Political Quotes

“I, like most of America, was stunned this morning to learn that John Boehner is going to resign in the next few weeks. I have had a relationship with John Boehner for a long time. His becoming Speaker, of course, made those relations much more close. I have not always agreed, and I wasn't always happy with what John told me, but he never ever misled me. He never told me something that wasn't true, and I accepted that. I got to where I understood John Boehner very well. His word was always good. John and I had a lot of dealings--so-called back-channel meetings. Everyone knows that a lot of things we do are not in the public eye. And certainly some things we worked on together perhaps wouldn't have worked out very well in the public eye, but there were things we had to do to get things done. I had a very good relationship with John Boehner. My staff got along with his. He has had two chiefs of staff and they have both been terrific to work with. My staff has reached out to them on so many occasions in very difficult times, and they had a good relationship. I have no doubt that everything John Boehner has done has been done with the fact in mind that he was doing his best for the people of his district in Ohio and for our country. He had a very difficult job. I know the Presiding Officer served under John Boehner and so he knows what a tough job he had. He had this faction, that faction, another faction, and a couple more.…”