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New house speaker paul ryan won -- or took -- hard to say exactly what happened there -- but he won his leadership position by promising to make changes and get things done. >> we need to move from on opposition party to being a proposition party. because we think the nation is on the wrong path, we have a duty to show the right one. our next speaker has to be a visionary one. >> in his first order of business, speaker ryan declared that he will not allow a vote on comprehensive immigration refo...

Figure for republicans, can he be a unifying figure for this fractious party at this time? were joined by a congressman from ohio. good morning. so i want to play you something that paul ryan said tuesday night. lets listen to it now. >> we need to move from an opposition party to being a proposition party. because we think the nation is on the wrong path, we have a duty to show the right one. our next speaker has to be a visionary one. >> it feels like paul ryan has been a propositional politic...

Torpedo majority leader kevin mccarthys bid do the same to paul ryan? >> i have left this decision in their hands. >> reporter: the ultimatum is set this morning by wisconsin congressman paul ryan. >> this is not a job ive ever wanted. >> reporter: after days of hammering by house republicans seasonally backing him into a corner. >> i think our country is in desperate need of leadership. >> reporter: the 45 former vice presidential nominee is stepping up, saying hes willing to replace house spea...

Were having him walk up right now. ill sit down. i dont want to block my colleagues shot. were going to see paul ryan explaining to the press corps what would cause him to take the job. lets hear from paul ryan of wisconsin. >> tonight i shared with my colleagues what i think it will take to have a unified conference and for the next speaker to be successful. beak, i made a few requests for what i think is necessary and i asked my colleagues to hear back from them by the end of the week. first, ...

Wisconsin. >> tonight i shared with my colleagues what i think it will take to have a unified conference and for the next speaker 0 to be successful. beak, i made a few requests for what i think is necessary and i asked my colleagues to hear back from them by the end of the week. first, we need to move from an opposition party to being a proposition party. because we think the nation is on the wrong path, we have a duty to show the right one. our next speaker has to be a visionary one. second, w...

Colleagues what i felt it would take to have a unified conference and what would make it successful. basically i made a few requests for what i think is necessary, and i asked my colleagues to hear back from them by the end of the week. first, we need to move from an opposition party to being a proposition party. because we think the nation is on the wrong past, we have a duty to show the right one our next speaker has to be a visionary one. second, we need to update our house rules so that ever...

Opposition party to a proposition party. because we think the nation is on the wrong path, we have a duty to show the right one. our next speaker has to be a visionary one. >> now ryan agreed to be speaker but only if they agree to a set of rules. ryan has a bright future and did not want to accept this position. but he was under considerable pressure to do. so ryan said he wants to know by friday if all 247 house republicans will support him. now, this could be a heavy lift. he wants support fr...

Agreement. its time to be visionary, not obstructionists. >> we need to move to being a proposition party. because we think the nation is on the wrong path, we have a duty to show the right one. >> our next speaker has to be a visionary one. ryan has a bright future and did not want to accept this position. ryan said he wants to know by friday if all 270 house republicans could support him. hell find out on friday if he gets their backing or not. if not, for house republicans, its back to square...

Right one. our next speaker has to be a visionary one. >> second, ryan appealing to the house freedom caucus requests update to rules making it harder to overthrow a sitting speaker. >> you have the freak caucus. and where you have the grassroots, they are concerned about his past. >> alabama republican moe brooks, says there is growing concern in my district because of amnesty in open boards immigration position. >> i think paul would be a great speaker. i think hes got the skills to do the job...

>> tonight i shared with my colleagues what i think it will take to have a unified conference and for the next speaker to be successful. beak, i made a few requests for what i think is necessary and i asked my colleagues to hear back from them by the end of the week. first, we need to move from an opposition party to being a proposition party. because we think the nation is on the wrong path, we have a duty to show the right one. our next speaker has to be a visionary one. second, we need to upd...