Speaker Ryan to retire: What that says about the GOP, midterms
Whenever a speaker of the House says he is heading for the exit, it is always about much more than the comings and goings of a single member of Congress.
House Speaker Paul Ryan, who announced on Wednesday that he will retire at the end of his term this year, says he is leaving for family reasons and because he has accomplished a big career goal: tax reform.
While politicians often cite their families in such announcements, the Republican from Janesville, Wis., may actually mean it. His dad died when he was just 16 years old, and his three teenagers weren’t even born when he first came to Washington two decades ago.
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