UNDATED (WTAQ) – U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan says he’s not going to step down as Speaker following Tuesday’s election.
“There’s a lot of unfinished work to do, I think I can do a lot to help our cause, our party,” Ryan told Midwest Communications talk show host Jerry Bader on Friday. “I’ve led us to offering a very comprehensive agenda for the sake of the country and I want to execute and implement that agenda.”
A report in The Hill posted Thursday said that Ryan will not return as Speaker following Tuesday’s election, citing 4 House Republicans. They told the publication that Ryan (R-Wisconsin) lacks enough support to win a run for a full two-year term.
“This is the typical chatter you have every two years, they call it ‘palace intrigue’ in the Hill rags,” Ryan remarked. “I am going to seek staying on as Speaker.”
Ryan also said Friday, while on a statewide bus tour to mobilize voters with fellow Wisconsin Republican U.S. Senator Ron Johnson that he’s focused on maintaining the House’s Republican majority.
