GOP Rep Who Oversaw the Impeachment of Biden DHS Sec. Mayorkas Will Retire

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Republican Rep. Mark Green of Tennessee is retiring from the House after only three terms because he believes the country’s legislative branch is fundamentally broken, he said Wednesday.

Green oversaw the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday, Axios reported.

Later Wednesday, he told his constituents in west-central Tennessee and others that he would be calling it a career after this coming year because of the dysfunction in both chambers of Congress.

In a statement he shared on social media, Green said, “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 did not offer any indication of what his next role fighting permanent Washington might be.

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