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It's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. welcome back to "hardball." ish with congressman paul ryan maintained for weeks that he was uninterested in becoming speaker of the house. in a meeting ryan said he would be willing to serve if the conference unites behind him. according to several lawmakers present ryan said i'm willing to take arrows in the chest but not in the back. he laid out conditions under which he would take the top job in the house. let's listen. >> first, ...

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 everyone can be a more effective representative. this is, after all, the people's house. we need to do t...

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 from all the divided republican groups, ranging from the tea party supporters to the moderates. he'll ...

Paul ryan telling his party he's ready to run for speaker if they meet his demands. >> first, we need to move from an opposition party to being a proposition party. second, we need to update our house rules. needs to include fixes that ensure that we do not experience constant leadership challenges in crises. third, we as a con froens should unify now and not after an election. last point is personal. i cannot and i will not give up my family time. >> ryan giving republicans until friday to agree to those terms or move on. leaving his divided party with a big decision to make. current speaker ...

He's very raw, very real. >> but who else in the world could get away with the things he says and win. >> how about this, a selection for the house speaker. congressman paul ryan has agreed to serve after previously saying he wasn't interested in the job. but only on these conditions. >> i made a few requests for what i think is necessary. first -- we feed to move from an opposition party to being a proposition party. second, we need to update our house rules. so that everyone can be a more effective representative. third, we at at conference should unify now, not after a divisive speaker elec...