fidel Castro… View Article