WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - A month after saying he was 'not ready' to support Donald Trump, House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., revealed Thursday he will vote for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee this fall.
In a column for his hometown Janesville Gazette, Ryan said his decision comes after extensive conversations with Trump about issues such as the proper role of the executive and the protection of life.
Ryan said he was very encouraged by the list of people Trump said he would consider nominating to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The House Speaker expressed confidence a President Trump would help turn the agenda House Republicans plan to offer into laws to help improve people's lives.
Ryan said the agenda includes reforming the tax code, repealing and replacing Obamacare, restoring the separation of powers and reducing government regulations.
'It will be a positive, optimistic vision for a more confident America,' Ryan said. 'It's short of all that's required to save the country, but the goal was to focus on issues that unite Republicans.'
'It's a bold agenda but one that can bring together all wings of the Republican Party as well as appeal to most Americans,' he added.
Ryan acknowledged that he has differences with Trump but said they have more common ground than disagreement on the issues that make up the House Republican agenda.
'For me, it's a question of how to move ahead on the ideas that I-and my House colleagues-have invested so much in through the years,' Ryan said. 'It's not just a choice of two people, but of two visions for America.'
He added, 'And House Republicans are helping shape that Republican vision by offering a bold policy agenda, by offering a better way ahead. Donald Trump can help us make it a reality.'
Ryan made headlines last month when he held back on supporting Trump even after the real estate tycoon became the presumptive GOP nominee.
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