Ryan says he'll seek to remain Speaker
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Friday pushed back on a story in The Hill in which a handful of House Republicans speculated that he might step down from his leadership post after Tuesday’s election.
Speaking to a local Wisconsin radio talk show host, Ryan downplayed the report and insisted he was running for a full two-year term as Speaker next year. “This is the typical chatter you have every two years. They call it ‘palace intrigue’ in the Hill rags. I am going to seek staying on as Speaker,” Ryan said during an interview on WTAQ’s “The Jerry Bader Show” in Green Bay, Wis.
“There’s a lot of unfinished work to do, and I think I can do a lot to help our cause and our country,” Ryan continued. “I’ve led us to offer a very comprehensive agenda to take to the country and I want to execute and implement that agenda.”
Ryan's top deputies, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), said they are backing Ryan's reelection as Speaker.
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