Wisconsin Republican Congressmember Paul Ryan is set to become the speaker of the House today. Ryan replaces Ohio Congressmember John Boehner, who announced his departure last month following a lengthy dispute with far-right members of his own party. Ryan spoke Wednesday after the Republican caucus backed his nomination.

Rep. Paul Ryan: “We believe that the country is on the wrong track. We think the country is headed in the wrong direction, and we have an obligation, here in the people’s House, to do the people’s business, to give this country a better way forward, to give this country an alternative. We are going to respect the people by representing the people.”

We’ll have more on Ryan later in the broadcast with Nation writer John Nichols.