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Posted: 2018-03-27T00:25:20Z | Updated: 2018-03-27T12:52:22Z

A Nevada lawmaker says Capitol Hill is buzzing with a rumor that House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) will soon resign and be replaced by Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.).

But Ryans team quickly responded to the speculation, saying there were no plans for the Wisconsin lawmaker to step down anytime soon .

The rumor mill is that Paul Ryan is getting ready to resign in the next 30 to 60 days and that Steve Scalise will be the new Speaker, Rep. Mark Amodei (R-Nev.) told the website Nevada Newsmakers on Monday. Now that is interesting because nobody has talked to members [of the House] on how they are going to vote [on new leadership]. Now, maybe they have talked to all of the members but me. I dont know, so that is the rumor mill from last week.

Aides for both Ryan and Scalise denied the rumors on Monday evening, and The Washington Post notes that Amodei isnt among Ryans inner circle of advisers.

The speaker is not resigning , AshLee Strong, Ryans spokeswoman, said in a statement obtained by The Hill.

Laura Fine, Scalises spokeswoman, said he fully supports Ryan to remain speaker and that the whole leadership team is focused on working with President Trump to deliver more conservative wins for the country.

But rumors about Ryans departure have swirled for months, and some speculated that he would leave office after Congress pushed through its tax bill in December. Were Ryan to run again, he might face a tough re-election bid in November amid an anticipated Democratic wave in the midterms.

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Ryan told Fox News last month that he hadnt yet decided if hed run for re-election , but would figure it out in the coming months.

Look, my wife and I had that conversation in the spring of every election year, Ryan said about the prospect of another congressional bid. We havent had that yet. Well figure it out then.