Paul Ryan Stops In Bucks Co. For Fitzpatrick Campaign Event

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Speaker of the House Paul Ryan was in Bucks County Thursday for a campaign event for Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick.

The stop was part of a multi-state tour Ryan, a Republican, undertook in an effort to keep his party's majority in the House, USA Today reported. The newspaper reported Ryan is visiting 12 states, campaigning for 25 vulnerable candidates. The House Speaker was in New Jersey Wednesday, campaigning for Jay Webber, NorthJersey.com reported.

"Just days after it was revealed that Congressional Republicans have a plan to cut Social Security and Medicare next year to pay for their tax cut for the richest Americans, one of the architects of that plan – Speaker Paul Ryan – is in Bucks County campaigning with Congressman Fitzpatrick," read a statement from Fitzpatrick's Democratic opponent, Scott Wallace.

The Fitzpatrick campaign did not immediately respond to a request seeking comment on the event or its location.

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It's not the first time Ryan has visited Bucks County during an Election season. In 2016, he visited Upper Makefield for a Fitzpatrick campaign event as he ran against Democrat Steve Santarsiero, now a state Senate candidate.

The race to represent Bucks County in Congress has become increasingly contentious with area residents bombarded with radio advertising, mailers, and television ads. Fitzpatrick's campaign is attempting to paint Wallace as a "dangerous" choice for Bucks County, while Wallace's campaign is pushing Fitzpatrick as a Trump backer whose agenda favors the rich.

Image: Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks during a press conference with the House Republican leadership at the U.S. Capitol on September 26, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)