- “You’ve been unfailingly gracious to me, to my family, and, frankly, my team here in Washington,” Boehner said.
- “And Madam Speaker, I have to say, my girls told me, ‘Tell the Speaker how much we admire her,’” Boehner added as he began to choke up.
- Following a round of applause, he remarked, “If you couldn’t tell, my girls are Democrats.”
