Thursday, October 8, 2015
1:00 PM
Ryan won't be candidate for speaker after McCarthy drops out
U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan says he will not be a candidate for speaker now that the Republican he endorsed for the post has dropped out of the race.
U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., abruptly dropped out of the race following criticism that remarks he made about the House’s Benghazi hearings backed Dem complaints they were politically motivated to embarrass Hillary Clinton.
Ryan this afternoon took to Twitter, where he issued a statement saying McCarthy was the best person to lead the House and he was disappointed in the decision.
“Now it is important that we, as a conference, take time to deliberate and seek new candidates for the speakership,” Ryan said. “While I am grateful for the encouragement I’ve received, I will not be a candidate. I continue to believe I can best serve the country and this conference as chairman of the Way and Means Committee.”
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