December 10, 2015

Paul Ryan downplays hiccups in funding talks

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan insisted Thursday that an ever-slipping deadline to fund the government and avert a Christmastime shutdown is the byproduct of attempts to "get it right" before a looming holiday break.

"We don't want to rush legislation," the Wisconsin Republican said at his weekly press conference.

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