Washington (CNN) Rep. Tim Ryan announced Thursday that he's running for president.

In an appearance on ABC's "The View," Ryan spoke about how plant closures in Ohio shaped his life and said it was time for the federal government to do something.

"I am going to run for President of the United States," he said.

The televised announcement came just minutes after Ryan's campaign website went live and touted Ryan's working class roots.

"As a congressman from Youngstown, Ohio for almost 20 years, I've watched the American Dream slip through the fingers of many Americans," Ryan says on the website. "That's why I am running for President. It's time to do something."

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