GOP Chairman Announces Retirement After Mayorkas Impeachment Vote: ‘Our Country Is Broken’

A number one Republican and House committee chairman introduced Wednesday, a day after main a historic vote to question Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, that the nation and Congress “are broken,” and he plans to retire.

Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.), who served as chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, stated he’s “ready to return home” after delivering on his promise to “pass legislation to secure our borders and to hold Secretary Mayorkas accountable” by main the passage of H.R. 2 and two articles of impeachment towards Mayorkas.

“In the last few months, in reading the writings of our Framers, I was reminded of their intent for representatives to be citizen-legislators, to serve for a season and then return home,” Green stated in a press release. “Our country–and our Congress–is broken beyond most means of repair. I have come to realize our fight is not here within Washington, our fight is with Washington. As I have done my entire life, I will continue serving this country–but in a new capacity.”

Green, a veteran and retired Army officer, additionally thanked his spouse, Camie, and his youngsters for supporting him whereas serving in Congress since 2018.

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“During my time in the Army, they sacrificed dad and husband to multiple deployments–and as I have served here in Congress, they have supported me as I’ve been away most weeks,” he stated.

“I also want to thank the constituents of Tennessee’s 7th District for the unbelievable honor to serve them in Congress–whose vote of confidence was not only evident in the wide margins in each election, but also without ever having a single primary opponent in my three elections,” Green added. “And finally, I want to thank my staff, whose unmatched hard work, dedication, and talent have resulted in our many victories and one of the lowest turnover rates in Congress.”

I’m saying my retirement from Congress. https://t.co/6WKTWCpimU pic.twitter.com/eg7KfuLtxs

— Rep. Mark Green (@RepMarkGreen) February 15, 2024

In December, three Republican lawmakers, together with Georgia Rep. Drew Ferguson, declared their intention to step down from their positions within the House.

Ferguson is well-known for his connections to former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and likewise served as Chief Deputy Whip to Majority Whip Steve Scalise. With McCarthy set to resign on the finish of the 12 months, the Republican management is altering.

“Julie and I look forward to spending more time with our children and grandchildren while continuing to work to keep Georgia the best state in America to live and do business,” Ferguson stated in a press release.

His fourth time period representing the third District in western Georgia ends on the finish of the 12 months, however he intends to complete it, he stated.

Two months earlier than the announcement, Ferguson claimed that members of his household had been threatened with dying. This incident occurred through the Republican Party’s inside strife over selecting a brand new House speaker after the removing of McCarthy.

In response to a federal choose’s order, Georgia lawmakers redrew the state’s congressional map to incorporate a district with a black majority. The Republican-controlled legislature’s plan—which is now ready for approval from the courts—would guarantee Republican incumbents within the state’s U.S. House delegation maintain their 9-5 majority.

In November, a pair of Republicans in Congress introduced they wouldn’t search re-election subsequent 12 months, with one in all them blaming former President Donald Trump for his determination.

Reps. Ken Buck, R-Colo., and Kay Granger, R-Texas, each made their bulletins, with Buck telling MSNBC his determination is said “in part to his party’s reliance on former President Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.”

“I’ve decided, Andrea, I’m not going to seek re-election,” Buck stated in an interview on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports.”

The Colorado Republican revealed his determination after Granger, 80, introduced she can be stepping away subsequent 12 months as properly.