Speaker's Blog

Bipartisan Ryan-Murray Evidence-Based Policy Bill to Become Law

December 21, 2018

This measure, which will soon go to the president’s desk, culminates years of work to make better use of data, improving the way government solves entrenched problems. It is a critical piece of Speaker Ryan’s agenda to tackle intergenerational poverty. Read More

Statement on Secretary Mattis’ Service to Our Country

December 20, 2018

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement on Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis. Read More

Congress Passes Historic, Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Legislation

December 20, 2018

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) released this statement following the bipartisan passage of the revised FIRST STEP Act Read More

Full Text: Speaker Ryan's Farewell Address

December 19, 2018

WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) today delivered his farewell address at the Library of Congress. Watch the address live on Speaker.gov. Following are Speaker Ryan’s remarks, as prepared for delivery: Read More

Excerpts: Speaker Ryan’s Farewell Address

December 19, 2018

As I look ahead to the future, this much I know: Our complex problems are solvable. That is to say, our problems are solvable if our politics will allow it. Read More

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