The former Speaker got emotional as he relayed a message from his daughters to the Speaker.
He heaped praise on Pelosi for her 20 years atop the caucus.
You have been very kind to my family and my team. "My girls told me, 'tell the Speaker how much we admire her.'"
He joked that his girls are Democrats if you couldn't tell.
During Pelosi's first stint as Speaker in 2007, she became the first woman to hold the position.
The portrait of Pelosi was unveiled at the Capitol on Wednesday and will be displayed in the Speaker's Lobby.
When Pelosi became Speaker in 2007, the Ohio Republican gave her the gavel. She returned the gavel after the Republicans took control of the chamber. Pelosi gave the gavel back to the speaker.
Pelosi said she would have been a little disappointed if he had not gotten emotional. During noteworthy moments, the former speaker gets emotional and cries.
We have disagreed politically over the years, but we were never disagreeable to each other, according to the speaker.
He said, "You can disagree without being disagreeable."
When Pelosi gave him the gavel in 2011, he kissed her in the chamber.
You gave me the gavel when I was Speaker. I decided that I was going to kiss you.
Two things occurred. He said that he moved in to make sure he kissed her after the Speaker backed away.
He kissed Pelosi on both cheeks after his speech.
The younger generation has a saying. No other Speaker of the House in the modern era has used the gavel with such authority or consistency.
He said, "You're one tough cookie."
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