WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — US Congressman Paul Ryan said in a statement on Tuesday after being reelected as speaker of the US House of Representatives that the time is ripe for implementing an ambitious Republican agenda.
"It is a tremendous honor to be nominated by my colleagues to serve as speaker of the House. Now it’s time to go big," Ryan tweeted.
Earlier on Tuesday, Ryan was unanimously reelected for another term after he recommended that Republicans unite behind President-elect Donald Trump.