NRCC Chairman Greg Walden’s Statement on Speaker John Boehner’s Retirement

National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Greg Walden today released the following statement in response to House Speaker John Boehner’s retirement announcement:

“Nobody has worked harder in their years of service to regain and grow our historic Republican Majority in the House of Representatives than Speaker John Boehner. Under Speaker Boehner’s leadership, the House of Representatives is more open, accountable and transparent than ever before.  Speaker Boehner has served with distinction, honor and dedication, and his retirement is a tremendous loss to our Republican Conference, to Congress and to our country.

“It is now time for our Conference to come together to fill the void created by the Speaker’s departure. It is only as a united Republican Conference that we can achieve our common goal of defeating Democrats, growing our historic majority and getting a Republican elected to the White House so that we can finally see real reform in Washington, D.C.”