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Speaker who shuns hardball seeks win after health care loss

speakership is in imminent into uncontested GOP
jeopardy. control of Washington.
“He’s got to show move- “It was not a good day,
ment, either on health I totally agree with that,”
care and-or other issues,” Ryan said in an interview
said former Senate Major- last week.
ity Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss. There was plenty of blame
Lott said the health care all around, raising questions
retreat “makes it harder, about how the party will
but it makes it also more im- band together on its up-
portant that they get these coming agenda. Key will
other things done.” be Ryan’s relationship with
After Congress’ two-week Trump, which seems func-
recess, House leaders plan tional after a presidential
to focus on a bill prevent- campaign that saw Ryan
ing a late-April government criticize Trump’s comments
shutdown and on a plan to about Hispanics and wom-
revamp the federal tax sys- en.Trump and moderates
tem. Guiding them will be blame the hard-line House
Ryan, the 2012 GOP vice Freedom Caucus for resist-
presidential nominee. He ing a health care compro-
was pressed into the speak- mise. Conservatives ac-
er’s job in 2015 as a telege- cuse Ryan of not consulting
nic star who appealed to them early as he drafted
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. discusses the Republican agenda during a news conference on
Capitol Hill in Washington. Ryan needs a win following the collapse of his health care bill. Achiev- all segments of the party, the bill and not cracking
ing that won’t be easy for the 47-year-old, whose ascent as a Republican heavyweight has been replacing the ousted Rep. down on recalcitrant mod-
marred by an embarrassing flop on the most momentous legislation he’s ever handled. John Boehner, R-Ohio. erates. Trump pressed GOP
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Fast forward to now. leaders to move quickly,
Republicans have yet in the end prematurely,
ALAN FRAM Last month’s unraveling himself could unite our to heal from the events in search of an early leg-
Associated Press of the health care legisla- caucus,” said Rep. Mike of March 24, when Ryan islative triumph over solid
WASHINGTON (AP) — tion, thanks to conservative Simpson, R-Idaho. abruptly canceled a House Democratic opposition.
House Speaker Paul Ryan versus moderate battles Ryan, R-Wis., will need all vote on the health care bill “The president wanted us
needs a win following the that still rage, tarnished the clout he can mus- because opposition from to get it going,” Ryan said.
collapse of his health care Ryan’s reputation as the ter to succeed with those both wings of the party “There was a desire to get
bill. Achieving that won’t leader who could unite a upcoming bills and with would have sunk it. The re- an aggressive timetable.
be easy for the 47-year-old fractious GOP. Next come continuing attempts to treat wounded President We wanted to meet that
leader, whose ascent as a tax and spending fights as resurrect the health care Donald Trump and Ryan, aggressive timetable.”
Republican heavyweight fraught as the party’s sty- legislation. He cannot af- who along with other Re- Ryan said that going for-
has been marred by an mied attempt to dismantle ford another reversal with- publicans, long made re- ward, “It means we have
embarrassing flop on the President Barack Obama’s out risking further erosion pealing Obama’s 2010 law to talk things out much,
most momentous legisla- health care overhaul. of his own power, though a campaign pledge — only much, much more thor-
tion he’s ever handled. “I don’t know that the Lord no one says his hold on the to lay an egg three months oughly. q
Democratic congressman announces run for Colorado governor

JAMES ANDERSON Democratic governor, backward,” Perlmutter said change and renewable the Interstate 25 corridor to
Associated Press John Hickenlooper, is step- in an interview. “I feel I can energy research at the other parts of the state.
DENVER (AP) — Six-term ping down because of provide more service and federal labs in his district. “I His candidacy creates the
Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed term limits. leadership at home than I think that there is a check possibility that a Republi-
Perlmutter is entering Colo- Perlmutter, whose com- can in Washington.” and balance that the state can could capture Colo-
rado’s race for governor petitive Jefferson County “The Republican Party of Colorado and other rado’s 7th Congressional
in 2018, saying he can do district is home to private can’t agree with itself right states can provide in con- District, though two Demo-
more for Colorado at home aerospace firms and fed- now. When the majority trast to this administration,” cratic state lawmakers al-
than he can in Washington. eral research laboratories, party is kind of in a chaotic he said.Perlmutter, 63, said ready have indicated they
Perlmutter formally an- said it’s getting tougher to state, nothing moves,” he his priorities as governor will run.Republicans have
nounced his candidacy at get things done in the na- said. would include public edu- a 4-3 edge in Colorado’s
a rally Sunday in Golden, tion’s capital. Perlmutter cited Trump ad- cation, affordable housing, congressional delegation.
Colorado, and quickly es- “The Trump administration, ministration rollbacks of modernizing state high- Democrat Michael Ben-
tablished himself as the coupled with the gridlock environmental rules and ways and expanding the net and Republican Cory
front-runner in the Demo- that exists in Congress, re- protections as well as pos- economic growth of met- Gardner hold its Senate
cratic primary. Colorado’s ally is causing things to go sible cutbacks in climate ropolitan areas straddling seats.q