Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the 2012 Republican vice presidential candidate, announced Monday that he will not run for president in 2016, just as his former running mate, Mitt Romney, is reportedly considering another shot at the White House.
I’ve decided not to run for President in ‘16.My job as Chairman of Ways & Means Cmte deserves my undivided attention. http://t.co/cLS4lGgpmB
“Our party has a responsibility to offer a real alternative," Ryan said in a statement released online on Monday. "So I’m going to do what I can to lay out conservative solutions and to help our nominee lead us to victory."
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