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Hoyer Statement on Paul Ryan’s Election as Speaker of the House
WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor today after Paul Ryan was elected Speaker of the House:
“I join in congratulating Rep. Paul Ryan on his election as Speaker of the House. Now that the prolonged drama of the House Republican leadership transition is over, Speaker Ryan has a responsibility to bring this House together to meet the challenges facing Congress and our country. This means ensuring that the People’s House reflects the tradition in our country of seeking consensus and compromise. It means facilitating bipartisan compromise to achieve results that both parties can mark as shared successes for the nation we all serve. Furthermore, it means pursuing an end to manufactured crises that place our economy and the American Dream in danger.
“House Democrats are ready to work with Speaker Ryan to address the challenges that are foremost on the minds of Americans, worried about the future of our country and the opportunities it has always made possible for its people. Our constituents want this House to focus on creating an environment where the private sector can create good jobs that pay well. They want us to work together to end the uncertainty that is holding back economic growth by reaching a long-term agreement to put America back on a fiscally sustainable path. They are asking us to fix our broken immigration system and repair America’s aging infrastructure, to strengthen our national defense and ensure that our justice system treats all equally. Our challenges are great, so our response to those challenges must be greater. I hope that Speaker Ryan will choose to be a consensus-builder who wants to work with us to get things done so that we can secure the long-term, bipartisan victories this moment in our history demands of us.”