Paul Ryan Said to Weigh House Speaker Bid Under Republicans' Pressure
- Ways and Means chairman taking weekend to consider his options
- Debt limit must be raised by Nov. 5; government shutdown looms
Vin Weber Says GOP Needs to Back Off Paul Ryan
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Representative Paul Ryan is weighing entering the race for U.S. House speaker amid widespread pleas from fellow Republicans to run.
Ryan remains deeply resistant to the idea of seeking the speaker’s job, people who have spoken to him said, and his staff continues to say he doesn’t want the post. The job came open after a hardline faction forced Speaker John Boehner to announce resignation plans and his top lieutenant to drop out of the race.