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Sure. still yes! xfinity delivers gig speed to more homes than anyone. now you can get it, too. welcome to the party. . >> you all know that i did not seek this job. i took it reluctantly. but i have given this job everything that i have. and i have no regrets whatsoever for having accepted this responsibility. what i realize is, if im here for one more term, my kids will only have ever known me as a weekend dad. i just cant let that happen. >> welcome back to "hardball." that was paul ryan toda...

Also breaking this morning. paul ryan will not run for reelection in november. it was announced in the statement last hour. he is the 23rd republican to announce their retierm. president trump who spoke with ryan according to according to a official tweeted a short time ago. speaker ryan is a truly good man. while he will not be seeking reelection, he will leave a legacy of achievement. >> he credits the republican tax bill and family as his reasons for leaving. >> i have accomplished much of wh...

Have ever known me as a weekend dad. i just cant let that happen. i will be setting new priorities in my life. ill be leaving incredibly proud of what we have accomplished. trump fires off a round of tweets promises missiles will be coming to syria and using his talkest talk on russia responding to a threat from vladimmir putin. >> russia will do everything to protect its people in syria. we dont know how far that pledge goes. the crucial question is will russia engage if there is a u.s. and f...

Sds. this is my 20th year in congress. my kids werent even born when i was first elected. our oldest was 13 years old when i became speaker. now all three of our kids are teenagers. what i realize is if im here for one more term, my kids will only have ever known me as a weekend dad. >> house speaker paul ryans announcement that hes retiring at the end of this term sent shock waves through washington. ryan joins 24 other republicans announcing they will retire at the end this term. 13 house re...

Were staring down the end of an era on capitol hill with that big announce many for house speaker paul ryan that he will not run for re-election. >> my kids werent even born when i was first elected. what i realize is, if i am here for one more term, my kids will only have ever known me as a weekend dad. i just cant let that happen. so i will be setting new priorities in my life. but i will also be leaving incredibly proud of what we have accomplished. >> to be clear, ryan is not resigning. he p...

>> reporter: yeah. i mean, the most striking moment to me dpr all of that was paul ryan saying if he continued in this job his children would only know him as a weekend dad. and as paul ryan is someone who lost his father at a young age, i do believe this is -- that is an honest, genuine feeling that he wants to be there for his kids, his youngest daughter -- or his daughters in high school now. he cast it as a very personal decision. and we heard that from some of the law make whords were leavi...

To be clear, i am not resigning, i intend to full serve my term as i was elected to do the but i will be retiring in january leaving this majority in good hands with what i believe say very bright future. its almost hard to believe, but i have been a member of congress for almost two decades. this is my 20th year in congress. my kids werent even born when i was first elected. our oldest was 13 years old when i became speaker. now, all three of our kids are teenagers. and one thing ive learned ab...

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Topic. >> and house speaker paul ryan has added his name to the long least that he would not seek re-election. he announced he would not seek re-election saying he wanted to spend more time with his family. >> what i realize is, if im here for one more term, my kids will only have ever known me as a weekend dad. i just cant let that happen. my dad died when i was 16. the age my daughter is. and i just dont want to be one of those people looking back at my life thinking i spent more time with my ...

Beef up security but, quote, this will not be a mission to build a new wall and the california national guard will not be enforcing federal immigration laws. arizona, texas and new mexico sent troops to the border of the request of the president. jillian: the race to replace paul reiners on after announcing his retirement. the wisconsin republican will not seek reelection after 20 years in washington. family played a big role in his decision. >> what i realize is if im here for one more term my ...