Mike Pence: “before he leaves the floor I would echo the sentiment of my gratitude for the friendship, the public service and the…”

“before he leaves the floor I would echo the sentiment of my gratitude for the friendship, the public service and the example of integrity of the gentleman from New York, and his leadership and his kindness will be greatly missed here as well as his passion for public service. Mr. Boehlert, I congratulate you and thank you. We gather today in a caucus known as the Republican Study Committee in this leadership hour to do what my colleagues from New York have just completed doing, Mr. Speaker, and that is really taking a moment to both speak of and hear from some of our cherished colleagues who will be moving on to other careers, some voluntarily, some involuntarily, but all of them ending time, short and long, here on Capitol Hill that have been marked by a commitment to principle and a commitment to integrity. I sometimes will say, Mr. Speaker, that my ambition in Congress is to get out of this place with my family and my reputation for commitment to principle intact, and all of those that we will hear from tonight have accomplished that.”