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By ARTHUR THOMAS Conley News Service MILWAUKEE – Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan on Monday said he feels Republicans in Wisconsin are well positioned for upcoming elections and his message of unifying during the state party's convention this weekend was intended as a reminder to all in the GOP. "I think we're in good shape," Ryan told The Post. The Janesville Republican told attendees at the convention in Milwaukee that they needed to unify to win elections. He said Monday that there have been disagreements within the party, but they have largely been over tactics, not policies. "It's important to put those disputes in perspective," Ryan said. Delegates at the convention defeated a resolution calling on lawmakers to pass bills affirming the state's right secede from the union. A resolution demanding lawmakers nullify President Barack Obama's changes to health care prompted fierce debate, but was also defeated. While supporters of the resolution argued the state should stand up to the federal government, opponents said the resolution would lead to damaging head- lines. Ryan said Monday he feels most party members have a good understanding of the need to focus on the November elections and the convention served to drive that point home. "It was a unifying convention," Ryan said. Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Mike Tate argued Saturday that the Republican Party "is in a free fall." "On everything from increasing the mini- mum wage, which Scott Walker calls a 'cheap political stunt,' to health care reform, Wisconsin Republicans are on the wrong side of the issues," Tate said in a statement. He also took aim at Ryan, saying that he came to the convention "to hawk a budget that favors millionaires and billionaires at the expense of middle class families. "Only this time he's fresh off an embar- rassing press cycle full of offensive com- ments like lazy 'inner city' men are causing poverty," Tate said, referencing comments Ryan made in March. Ryan has since said those comments were "inarticulate" and added Monday that he hasn't backed off his efforts to address poverty. "We need to have a more frank and honest conversation about the poverty status quo," he said, adding that everyone involved in government should be asking what they can do. "That is exactly what I'm trying to do." Ryan said one-size-fits-all approaches to fixing poverty will not lead to a solution. "They have frustrated local reform efforts in many ways," he said. As a former vice presidential candidate and chair of the House Budget Committee, Ryan's views on immigration reform have also received notoriety. While the Senate has passed a compre- hensive plan, the proposal has gained little traction in the House. Ryan said the prospects for immigration reform are "unclear." He noted House Republicans are trying to determine whether they have the votes to pass something this summer. Ryan said he believes it is possible for a smaller piece of the immigration puzzle to pass out of the House, but he added that many Republicans are concerned about passing anything for fear of how it might be changed during negotiations with the Senate. He said the House does not plan to take the Senate bill to a conference committee. "We will go it our own way," he said. 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