[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16836]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               PAUL RYAN

  Mr. McCONNELL. Though we bid farewell to one Speaker today, we know 
we will soon be saying hello to a new one. The House will vote later 
this morning on the nomination of Congressman Paul Ryan. I think it is 
appropriate to wait for that vote to occur before making full comments. 
But I also think it goes without saying that Paul Ryan is one of the 
most respected guys around here. Everyone knows he is smart. Everyone 
knows he is serious. I look forward to working closely with him in 
pursuit of conservative solutions for our country.

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