October 29, 2015

Manchin Congratulates Paul Ryan on Becoming Speaker of the House

Senator Manchin looks forward to working with Speaker Ryan on bipartisan solutions to nation’s challenges

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) today issued the following statement congratulating Congressman Paul Ryan on becoming Speaker of the House of Representatives.

“I congratulate Paul Ryan as he becomes the next Speaker of the House of Representatives. Paul is a principled leader, and I believe in his ability to govern reasonably and responsibly. My hope is that, in this new role, he will bring people together from all sides to find commonsense solutions to the challenges we face as a country. My door is always open, and I am fully committed to working with him and all of my colleagues in Congress in a bipartisan way. I wish him the best of luck as he assumes the Speakership.”

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