Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., said Thursday he wasn’t actively exploring a 2020 White House bid, despite earlier in the day offering reporters a vague response to questions about his presidential ambitions.

“Obviously, when you have a huge, consequential year like 2020 coming up, there’s a lot to consider in terms of a range of candidates and possibilities,” Casey told Politico, which first reported he was taking a more relaxed approach to weighing the pros and cons of entering the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. “So I want to be open to all possibilities.”