{"id":48866,"date":"2018-04-11T15:34:02","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T15:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/11\/speaker-ryans-retirement-will-have-major-impact-on-house-defense-debates\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:12:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:12:55","slug":"speaker-ryans-retirement-will-have-major-impact-on-house-defense-debates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/04\/11\/speaker-ryans-retirement-will-have-major-impact-on-house-defense-debates\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Ryan\u2019s retirement will have major impact on House defense debates"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=828b8bd9-34f8-45c9-90e7-283ebd45bd58\" poster=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video-poster-828b8bd9-34f8-45c9-90e7-283ebd45bd58.jpg\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">House Seapower and Projection Forces chairman Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), lays out the impact of Paul Ryan stepping down as Speaker of the House. (jeff Martin\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 House Speaker Paul Ryan\u2019s surprise retirement announcement Wednesday ensures a dramatic overhaul in congressional leadership next year, which could have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/01\/18\/house-speaker-warns-budget-fights-have-pushed-military-past-the-breaking-point\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">wide-ranging effects on defense debates<\/a> in an already politically fractured legislature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ryan, R-Wis., said in a press conference Wednesday he will step down from his leadership role and his congressional seat at the end of the current session. He cited family reasons for the move, and called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/breaking-news\/2018\/02\/07\/congress-reaches-budget-deal-with-huge-defense-boost\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">the recent $700 billion defense budget deal <\/a>one of the highlights of his nearly 20 years in office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAfter tax reform, addressing our military\u2019s readiness crisis was a top priority,\u201d he said. \u201cThese I see as lasting victories that will make this country more prosperous and more secure for decades to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ryan\u2019s departure had been rumored for months, and comes amid a host of Republican House departures in advance of the November midterm elections. So far, 45 GOP House members have announced they are retiring or seeking other office, raising questions of whether the caucus can maintain its majority next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/04\/10\/senate-appropriations-committee-shake-up-hits-key-defense-veterans-lawmakers\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18040259323545.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Senate appropriations committee shake-up hits key defense, veterans lawmakers<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Alabama Republican Sen. Richard Shelby will take over as the full committee chairman and as head of its defense spending subcommittee.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ryan, the third man in line to the presidency, said he is confident Democrats will not pick up enough seats in the looming elections to take over leadership of the chamber, and that his announcement will not affect the midterm results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But it does set up a leadership battle within the Republican caucus in coming months, and takes away one of defense hawks\u2019 strongest advocates for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/02\/07\/we-will-spend-the-money-wisely\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\">increasing military spending<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For years, tax and entitlement reform have been Ryan\u2019s main legislative focus on Capitol Hill. But since President Donald Trump took office, Ryan has become a driving force for Trump\u2019s repeated promises to \u201crebuild the military\u201d through increased defense spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When skeptical members opposed the two-year budget deal negotiated with Democrats earlier this year, Ryan repeatedly referenced the benefits for the armed forces and the need to keep faith with warfighters by providing proper resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe gave our men and women in uniform the financial security they need by passing a two-year budget deal,\u201d said Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Armed Services\u2019 tactical air and land forces subcommittee. \u201cHe has led the House exceptionally, and I thank him for his public service that has undoubtedly bettered our country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two-year budget bill has already set military spending for fiscal 2019 at $716 billion, but Ryan will likely still have to stump on behalf of that total in the waning months of his leadership against fiscal hawks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019ll also be a key early fight for his eventual replacement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., are seen as the most likely replacements, and have been discussing the possibility of taking over the speaker role with members in recent months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Armed Services Seapower Chairman Rob Wittman, R-Va., said he believes Ryan\u2019s work to elevate defense funding issues in the caucus will have a positive long-term impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m confident that whoever comes into a leadership position, that they\u2019re aware of the importance of defense, that they\u2019re aware of the whole debate,\u201d Wittman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After President Trump signed the 2018 budget deal, Scalise appeared on Fox News to argue on its behalf, saying the increased top-line would give certainty an underfunded military. A few weeks later, he hosted Defense Secretary Jim Mattis at a private dinner with several Republican members, according to Politico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McCarthy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2015\/10\/04\/new-house-speaker-poised-to-influence-defense\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">had the support of defense hawks in the 2015 race for House speaker<\/a>. After then-Speaker John Boehner announced his departure, McCarthy showcased his views as a Reaganite, internationalist conservative in a broad foreign policy speech sponsored by the conservative John Hay Initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following Ryan\u2019s announcement, McCarthy issued a statement praising the speaker for the ongoing effort of \u201crebuilding our military\u201d and last year\u2019s tax reform legislation. \u201cPaul\u2019s leadership has pulled each of these and countless other victories across the finish line.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense industry lobbyist Michael Herson, the CEO of American Defense International called Ryan\u2019s departure \u201ca blow to the defense industry\u201d but said both McCarthy and Scalise are \u201cregularly personally engaged with the defense industry\u201d and \u201cwill show the same unwavering support for a strong defense top line going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jim Moran, formerly a long-time appropriator in the House, foresaw Ryan\u2019s departure having no major impact on the balance of defense and non-defense spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He predicted Scalise will take Ryan\u2019s place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because Scalise and Mike Pompeo, a former Kansas congressman and now secretary of state nominee, come from similar political backgrounds and share a \u201chard right\u201d political philosophy, that likely eases the path in Congress on national security issues, Moran said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA lot of people see Scalise as far right of center,\u201d Moran said. \u201cThere\u2019s probably a little more compatibility, a simpatico between the two.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Democrats reclaim power in the House, many of those Republican leadership fights will become moot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats have supported military spending hikes in recent years but only when tied to similar boosts in non-defense spending. They argue that agencies like the State Department and homeland security cannot be cut sharply without danger to national security, and that Republicans have not done enough to cut back on military waste and excess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Serving as speaker has been a great honor. Now, with all three of my kids in their teens, I am ready to set new priorities. I intend to serve my full term as I was elected to do. But I will be retiring in January, leaving this majority in good hands and with a bright future. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LfyZtZOIn4\">pic.twitter.com\/LfyZtZOIn4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpeakerRyan\/status\/984089298558308352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpeakerRyan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SpeakerRyan<\/a> for working with <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> to Make America Great Again. Together, we have accomplished a lot &#8211; historic tax reform, the rebuilding of our military, and significant reform at the VA. Speaker Ryan is a true patriot. I wish him and his family all the best.<\/p>&mdash; Congressman Robert Pittenger (@RepPittenger) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepPittenger\/status\/984074572227018753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Ryan has been a major figure on the defense budget debate in recent months, and his departure leaves a leadership 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