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"Look, I'm not going to pretend that this budget solves our fiscal problems because it doesn't. The budget that we passed in the House in the spring does solve our fiscal problems. But in this divided government -- you're not going to get that," Ryan told Fox News's Sean Hannity Wednesday night.

"This is not an agreement to balance the budget. That's what our (Republican) budget does. Guess what, Sean? Elections have consequences. We're going to have to win a couple of elections to actually pass the kind of budgets that you and I are in favor of, the one I passed in the House just last spring."

Ryan said House Republicans have passed three consecutive budgets that would balance the budget and pay off the debt without raising taxes.

"Here's the problem," he said. "Barack Obama is the president of the United States, and Harry Reid is the Senate majority leader."

Until Republicans can get the budgets they want -- by winning elections -- Ryan suggested they must settle for small steps:

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"Look, I'm not going to pretend that this budget solves our fiscal problems because it doesn't. The budget that we passed in the House in the spring does solve our fiscal problems. But in this divided government -- you're not going to get that," Ryan told Fox News's Sean Hannity Wednesday night.

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