U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, a Republican from Ohio, holds a box of tissues after giving a farewell speech during a House Speaker election at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. House Republicans elected Representative Paul Ryan as their nominee to take the gavel from the retiring Boehner. Ryan won the support of his fellow House Republicans at a party vote Oct. 28. The next step is a vote on the full House floor today. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
