Paul Ryan Sees His Wild Washington Journey Coming to An End
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Source: Politico
He felt he was made for this moment. But now, on the verge of achieving his long-sought legislative dream, hes got his eyes on the exits.
By TIM ALBERTA and RACHAEL BADE December 14, 2017
Spirits were high inside the House chamber on Thursday, November 16, when, in the early afternoon, the gavel fell and a measure to rewrite the American tax code passed on a partisan tally of 227 to 205. As the deciding votes were castrecorded in green on the black digital scoreboard suspended above the floorthe speaker of the House, Paul Ryan, threw his head back and slammed his hands together. Soon he was engulfed in a sea of dark suits, every Republican lawmaker wanting to slap him on the shoulder and be a part of his moment.
Ryan was the man of the hour. Having spent a quarter-century in Washingtonas an intern, waiter, junior think-tanker, Hill staffer and, since 1999, as a member of Congresshe had never wavered in his obsession with fixing what he viewed as the nations two fundamental weaknesses: its Byzantine tax system and ballooning entitlement state. Now, with House Republicans celebrating the once-in-a-generation achievement of a tax overhaul, Ryan was feeling both jubilant and relievedand a little bit greedy. Reveling in the afterglow, Ryan remarked to several colleagues how this day had proven they could accomplish difficult thingsand that next year, they should set their sights on an even tougher challenge: entitlement reform. The speaker has since gone public with this aspiration, suggesting that 2018 should be the year Washington finally tackles what he sees as the systemic problems with Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Tinkering with the social safety net is a bold undertaking, particularly in an election year. But Ryan has good reason for throwing caution to the wind: His time in Congress is running short.
Despite several landmark legislative wins this year, and a better-than-expected relationship with President Donald Trump, Ryan has made it known to some of his closest confidants that this will be his final term as speaker. He consults a small crew of family, friends and staff for career advice, and is always cautious not to telegraph his political maneuvers. But the expectation of his impending departure has escaped the hushed confines of Ryans inner circle and permeated the upper-most echelons of the GOP. In recent interviews with three dozen people who know the speakerfellow lawmakers, congressional and administration aides, conservative intellectuals and Republican lobbyistsnot a single person believed Ryan will stay in Congress past 2018.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/12/14/paul-ryan-retire-speaker-ready-leave-washington-216103
Speculation Grows that Paul Ryan Will Step Down
December 14, 2017 at 7:26 am EST By Taegan Goddard
“As Republicans finish their long-sought rewrite of the tax code, some lawmakers are beginning to wonder just how much longer Rep. Paul Ryan intends to remain speaker,” the HuffPost reports.
Said one GOP member: “There’s a whole lot of rumors and speculation that the speaker may step aside.”
“The Wisconsin Republican has made no indication he’s quitting any time soon, but the possibility that Ryan finishes the tax bill and decides he no longer wants to continue in Congress has begun to loom over internal Republican conversations.”
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Ka-CHING!
we need to take back 2/3 of both chambers to override a veto on legislation to repeal what this psychopath is doing, it was and has always been about his narcissistic ego of hurting human beings, to just abuse, and everyone did not see it, that he really is just like the orange hair cretin in the white house.....................a narcissistic asshole..........
I am still going to send him a can of Alpo from my social security check, I get next week......................FUCK HIM
