House Speaker John Boehner says Republicans are �humbled� by the results of the midterm elections. In a statement, he says it�s �not a time for celebration.�

Boehner says instead, it�s time for government to start �implementing solutions to the challenges facing our country.� He says those challenges begin with what he calls a �still-struggling economy.�

The House speaker will find an even stronger GOP House majority in January, along with a Senate Republican majority for the first time in eight years.

Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who is now in line to be majority leader, says voters are �hungry for new leadership.�

President Barack Obama�s low approval ratings were a drag on Democrats, as were voter concerns about the Islamic State group, the Ebola outbreak and job losses.

(AP)