DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján released the following statement on Speaker Paul Ryan:
“I congratulate Paul Ryan on his election and hope his Speakership means a functional and responsible House of Representatives. Already, though, I am deeply concerned by what we have seen from Paul Ryan in recent days, including a harsh and heartless promise to not act on comprehensive immigration reform and a shocking amount of focus in his acceptance speech on concessions to the House Freedom Caucus. If Paul Ryan allows extreme, conservative social and economic ideology to continue to dictate the House, it will cause untold harm to hardworking people across the country.”