It's not an easy job. I mean, Newt Gingrich, who was a predecessor, of course, the most famous speaker still in my mind of the modern era, Newt Gingrich wrote an op-ed a few months back and said, [I have] the most challenging speakership since the Civil War. And he noted all the reasons for that. It's a challenging time, but it's also a time of great opportunity for the nation. And we feel the weight of that. (01:43–01:55)
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