Rep. Paul D. Ryan is ready to begin a "new day in the House of Representatives" after being elected the body's 62nd speaker.<br />Ryan won the support of 236 House members in a vote Thursday morning, securing his election.<br />Thanking his fellow lawmakers after Wednesday's closed-door party ballot, Ryan said his nomination "begins a new day in the House of Representatives."<br />Bidding farewell Thursday, Boehner said he leaves the House as "the same regular guy that came here."<br />He recited a list of his accomplishments, including major spending cuts, ending earmarks and preserving the D.C. school voucher program.<br />Boehner also left Ryan with a controversial fiscal deal that would increase government spending by $80 billion through 2017 and raised the federal debt limit - thus clearing major fiscal obstacles from Ryan's path in his the first 16 months as speaker.
