A Busy Week For The House Of Representatives

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October 26, 2015

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) walks on the House floor on Capitol Hill January 6, 2015 in Washington, DC, where the 114th Congress convened with Republicans taking majority control of both the Senate and House of Representatives. The House now faces a busy week as they look to Ryan to take over as Speaker of the House and contemplate the debt ceiling. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

The House of Representatives has much to do this week. Republican Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, who last Thursday committed to running for speaker of the House, will almost certainly be officially voted in on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, representatives are also thinking about next Tuesday's debt ceiling deadline. NPR's Ron Elving joins Here & Now’s Meghna Chakrabarti to talk about this week’s House to-do list.

Guest

Ron Elving, senior Washington editor and correspondent for NPR. He tweets @NPRrelving.

This segment aired on October 26, 2015.

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