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Paul Ryan is Officially Running for House Speaker

2015-10-23 0 Dailymotion

Rep. Paul Ryan formally declared his candidacy for speaker of the U.S. House Thursday evening, pledging in a letter to GOP colleagues, "We have an opportunity to turn the page."<br />Ryan will face elections next week in a closed-door House GOP meeting on Wednesday and then on the House floor Thursday.<br />His success is assured.<br />Awaiting him will be a mess of trouble: a Nov. 3 deadline to raise the federal borrowing limit or face unprecedented default, and a Dec. 11 deadline to act on must-pass spending legislation or court a government shutdown.<br />Despite initial reluctance, Ryan told colleagues he was excited for the opportunity at hand.<br />Ryan's announcement offers the fratricidal House GOP a chance to chart a new course after years of chaos, and may allow Republicans to refocus away from fighting each other and onto the race for the White House.<br />It was immediately welcomed fellow Republicans.

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