Rep. Tim Ryan: Time for 'New Young' Democratic Leadership
Tim Ryan Tuesday
Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan Tuesday  said that  he  thinks  his  party needs "new  young leaders" if it expects to make up for the losses it's had over the last eight or 10 years  and that  he  still wants to be part of that transition.
 Ryan  took on House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi  D-California  for the leadership post in the last election cycle.
 His  comments came while discussing negotiations that already have been made between Pelosi  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer  D-New York  and President Donald Trump on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
"Let me first say what leader Pelosi said and what President Trump said on the issue of DACA  these are a posturing  these are things we say in negotiations "  Ryan  said. "This is your side  this is our side. Then you have to sit down and figure it out."
 Ryan   though    said  he  remains very clear about where  he  stood over a year ago in  his  own race for the leadership post.
"We need to continue to get young voices out there "  the congressman  said. "We're doing it more and more now  and I think it's appropriate for us to encourage young people to run for leadership positions and run for the Senate and the governor positions. We need new  young leaders in the Democratic Party if we're going to be able to make back some of the losses we've had over the last eight or 10 years."
Meanwhile  Pelosi has said that there is nothing to negotiate if Trump sticks with his extensive proposal on immigration  and  Ryan  said the plan does not sound like what the president was saying a few weeks ago.
"We've always got to keep the lines of communication open "  Ryan  said. "This is a really important issue that I don't think we want to just let hang out there. But clearly  that was a pretty aggressive first volley by the president that has a lot of nonstarters in it for a lot of us."
Further   he  said Democrats do believe that the border with Mexico needs to be secured  but  he  does not believe a full physical wall is needed.
Democratic Rep. [TGT]  said that  he  thinks  his  party needs "new  young leaders" if it expects to make up for the losses it's had over the last eight or 10 years  and that  he  still wants to be part of that transition.
 Ryan  took on House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi  D-California  for the leadership post in the last election cycle.
 His  comments came while discussing negotiations that already have been made between Pelosi  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer  D-New York  and President Donald Trump on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
"Let me first say what leader Pelosi said and what President Trump said on the issue of DACA  these are a posturing  these are things we say in negotiations "  Ryan  said. "This is your side  this is our side. Then you have to sit down and figure it out."
 Ryan   though    said  he  remains very clear about where  he  stood over a year ago in  his  own race for the leadership post.
"We need to continue to get young voices out there "  the congressman  said. "We're doing it more and more now  and I think it's appropriate for us to encourage young people to run for leadership positions and run for the Senate and the governor positions. We need new  young leaders in the Democratic Party if we're going to be able to make back some of the losses we've had over the last eight or 10 years."
Meanwhile  Pelosi has said that there is nothing to negotiate if Trump sticks with his extensive proposal on immigration  and  Ryan  said the plan does not sound like what the president was saying a few weeks ago.
"We've always got to keep the lines of communication open "  Ryan  said. "This is a really important issue that I don't think we want to just let hang out there. But clearly  that was a pretty aggressive first volley by the president that has a lot of nonstarters in it for a lot of us."
Further   he  said Democrats do believe that the border with Mexico needs to be secured  but  he  does not believe a full physical wall is needed.