Washington ( CNN ) -- Rep. Paul Ryan , the 2012 Republican vice presidential nominee , regularly gets asked about his political ambitions , and he made one part of his future clear Thursday : In 10 years , he wo n't be in Congress . After already serving 16 years in Congress , the 44-year-old policy wonk told National Journal he wants to head the House 's top tax and entitlement committee , have an impact and then get out . `` I 've already been there 16 years . I do n't want to be a career guy . Even though I 've been there a long time , where you could already say that , '' Ryan said in the National Journal profile published Thursday , adding `` It 's just , I do n't want to spend my adult life in Congress . '' Instead Ryan says he wants to serve a six-year term as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and leave to pursue another career . `` I want to be an impactful member of Congress . I want to make a big difference . But then I want to leave and go do something else , '' he said . Despite efforts to recruit him for a 2016 bid , Ryan does n't seem prepared to pursue a presidential campaign either , though he would n't rule out a bid altogether . `` The president thing , it does n't have to be me , '' Ryan says with a shrug . `` I just want us to win . I just want to get these policies passed . '' But he 's not excited about the current crop of likely GOP presidential contenders -- a field that includes New Jersey Gov . Chris Christie , Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul , Texas Sen. Ted Cruz among others . Ryan said he would support another run by the man who picked him as his 2012 running mate , Mitt Romney , but Ryan said the former 2012 nominee `` has zero plans of doing that . '' And he would also support a bid from former Indiana Gov . Mitch Daniels , whom Ryan strongly lobbied to run in 2012 . `` But other than Mitt and Mitch , there 's not aâ€ ” , '' Ryan said , stopping himself . The reporter notes that he was about to say he 's not excited about the current crop . `` That 's why I stopped myself , '' Ryan replied . That lack of excitement might be what is keeping Ryan from silencing 2016 speculators once and for all , though Ryan said he does n't see himself as a `` savior '' in the way that some politicians with presidential ambitions view themselves . But Ryan does say he knows he `` could do the job . ''
Rep. Mitch Daniels spoke to Congress about his political future . Ryan was the 2016 Republican Vice Presidential candidate . His favorites for the next 10 years include Mitt Romney and Mitch Daniels . Mitch Daniels said he wants to leave Congress in the next 10 years .