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Ryan Calls for Classified Briefings After Paris Attacks (Audio)

By Thomas McKinless and Emma Dumain

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Speaker Paul D. Ryan is laying the groundwork for the House’s active engagement in the U.S. response to the terrorist attacks in Paris. The Wisconsin Republican asked the Obama administration to provide lawmakers with classified briefings in the aftermath of the Nov. 13 shootings and bombings carried out by Islamic State, also know as ISIL or ISIS, he said Monday morning in an interview on Bill Bennett’s radio program.

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