--- description: Paul Ryan was re-elected as Speaker of the House on Tuesday, solidifying his power in Congress as Washington prepares for a new president title: Paul Ryan Re-Elected as Speaker of the House image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5eff5d724e0b4782/6988b45197cdffbcd66af020/paul-ryan.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Congress](/tag/congress/) ## Congress Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Paul Ryan Re-Elected as Speaker of the House by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 3, 2017 10:21 PM CUT by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 3, 2017 10:21 PM CUT Paul Ryan was [re-elected](http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/03/us/politics/house-speaker-paul-ryan.html "undefined") as Speaker of the House on Tuesday, solidifying his power in Congress as Washington prepares for a[ new president](http://time.com/4621084/clintons-trump-inauguration/ "undefined"). The Republican from Wisconsin welcomed the new members of Congress and remarked on the sense of potential he perceived in the House. “It kind of reminds you that no matter how long you have been here, you haven’t seen it all.” Speaker Ryan additionally reached out to the Democrats in the House and made a gesture at inclusivity and bipartisanship. “Agreement whenever possible,” he said, “but at all times respect.” Though Ryan and President-elect[ Donald Trump](http://time.com/4532520/paul-ryan-donald-trumps-rigged-election/ "undefined") often clashed during election season, the two Republicans will now try to find a way to [collaborate](http://time.com/4564832/paul-ryan-speech-donald-trump-election/ "undefined") in a new political era. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4621297/paul-ryan-speaker-of-the-house/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4621297/paul-ryan-speaker-of-the-house/"},"headline":"Paul Ryan Re-Elected as Speaker of the House","datePublished":"2017-01-03T22:21:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-06-24T06:56:55.882Z","description":"\"No matter how long you have been here, you haven't seen it all\"","url":"https://time.com/4621297/paul-ryan-speaker-of-the-house/","keywords":["Congress","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5eff5d724e0b4782/6988b45197cdffbcd66af020/paul-ryan.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5eff5d724e0b4782/6988b45197cdffbcd66af020/paul-ryan.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Paul Ryan Swears In Members Of The 115th Congress","caption":"Paul Ryan Swears In Members Of The 115th Congress","creditText":"Mark Wilson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/congress/","name":"Congress"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4621297/paul-ryan-speaker-of-the-house/","name":"Paul Ryan Re-Elected as Speaker of the House"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"This Video Is No Longer Available","description":"\"No matter how long you have been here, you haven't seen it all\"","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/fKodeUO6/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2026-06-23T15:00:44.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4621297/paul-ryan-speaker-of-the-house/","duration":"PT10S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4621297/paul-ryan-speaker-of-the-house/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```