Paul Republicans just elected Paul Ryan as their speaker nominee

October 29, 2015 20:53

Wisconsin Republican Rep. Paul Ryan was elected on Thursday to serve as the next speaker of the House '" a vote that followed weeks of uncertainty and came on the heels of the House passage of a sweeping two-year bipartisan budget deal.

Ryan is expected to call for a renewed effort to make the House function as a great deliberative body again. And he asked members to put the concerns of working families front and center.

"We have nothing to fear from honest differences honestly stated," Ryan was expected to say in prepared remarks. "If you have ideas, let's hear them. A greater clarity between us can lead to a greater charity among us."

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