Ryan: ‘Full speed’ ahead to pass GOP agenda

Published January 3, 2017 8:00pm ET



House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday promised to keep the House “running at full speed” to pass a Republican change agenda called for by a restive electorate that voted for a Republican-led House, Senate and White House.

“The people gave us unified government,” said Ryan, R-Wis., after he was re-elected House Speaker. “Not because they were feeling generous. They gave it to us because they want results. How can we let them down?”

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