As Ryan steps down, Welch doesn’t anticipate improved party relations

Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., says he has had a “good personal relationship” with House Speaker Paul Ryan. File photo by Cory Dawson, VTDigger
WASHINGTON — Rep. Peter Welch says he does not anticipate that the change in House Republican leadership brought on by the retirement of Speaker Paul Ryan will improve relations between the two party caucuses.
Ryan announced Wednesday he would not seek re-election this fall to his Wisconsin House seat. The move positions Republicans for a maj