Despite the political firestorm engulfing the White House in recent days, Republicans in Congress are making their best attempt to forge ahead with key parts of their agenda.
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'I don't worry about things that are outside of my control': Paul Ryan pledges to advance tax cuts amid the Trump bombshells
"We're going to walk and chew gum at the same time," House Speaker Paul Ryan told reporters on Wednesday.
Paul Ryan.
Look no further than the House GOP leadership's press conference Wednesday, hours after reports suggested President Donald Trump asked former FBI Director James Comey to end the investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn and Russian officials.
The leadership geared its message almost exclusively on tax reform.
Questions from reporters focused almost totally on the Comey reports, so House Speaker Paul Ryan took the chance to reiterate that the GOP plans to continue to advance its legislative agenda while the investigation continues.
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"We're going to walk and chew gum at the same time," Ryan said. "We're going to keep doing our jobs, we're going to keep passing our bills, we're going to keep advancing our reforms that we were elected to advance while we do all these other things that are within our responsibility."
He added: "I don't worry about things that are outside of my control."
Other Republicans also treated the reports as a concurrent issue rather than an all-encompassing problem.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican and chair of a Senate Judiciary subcommittee, was vocal in his comments on the Comey issue but said he was keeping an eye on other parts of the agenda as well.
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