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Ryan Tweets About $1.50 Paycheck Boost, Then Deletes It

by Associated Press

   WASHINGTON --

   House Speaker Paul Ryan highlighted on Twitter a school secretary
   benefiting from the Republican tax overhaul, then deleted his tweet
   after online criticism that he was cheering an increase of $1.50 a
   week.

   The Associated Press reported on Thursday that changes in tax
   withholding were sparking bigger paychecks, citing as one example Julia
   Ketchum of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, whose check went up $1.50 a week.

   Ryan on Saturday posted a tweet noting the secretary's increase and
   linking to the AP story. He has posted several other examples of worker
   pay increases and bonuses since the overhaul, some as much as $1,000.

   Ryan's spokeswoman didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.