News Alert: Speaker's exit adds to GOP's midterm fears

View in your browser     Speaker's exit adds to GOP's midterm fears In February, as approval ratings for the GOP tax cuts ticked up, Speaker Paul Ryan briefly considered running for an 11th term in Congress. But the Wisconsin Republican gradually changed his mind in the days that followed. And on Wednesday — roughly seven weeks before the June 1 filing deadline in his state — Ryan called it quits, saying this year would be his last in Congress. Ryan explained that he was announcing his retirement after 2 1/2 years on the job to give other Republicans enough time to jump into the race, raise money and hold his 1st Congressional District seat. Read the full story here         SPONSORED CONTENT   Join Jump$tart April 12 for Financial Literacy Hill Day. Free buffet lunch sponsored by GM Financial, Intuit Financial Freedom Foundation, Lending Tree, SIFMA Foundation, SunTrust and Visa. http://jumpstart.org/hillday18             Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for News Alerts     Forward News Alerts       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.