they re beginning through the republican speakers now, other republican politicians from wisconsin. you see a big crowd behind me. trust me, it runs out this way and this way as well. this is the wisconsin homecoming. paul ryan said he s been flying into the airport in milwaukee for the 14 years he s been in the united states congress, never has he returned home for a welcome like this. he now will be the republican vice presidential nominee. we re in a state, gloria, as you know, there s been democratic politics and presidential politics for a long time. these republicans here think because of the romney pick of paul ryan and the election buzz in this state, the republican governor survived the bruising recall election. they think it s possible. a big homecoming for paul ryan here in wisconsin. the american people are just getting to know the congressman, the house budget committee chairman sometimes controversial house budget committee chairman that mitt romney has asked hi
here. they re going through the preliminary speakers now. you see a big crowd behind me. trust me, it runs out there way as well and over this way. this is the wisconsin homecoming. paul ryan and mitt romney landed just a short time ago. paul ryan said it was great to be home. he said he s been flying into the airport in milwaukee for the 14 years he s been in the united states congress. never has he returned home for a welcome like this. he now will be the republican vice presidential nominee. we re in a state that s been democratic for a long time. these republicans here think because of the romney pick of paul ryan, because of the election buzz in this state this year, the republican governor recently survived that bruising recall election, they think it s possible they can put wisconsin back in the republican column. a big homecoming for paul ryan here in wisconsin. these people know him quite well. the american people are just getting to know the coressman, the house bud
here. they re going through the preliminary speakers now. you see a big crowd behind me. trust me, it runs out there way as well and over this way. this is the wisconsin homecoming. paul ryan and mitt romney landed just a short time ago. paul ryan said it was great to be home. he said he s been flying into the airport in milwaukee for the 14 years he s been in the united states congress. never has he returned home for a welcome like this. he now will be the republican vice presidential nominee. we re in a state that s been democratic for a long time. these republicans here think because of the romney pick of paul ryan, because of the election buzz in this state this year, the republican governor recently survived that bruising recall election, they think it s possible they can put wisconsin back in the republican column. a big homecoming for paul ryan here in wisconsin. these people know him quite well. the american peoplare just getting to know the congressman, the house bud
it s quite a large crowd. they re going through the preliminary speakers now. you see a big crowd behind me. trust me, it runs out this way as well and over this way. this is the wisconsin homecoming. paul ryan and mitt romney landed just a short time ago. paul ryan said it was great to be home. he said he s been flying into the airport in milwaukee, never has he returned home for a welcome like this. he will be the republican vice presidential nominee. we re in a state as you know, that has been democratic reliablely blue for a long time, but these republicans here think because of the romney pick of paul ryan, because of the election buzz, the republican governor recently survived that bruising recall election. they think it s possible they can put them back. these people know him quite well. the american people are just getting to know the congressman, sometimes controversial chairman that mitt romney has asked to join the ticket. the republican ticket traveled here from
it s an honor to announce my running mate and the next vice president of the united states, paul ryan! now a look at paul ryan. the man. jamesville, wisconsin, is where i was born and raised, and i never really left it. the lawmaker. i have focused on solving the problems that confront our country. and his impact on the race for the white house. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. in this special hour, we re taking a close look at the man mitt romney has asked to join him on the republican presidential ticket, paul ryan. fittingly, romney made the announcement in front of the battleship the uss wisconsin. ryan, chairman of the house budget committee, made a name for himself here in washington by battling deficits and fighting for cuts in government spending. listen to how mitt romney broke the news. it s an honor to announce my running mate and the next vice president o