paul ryan. i like paul ryan, paul ryan refused to embrace the simpson bowles proposal. they cannot pass their vision, they want to blame the president and the american people. i would respectfully suggest that we ought to reject this fig leaf, get down to business, raise the debt ceiling as we have done repeatedly in the past for presidents whether they are republicans or democrats, get past the rhetoric, and then deal with structural issues going forward. let's rebuild and renew america. let's raise the gas tax so we can deal with our crumbling infrastructure. something that ronald reagan did mr. levin: i yield the gentleman 3 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. blumenauer: something ronald

right now we are campaigning for paul ryan. >> paul ryan has said again and again and again doesn't want this job. what makes you think he might reconsider? mr. issa: paul ryan answered the call when he was called by mitt romney to consider being vice president. i believe he's going home this weekend to soul search with his family about whether or not he can, in fact, accept this job. a job he doesn't want. he isn't seeking, but is seeking him. >> can you describe the kind of pressure that is being placed on paul ryan right now to run? mr. issa: i did everything

congressman paul ryan is the new speaker...and has, as a first order of business, the republican party. nbc's chris clackum has the story. wisconsin congressman paul ryan has been elected speaker of the house... but a less than unanimous vote from fellow republicans...help lay out his early agenda. nat "speaker of the house paul ryan." ryan takes over as speaker less than two weeks after saying he wasn't interested...and after getting assurance from the gop members who wanted john boehner replaced that they would be more willing to work with him. wisconsin :32 - :51 "let's be frank, the house is broken... ...wiping the slate clean." prior to the vote elevating ryan, the outgoing boehner... gave a farewell. "i leave with no regrets or burdens. if anything, i leave as i started just a regular guy humbled by the chance to do a big job." boehner is no longer speaker as of today...and is resigning from his ohio congressional seat saturday. while ryan takes over as the 62nd speaker of the house, hoping the 63rd is years down the road. chris clackum, nbc news. ryan has served congress for 17 years. two people are recovering this afternoon, after police say ve

the other thing about paul ryan, paul ryan's grandfather and his father both died young of heart disease. paul ryan is in good shape. he's very shape. he sees the light at the hend of the tunnel. he knows time on the earth is fleeting. even though he'll get pressure put on him. he'll say do i want to spend all my time having deal with this chaos which i have the job i've always wanted. i can push forward tax reform and write tax policy. i want to go into the lower income neighborhoods and become the new jack kemp. that's his dream. maybe after he does that he runs for president in four or eight years depending on what happens. being speaker of the house, having to corral all the conservatives, the last thing he wants to do especially with young kids at home. if he has to do it, he might do it. i don't see if he agrees to stay on beyond this year. it's not something he wants to do. >> let me bring in our political director in washington. sources telling "the washington post" that paul ryan is quote, undecided but listening. so i know nbc news has not yet confirmed this reporting, what doe

paul ryan is expected to have that job. libby what is happening. >> reporter: the roll call is underway. and so far paul ryanas over 180 votes cast for me. democrats traditionally vote for their leader, so they are casting a vote for nancy pelosi. we're watching if any republicans choose not to vote for paul ryan. yesterday behind closed doors, there were about 40 republicans who chose congressman webster instead. a representative from florida. very conservative. now as we talk to republicans last night, a lot of them said, including some of the big members of this freedom caucus, that that fight is over, and we're going to support paul ryan. right now daniel webster has seven votes. he did not vote for himself. he voted for paul ryan. so the votes being cast against him at this moment are nominal and symbolic. >> john boehner ends nearly a quarter of a century of public service. what did he say and specifically what did he do? >> reporter: an emotional moment for an emotional man. he was moving around a box of tissues which everyone was laughing about, because he tends to tear up when he talks about his roo

paul ryan, you just missed him. i'm his brother paul brian, yeah, i don't know why our names are like that either. one more reason why paul ryanay not want to leave his party and that reason is the internet. >> paul ryan is said to be too far to the left. >> some articles are saying he's not conservative enough to be speaker. >> one calling ryan a dangerous pick. >> a conservative headline, paul ryan is the absolute worst choice for speaker. >> trevor: i'm so confused. this is a real headline. so it turns out all those years of fighting obamacare, right privatize medicare and massively cut domestic spending, that was all a cover. well played, congressman. or should i say -- comrade. are we still doing that? for more, we turn to senior political correspondent, jessica williams! (cheers and applause) jessica! help me understand what on earth is going on. how does paul ryan go from being ben gurion the poster boy for conservatism to a communist. >> simple, paul ryan is getting playboy'd. >> trevor: i'm sorry? you didn't hear? playboy magazine says it will no longer feature nude pictures. >> you're now just one click away from eve

then they said paul ryan, we can take or leave him. paul ryan, he's a squish on immigration. >> paul ryan going here are my demands. it seems to me like we are now in a negotiation and there's going to be some horse trading. > and paul ryan in kind of a funny way is saying to the freedom caucus, hey, guys, ball's in your court. one thing that's interesting given the timing of ryan's announcement that it's tonight is that this comes just a few days after ted cruz went on the sunday shows and said that and refused to say that paul ryan was a true conservative. i think what's really important for context on all this is how some of the goal posts for what it means to be conservative have shifted. since president obama's re-election, we've had two major issues galvanize the republican base. simultaneously galvanize them and divide them from the corporate interests that often back republican candidates. those issues are immigration and trade. the fact that paul ryan is almost adamantly against where sort of the trump base wing of the republican party

he has got to decide on his own. >> there is a good chance. >> i will not run against paul ryan. if paul ryan gets the nomination, i would support paul ryan. >> his time is now. many of us believe you will answer the call. >> i think he has gone from a hard no to he knows he has to consider it. all of us are trying to make sure he understands the he\ understands the support will be behind him if he chooses to do it. >> mitt romney's 2012 running mate in the current ways and means chairman is under pressure from all sides to run for the speakership. his answer is no, definitely not, almost certainly not. probably not. mark, does that mean he is going to definitively be the guy? mark: he might be. right now, it is the most likely option. there is a recess for 10 days. he will talk to his wife and have his first serious conversation about it. his dream job is to be chairman of ways and means. he has never wanted to be speaker. he understands most people in the party think he has no option. he has a lot of questions to deal with. can he do this job and still spend time with his kids? speaker invo

as next speaker of the house by a wide margin, 200 for congressman paul ryan. 43 for daniel webster. according to reporters, paul ryan still speaking with members inside the conference room. we'll stay here live as we expect to hear from more members and perhaps even paul ryan as well and get to your phone calls too. some comments from reporters on capitol hill, one who covers capitol hill for "the wall street journal" tweeting that steve pearce who nominated webster said unclear if webster will run tomorrow for speaker. from daniel newhowser from "national journal." paul ryan lost 45 republicans. remember, house freedom caucus endorsed webster in conference but are free to vote for whomever on the floor. justin amash. from michigan. congratulations to our republican conference number fee for -- nominee for speaker. and john mccain, congratulations to the next house speaker. representative paul ryan, an outstanding leader. hearing from you on twitter, on the phone, facebook. clayton, north carolina. tony, welcome. go ahead. caller: thank you for taking my phone call. i think it's a great move for the republican party

. >> paul ryan. >> ryan. reporter: the results did not come as a surprise. >> paul ryan of the state of wisconsin after receiving a majority of the votes cast is duly elected as speaker of the house. reporter: he is now second in line to vice president joe biden to become president. >> i never thought i would be speaker. but early in my life i wanted to serve this house. i thought this place was exhilarating because here you can make a difference. reporter: this marks the end of boehner's 25 years in congress. the last five of which he served as speaker of the house. if anything i lead the way i started. a regular guy humbled by the chance to do a big job. reporter: boehner who is known for getting emotional came prepared. the only time he came close to tears was when he talked about his successor. >> paul was being called and i know he will serve the grace and energy. i want tuition and his family all the best. reporter: he officially meets his congressional seat on saturday. mollie: later in the newscast we

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restaurant down on the hill put this sign after saying congratulations former t-coast server, paul ryan. ryan was a waiter there in his early days as a congressional starve making some extra money. it's still a popular place for starves and members and there's even a private room reportedly used to plot strategy. >>> new tonight, vre says you won't have to worry about service cuts at the start of next year. the rail service warned last week it was going to have to suspend service because of a deadline to install positive train control by 2016. president obama is expected to sign a three year extension of that deadline. it's designed to automatically stop a train to avoid a crash or derailment caused by excessive speed. >>> sued for her bad review, a woman reports a weight loss company to the better business bureau, then gets taken to court. the fine print you should look for before your next online review. >>> also new at 11:00, the justice department taking sides over transgender students and high school bathrooms. >>> is this the newest trend in d.c.? the developer says forget the wet bar,

if congressman ryan does decide to run he won't get any interference from a current candidate. >> no, i would not run against paul ryan. if paul ryan gets into the race, i would support paul ryan. i would hope he would do it. he has consistently said he won't. we've got to get something who wants to do it and will fight for it and make the most of it. >> a group that sparked the rebellion against john boehner and kevin mccarthy. great to have you on the real story. where do things stand? give tus real stous the real st what's going on. >> you've highlighted some of the things that are very key. we wait to hear from paul ryan whether he will get in the race or not. he is a very credible candidate, has a broad swath of support. the real story is behind the scenes. there's moderate and conservatives within our party trying to work together to unite and get behind someone and provide them 240 or 246 votes and those discussions are happening right now. >> you know that your group, the free caucus, two gopers are left that group. you know some people are deeming you as the problem children. you're causing the ruckus of what's going on. s

paul ryan. we'll find out if he thinks he heard enough of paul ryan. one way or another. whether he's for or against him because of what he heard. thanks, rachel. we're covering the breaking news tonight that paul ryan has agreed to serve as speaker of the house, if and only if republicans in the house unify to support his candidacy by the end of this week. republican members of the house met behind closed doors for an hour tonight listening to paul ryan, a member of the freedom caucus who was in that room will join us and tell us whether he's satisfied with what he heard paul ryan say. after that meeting, paul ryan held a short press briefing in which he laid down his four conditions for being speaker. only one of which is actually substantive -- update house rules. >> first, we need to move from an opposition party to being a proposition party. second, we need to update our house rules and it needs to include fixes that ensure we do not experience constant leadership challenges and crises. third, we as a conference should unify now and not after divisive speaker election

the paul ryan if paul ryan ran for speaker. n chaffetz is the congressman who fried to challenge mckaerlt who with drew abankruptly and threw the contest into turmoil. jason chaffetz said he absolutely would get behind paul ryan, if mr. ryan decided to run. republicans just gathered in this room right behind me where they talk for about an hour about the way forward. they try to figure out what they should do after that sudden resignation announcement. paul ryan did not say much. there were some who encouraged him to run, pictures people made but he did not express his interest whatsoever. members have been talking to him behind the scene. one said, how's ghim morning? he said, do you have something to tell me this morning? and mr. ryan said, no, i don't. he's keeping his cards close to his vest while he deliberates what he's going to do. he's going to clear the field and he will almost certainly be the next speaker. we'll have to wait for him and what he decides to do. >> as we wait for paul ryan to come and speak to the rest.

. >> if paul ryan runs clearly he would be somebody that i would support. i think paul ryan is the right person to do this. >> i think paul ryan right now has the clout, the stature he could bring sides together. >> paul ryan. of course he said over and over again he will not run for speaker. maybe he'll reconsider. maybe he won't. here's where we stand. those who may want the job don't have enough support, and those who may have enough support don't seem to want the job. in moments the "fox news sunday" host chris wallace on what is ahead. let's get to it. >>> finally it's friday. first on the fox news deck, the man many republicans say two bring the divided party together is not good enough for some on the far right. in some the tea-party inspired hardliner camp tell or capitol hill producer said they're starting a fire ryan campaign. another sign of the deep divisions and distrust between conservatives in congress and the party's more moderate establishment. yesterday's shocking announcement from boehner's heir apparent kevin mccarthy who said he is not the man for the jo

paul ryan received the majority of votes. chris clackum has the latest. >> reporter: the speaker-elect! paul d. ryan of the state of wisconsin! congressman paul ryan has been but a less than unanimous vote from fellow republicans helped lay out his early agenda. . >> the speaker of the house, congressman and honorable paul ryan. >> thank you. thank you. >> reporter: ryan takes over less than two weeks after saying he wasn't interested. and after getting assurance from the g.o.p. members who wanted john boehner replaced that they would be more willing to work with him. >> let's be frank. the house is broken. we are not solving problems. we are adding to them. and i am not interested in laying blame. we are not settling scores. we are wiping the slate clean. >> reporter: the outgoing boehner gave farewell. >> i believe no regrets. no burdens: if anything, i leave the way i started. just a regular guy humbled by the chance to do a big job. >> reporter: boehner is no longer speaker as of today. he is resigning from his ohio congressional seat saturday. while ryan takes over as the 62nd speaker of the ho

there is a question of if not paul ryan who? paul ryanow is the absolute best messenger and best leader. the fact he is stepping up and willing to be the communicator willing to unite the conference is something that should be applauded. if the members don't get behind it they need to say this is what we proposed because so far we haven't heard that after boehner sat down. if it's not paul ryan they need to start coming up with answers. >> they say they want a weak speaker and got lots of people in the wings who want to do this thing. >> the problem with a weak speaker is you have a weak majority. right now we have a historic majority that leaders have helped push through by going out there on the road doing the hard work, building a consensus policy agenda in the house that is popular among american voters. that is the kind of thing that leadership does. if you have a speaker that nobody has heard of and is not there uniting the conference you have a harder time building this historically large majority which has been built under preside

ryan. we could not get to a consensus, labrador said. the ball is in paul ryan scored. court. -- paul ryan's this is not about crowning a king, it is about working together by making sure every member feels empowered. that is from the hill. here is outgoing speaker john boehner talking about this eager raise from earlier today -- the speaker race from earlier today. speaker boehner: today, the president has on his desk a bipartisan national defense authorization bill. the bill provides our troops with the resources they need to keep america safe. it meets the funding levels that the president requested. yet, the president has vowed to veto it. why? because he wants to stop and spend more money on his domestic agenda. it's time to put our troops first, it's time to stop playing political games. iranian terrorists soon are going to have access to billions of dollars as a result of the president's nuclear deal. it's no time to block funding for our troops in the critical mission that they have ahead. mr. mccarthy: good morning, all. quickly give you a little snapshot we have this week. we have

paul ryan. darryl issa called paul ryan the consensus candidate, he's the guy for the job. ell issa says everybody agrees on that. except everybody doesn't agree on that. paul ryan himself doesn't agree that he should not be speaker. he's said he does not want the job. and honestly, the same republican hardline forces that took down john boehner as speaker and apparently blocked kevin mccarthy from trying to become speaker. those same elements in the modern insurrectionist republican party, well, elements of that part of the party said that darrell issa is wrong. there is no consensus around paul ryan. they'd block him, too. the former editor in chief of red state erick erickson today called paul ryan a dangerous pick for conservatives. a conservative website called breitbart says, paul ryan is the absolute worst choice for speaker. hardliner congressman thomas massey told cnn today that he would not support paul ryan for speaker. hardliner and occasionally hilarious texas governor louis gohmert said the same thing, he wouldn't do it. if only he could be persuaded to say yes

if paul ryan gets the nomination, i would support paul ryan.

in other words, paul ryan. paul ryan is the person, it seems, congressman massey, that everyone is looking to right now. you more or less opposed kevin mccarthy. could you support paul ryan to be the speaker? >> he's intelligent, articulate and a capable chairman. some of my conservative colleagues, remember paul ryan's impassioned pleas for the t.a.r.p., the paul street bailout, he was asking for them toll vote for it several years ago. i don't have a problem with his ideology. i would want to talk to paul ryan about why he kicked conservatives off the budget committee when he was chairman of the budget committee. so, i'm still supporting daniel webster, because he has articulated for changing the process here in washington, d.c. making it functional again. >> just to be clear, that's not a yes on paul ryan. >> that's not a yes. that's a yes for daniel webster. >> is it a no, though, definitively for paul ryan or are you just saying you need to hear more from him? >> i need to hear why he supported t.a.r.p. and i also n

. >> what do you think about paul ryan as a compromise choice? >> i like paul ryan. >> and protesting the president. the president flies to oregon today to console the families of those killed in that campus shooting but not everyone wants him in roseburg. >> it's a heart issue. it's not a gun issue. he is not wanted out here to push his agenda and using the families for that agenda is not just unacceptable, it's utterly despicable. >>> good day. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. what a day it is. a roller coaster ride for house republicans and it's far from over. the push for paul ryan among the republican conference has hit overdrive. the former vice presidential nominee and current ways and means chairman is so far not taking the bait. joining me, msnbc's luke russert live on the hill. here with me, nbc news political director chuck todd, moderator of "meet the press." we will try to get him some more jobs. and republican strategist john fehery, former house communications director for dennis hastert. back when they knew how to run the house. tell us the latest

is jason chaffetz but, he and any conservative say they will back down if paul ryan runs. >> i am i am a huge fan of paul ryan. i would support paul ryan. >> reporter: while the feud continues americans might wonder if congress is getting any work done. >> we hear about all of this continuing. >> reporter: on the canteen trail donald trump says he party needs to find the toughest person possible. >> there is nothing wrong with the republicans taking a tough stance and sticking with it. >> reporter: paul ryan has said he does not want to be speaker because he has young children. john boehner has promised to remain until a new speaker can be found. a vote is set for later this month. >>> it has been nearly a decade since the a decade since the new york mets were in the playoffs. tonight, game one in a process that has fans having a great time. their opponent, the dodgers. the team the mets owner grew up rooting for. we have two reports tonight and we will begin with rob powers with a preview of game one. >> reporter: october baseball is the best. the mets get to start tonight. a best-of-five series against the

paul ryan. perhaps, not all. >> let's say that paul ryan does throw his hat in ring, he does get elected speakerthe house. how long will his honeymoon last? >> oh, you get to make the speech, and after that, you get tarred and feathered. >> and that's it? >> that's it. >> so, exactly why does he want this job? he's chairman of ways and means. he's got a great job. he loves it. he's a policy wonk type guy. he gets to see his family on the weekend, so what's the attraction of this job? >> if somebody will fix the problem, then paul ryan can move his legislation. and if we don't fix the problem, then his legislation isn't going to move. the success of the republican house is based on getting somebody to be speaker who understands that the earth underneath the house of representatives has moved over the last two elections. and to continue the metaphor, the tsunami that has hit speaker boehner was that in a large majority, normally you have to please those moderates who come in replacing democrats. in this case, the american people sent us very conservative members, not on all issues, but certainly o

ryan. we caught up with some of ryan's colleagues about the idea of ryan for speaker. >> paul ryan has unique ability to help create a compelling messa message. >> i'll be voting for paul ryan. he's the right person at the right time. he knows more about the budget and the appropriations process than anybody else on capital hill. he's an inspirational leader and somebody with great integrity. i think he'll be a great speaker. >> jason dropped out but daniel webster is still in. he's providing an alternative to paul ryan. >> what's going to be different about paul ryan leading the house, assuming he's elected tomorrow morning? >> ryan is promising a more inclusive process to get more buy in from rank and file members. he's also pledging there will be fewer last minute deadline deals. ryan said yesterday this budget debt ceiling package was a lousy process and basically pledged to change it. last night he said in statement we need a robust dialogue about improving the process so each member has a greater voice. we need a firm deadline to implement change. that's music to the ears of many rank a

ryan. we could not get to a consensus, labrador said. the ball is in paul ryan scored. court. -- paul ryan's this is not about crowning a king, it is about working together by making sure every

establishment and paul ryan as he's obviously being prepared and pushed by the leadership, or will they go with, well, daniel webster you? got to love that name. >> lou, i think they would love paul ryanoesn't go close to that. paul ryan i feel still wants to be president of the united states and to be speaker at this point, that's a full errand for him. he pushes back on that. the establishment they'd be pleased with that. lou: the heck of what the establishment wants, what would be good for the country? you talked with mccarthy today. >> i did, he said he'd been thinking about dropping for a week ever since the benghazi gaffe and thought he could push his way through it. the caucus members made it clear they weren't going to give. the only way mccarthy could get them was giving them things he felt would make his life miserable as speaker, so he steps down. now have you paul ryan, a major lobbying campaign going ojohn boehner and others. i hear he's sleeping it, praying on it and might hear tomorrow whether it's a go or not. lou: it's always a good sign when people pray on things, i've never seen people pray on promotion and ambition and god says wait awhile. >> he is sincere about t

paul ryan even said it was good. >> that's interesting, isn't it, that we cite paul ryan. here's paul ryan who is being skewered by a lot of our friends, a lot of people who are my friends in the house, paul ryan for deviating on a couple of points. the trade deal. >> immigration. >> immigration. here's trump with a record, you know, longer than your arm wrong on all these things getting all the support, that's what makes me angry and makes me think there's a lot of irrationality. if trump's the nominee, i will support him because i won't support hillary. but there's so much uncertainty. >> i was interviewed by "usa today." you know paul ryan, i know paul ryan, he's the nicest guy you'll ever meet, but i don't think this is the job for him. i'll tell you why, because the next speaker is immediately going to face a debt ceiling battle. >> yes. >> the next -- immediately conservatives are going to want to know are you going to be willing to stand firm on defunding obamacare or aspects of it or use reconciliation, are you going to defund planned parenthood, and what are you go

, paul ryan, paul ryanoes up to the tiptop. i just confirmed from a source familiar with the conversation that the current speaker, john boehner, is even calling trying to convince paul ryan, please, please reconsider. but, again, just confirming and reconfirming with sources who are familiar with paul ryan thinking he is absolutely, positively a no. he saw what happened to john boehner, he's been in the house for a long time, he knows the situation, knows the climate and he is not interested in this job right now. >> all right. everyone standby. we're getting more on the breaking news. joining us now republican congressman daniel webster of florida. he wants to be the next speaker of the house. he's been endorsed by the house freedom caucus, ann influential group of very conservative lawmakers. congressman, are you still running for speaker? >> i am. great to be on. >> what did you think of mccarthy's dropping out? >> i was shocked. i don't think anybody expected that. i think he definitely put something o

ryan does. >> i'm not challenging him but the process here. i will make that point until,. >> absolutely back paul ryan. paul ryan is not doing it. >> reporter: ryan insist he is not interested. >> right now, i will just make it home for dinner. >> reporter: leaving question is who is. >> do you want the job. >> no. >> does anybody. >> we will find out. >> reporter: it boils down to numbers, to get the job, it takes 218 votes, that will to have include a group of about 40 heart ride conservative whose call themselves the freedom caucus. >> so until we find out who is running and who is interested and we interview the candidates, we're staying non-committal at this time. >> reporter: outing house speaker john boehner wants the decision by the end of the month. in washington craig boss well for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> comedian bill cosby testifies under oath today for the first time in a decade in connection with a sexual assault allegation. cosby's deposition in los angeles involved jidith huth who said cosby assaulted her at the playboy mansion in 1974. cosby's attorney deny the the claims saying huth's form

in loft ways he's giving a gift to paul ryan but paul ryan pushed back and said that the process that gets him to this budget deal stinks. ryan is saying that he'll support the deal, but he doesn't like the way it was negotiated. so ryan has given himself some political cover even as he is benefiting from this bipartisan deal. and the timing really is important because the united states has a debt limit for next week. without is passing through the house and senate over the next few days. >> libby casey on capitol hill for us. libby, thank you. former house speaker dennis hastert pleaded guilty to evading banking laws. he paid a former student $3.5 million reportedly to cover up sexual abuse allegations. he took the money out in small incorrupts to avoid reporting the withdrawals. under the plea deal officers dropped the charges that he lied to the fbi. he is facing six months in jail. next february republicans presidential candidates get the chance to talk about jobs and the economy when they take the stage of colorado. david shuster with what to watch for in tonight's debate. >> in

erika: there is a growing push to convince former vice presidential nominee paul ryan ryan says he doesn' t want the job but we' re learning boehner , and others have now made personal calls to get him to change his mind. representatives jason chaffetz and daniel webster are still vying for the job. >> i am hispanic and i vote for mr. trump. emily: donald trump takes the stage in las vegas much to the delight of one enthusiastic supporter. he pulled the woman on the stage to stand by him. she said she was from colombia and she was holding the latest issue of people magazine, with trump on the cover. trump claims he had never met the woman who appears to be one of his biggest fans. >> emily: a california mother is outraged over a toy pirate ship she says is racist. ida lockett says the assembly instructions for the playmobil toy tell users to place a shackle around the neck of an figurine that looks like an african-american slave. in a statement, the company says the toy is intended to portray life on a 17th century pirate ship and they didn' t mean to offend anyone. emily: it' s hard to

moore, economist from heritage foundation, told us yesterday about his specific insight to paul ryan. >> paul ryan would be natural person, i just had dinner with him on monday night, said again at dinner and again today i don't want the job. i'm not sure why he doesn't. trish: why do you think that is? it's a tough job to have, let's face it give circumstances. >> he wants to be the guy who reforms entitlements and tax system. and he thinks he can do that from the ways and means committee. trish: does he have more influence on the ways and means committee than he would have as speaker at this point? >> i think it's a smart decision for him to stay in the house ways and means committee for republicans. he can do more in that position. other names are being floated, mike conway, very involved with finance. former tax auditor and accountant. he was on ethics committee. somebody out of texas who are people who say could take paul ryan role from the leadership position and appeal to the conservative base. trish: you have seen the splintering effectively in the republican party with freedom caulk as yo

paul ryan. we'll find out if he thinks he heard enough of paul ryan. one way or another. ainst him because of what he heard. thanks, rachel. we're covering the breaking news tonight that paul ryan has agreed to serve as speaker of the house, if and only if republicans in the house unify to support his candidacy by the end of this week. republican members of the house met behind closed doors for an hour tonight listening to paul ryan, a member of the freedom caucus who was in that room will join us and tell us whether he's satisfied with what he heard paul ryan say. after that meeting, paul ryan held a short press briefing in which he laid down his four conditions for being speaker. only one of which is actually

he gave a huge gift to paul ryan. paul ryan doesn't have to worry about the debt ceiling until after the next election. he doesn't have to worry about a budget. i think that was a big gift. paul ryan is going to get a little honeymoon, we just don't know how long. he got support from the freedom caucus and but he is going to have to pass another cr. he is going to have to do. >> continuing resolution. >> continuing resolution to keep the government open. he is going to have to do something about the highway trust fund there are going to be be contentious issues. he does say he has listened to the freedom caucus. they want process reforms. he is going to give them process reforms and we will see if he gets them all into the tent. feel like they are part of the process, maybe things will be less dysfunctional. >> george? >> i think that's right. i think he is on the way. and i think although the senate tonight is going to be fighting over this bill, in fact, the conservatives got rather a lot out of the budget agreement. entitlem