April 11, 2018

2018-04-11T10:16:15-04:00

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House Speaker Paul Ryan held a news conference to announce he would retire from politics at the end of his term in 2019. He said serving as speaker was one of the two greatest honors of his life, with the other being a husband and father. He added that he was elected to the House before his kids were born and that he did not want his children to know him only as a “weekend dad,” which he cited as the reason for his retirement. Speaker Ryan also told reporters that passing tax reform in 2017 and increased military spending were his biggest accomplishments.

House Speaker Paul Ryan held a news conference to announce he would retire from politics at the end of his term in 2019. He said serving as speaker was… read more