WASHINGTON (AP) – House Speaker John Boehner (BAY’nuhr) says the bipartisan budget deal had to be done because it wasn’t fair to leave it to his successor.
In his final days as speaker, Boehner tells reporters he has no second thoughts on his decision to resign and leave Congress before the end of his term.
He says Congressman Paul Ryan, who was endorsed by House Republicans for speaker Wednesday, is the right person to carry on his unfinished business.
Boehner says he told Ryan being speaker could be the loneliest job in the world because you’re away from friends and family, forced to make tough decisions on your own.
He also says he has no idea what he’ll be doing next after nearly five years as speaker and a quarter-century in the House.