John Boehner has taken his leave from Congress after a 24-year tenure in Ohio’s 8^th Congressional District, yielding his position of Speaker of the House to the Wisconsin-native, Paul Ryan. Boehner’s resignation isn’t necessarily surprising as he had been facing immense pressure from within his own party regarding the most recent budget showdown that threatened to bring about yet another government-shutdown.

The shutdown was hinged about the continued funding of Planned Parenthood and whether or not it was the government’s responsibility to use tax-dollars for family planning services. Hardline conservatives were the primary backbone of this resistance movement that did more than hint at a vote of replacement for Boehner’s seat as he supported the budget bill in favor of keeping the government up and running. On top of this, Boehner has spent his years as Speaker of the House contending with President Obama, who is very persistent when it comes to policies that he and his administration deem fit, and a Republican party that despite winning majorities in both the House and the Senate, continues to not act upon its party’s platforms due to party infighting.

Point being, Paul Ryan has not walked into an easy job this month. In fact, it took a long-sought compromise between Ryan and the Tea Party influenced Freedom Caucus within the House before the then-hopeful-Speaker would officially enter the running for the seat. He has come out as a supporter of the budget bill, though he has gathered more support than Boehner as the party seems to recognize now that there is no way of pushing the problem on further without instigating a full-shutdown.

Ryan is taking the position, but at his own terms. He has requested ample family leave time in order to keep a close connection to his Wisconsin home, and has also ensured that the party he represents will be able to stand as a whole and pass legislation in line with its party platforms. In front of him lies a potentially successful career at the helm of the House if he’s fortunate enough to find a Republican counterpart in the Oval Office come 2016, but that’s only a 50/50 chance, technically speaking.

The new Speaker of the House may be new to the job, but he is far from overwhelmed. He plans to “bring a bold plan to the American people” via the Republican party; which history has proven to be a worthy opponent.