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On us to keep advancing. now, another matter. yesterday the senate confirmed the first of six nominees slated for -- >> you have been listening to senator mip mcconnell making remarks about that bricking news this morning, house speaker paul ryan announcing he will be run for re-election. kasie hunt is still with us on capitol hill. after graciously allowing us to interrupt her to go to senator mcconnell. case, you said something interesting, our work together is far from over. really? >> reporter: well, it may be over without them being in control of it, being over just because i think they b...

Major legislatively for the rest of this year because the focus was going to turn to the midterm elections. obviously they have to confirm a couple major cabinet nominees now. but aside from that, it's not really clear that there are any big legislative projects left after they -- after they push tax reform through. but i want to come back to this press conference you had asked me about the mood in the room. and the staffers who lined the walls had been meeting privately with the speaker this morning ahead of him talking to the broader conference of republicans and you could hear clapping behi...

To hold that group together. it will be organic. ryan will have no control over who succeeds him. but i think tim made a smart point that it might be better for kevin mccarthy if democrats were to win, although wouldn't be speaker, his ability to remain as a top leader of the party, the majority leader of the republicans in the house might be easier under those circumstances although no one would ever concede they want their party to lose control. hallie. >> thanks. nbc's kasie hunt is inside that news conference with speaker ryan. casey bring us into the room. what was it like? s had staffers...