Watch John Boehner's full statement on his resignation
Clip: 9/25/2015 | 16m 27s
Watch John Boehner's full statement on his resignation
House Speaker John Boehner announced Friday to fellow Republicans in a closed-door session that he would resign from his speakership and Congress at the end of October. In a news conference that afternoon, Boehner endorsed his No. 2 Kevin McCarthy as the next speaker, spoke of Pope Francis' speech to Congress, and told reporters that he wasn't concerned with legacies.
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Watch John Boehner's full statement on his resignation
Clip: 9/25/2015 | 16m 27s
House Speaker John Boehner announced Friday to fellow Republicans in a closed-door session that he would resign from his speakership and Congress at the end of October. In a news conference that afternoon, Boehner endorsed his No. 2 Kevin McCarthy as the next speaker, spoke of Pope Francis' speech to Congress, and told reporters that he wasn't concerned with legacies.
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