“I disagree with a few of the things”.
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Nevertheless, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who stunned the GOP caucus on Thursday by dropping out of the race of the speakership, said Friday that Ryan “is looking at it, but it’s his decision”. Others might jump in.
One immediate impact of McCarthy’s decision might be to prolong Boehner’s tenure.
Other Republicans floating their names for speaker mostly said that they would stand down if Ryan entered the race, giving the 45-year-old lawmaker an nearly unfettered path to claim the speaker’s gavel.
Earlier Friday, Issa used two appearances on cable TV to announce he would consider running for the post.
Asked if Ryan could placate the faction, Freedom Caucus member Mark Meadows said “there’s a path of support” for anyone willing to address the procedural issues that the caucus said must be reformed. Ryan is assigned as Love’s mentor in Congress.
“My candidacy, albeit very much an underdog, is about a fresh start for our conference and taking a new direction on how we share our message and take our message to the American people”, Chaffetz told reporters Thursday ahead of the secret ballot vote. The two talked on the phone Friday.
“If Paul Ryan gets in, I will support him, I will get out of the race, and put all the weight I can behind Paul Ryan”, Chaffetz said.
“Paul has to make a decision on behalf of his family”.
Rep. Todd Young, R-9th, said in a statement that House Republicans have “a lot of talented conservatives”, and he will “look for the person who is best equipped to both intelligently communicate and effectively advance conservative priorities in the House”.
But the full-court press demonstrates perhaps the biggest problem of the speaker race: Ryan doesn’t seem to want the job. “The Conservative Review published a piece titled, Paul Ryan is the Absolute Worst Choice for Speaker.” “Chairman Ryan appreciates the support he’s getting from his colleagues but is still not running for speaker”, spokesman Brendan Buck said.
Why not? Possible reasons include the presidential ambitions he may well still harbor. Plus, becoming the House Speaker could potentially ruin his presidential aspirations. It is not on anyone’s tactical roadmap to the White House, according to AP.
John Boehner has resigned, and will formally leave Congress when a new speaker is found, as previously reported by HNGN. If that happens, we really do get chaos. The world will still function.
However, Jordan’s office said Thursday evening the Congressman is not interested.
“I’m Hispanic and I vote for Mr. Trump!”
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Added Rep. Lynn Westmoreland, R-Ga., also a potential contender for the job: “I think he’s the only guy who can unite us right now”. Furthermore, he would be in a position to cement his role as an architect of comprehensive tax reform; and his selection would be good for Wisconsin.
