Members of Congress Head for the Exits, Many Citing Dysfunction

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More than three dozen members of Congress have announced they will not seek re-election next year, some to pursue other offices and many others simply to get out of Washington. Twelve have announced their plans just this month.

The wave of lawmakers across chambers and parties announcing they intend to leave Congress comes at a time of breathtaking dysfunction on Capitol Hill, primarily instigated by House Republicans.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/26/us/politics/congress-retirement-republicans-democrats.html
 
Members of Congress retiring from office
Senate
Senator Thomas R. Carper, Democrat of Delaware

Senator Benjamin L. Cardin, Democrat of Maryland

Senator Debbie Stabenow, Democrat of Michigan

Senator Mitt Romney, Republican of Utah

Senator Joe Manchin III, Democrat of West Virginia

House
Representative Debbie Lesko, Republican of Arizona

Representative Tony Cardenas, Democrat of California

Representative Anna G. Eshoo, Democrat of California

Representative Grace F. Napolitano, Democrat of California

Representative Ken Buck, Republican of Colorado

Representative Victoria Spartz, Republican of Indiana

Representative John Sarbanes, Democrat of Maryland

Representative Dan Kildee, Democrat of Michigan

Representative Brian Higgins, Democrat of New York

Representative George Santos, Republican of New York

Representative Bill Johnson, Republican of Ohio

Representative Brad Wenstrup, Republican of Ohio

Representative Earl Blumenauer, Democrat of Oregon

Representative Kay Granger, Republican of Texas

Representative Michael C. Burgess, Republican of Texas

Representative Chris Stewart, Republican of Utah

Representative Jennifer Wexton, Democrat of Virginia

Representative Derek Kilmer, Democrat of Washington


https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/26/us/politics/congress-retirements-list.html
 
When 19 Dems and 11 Reps choose to leave the house it is not a "mostly republican" thing. This does count the 11 congresscritters that are vying for Senate Seats instead, but that's still 30 folks leaving, about 2/3 that are leaving are Democrats.
 
BidenPresident said:
More than three dozen members of Congress have announced they will not seek re-election next year, some to pursue other offices and many others simply to get out of Washington. Twelve have announced their plans just this month.

The wave of lawmakers across chambers and parties announcing they intend to leave Congress comes at a time of breathtaking dysfunction on Capitol Hill, primarily instigated by House Republicans.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/26/us/politics/congress-retirement-republicans-democrats.html
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Thats what happens when you have a diaper wearing moron named genocide joe in the white house.
 
Damocles said:
When 19 Dems and 11 Reps choose to leave the house it is not a "mostly republican" thing. This does count the 11 congresscritters that are vying for Senate Seats instead, but that's still 30 folks leaving, about 2/3 that are leaving are Democrats.
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Why are you trying to upset bidenpresidents delusional rant with facts?
 
Damocles said:
When 19 Dems and 11 Reps choose to leave the house it is not a "mostly republican" thing. This does count the 11 congresscritters that are vying for Senate Seats instead, but that's still 30 folks leaving, about 2/3 that are leaving are Democrats.
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it is weird tho.

is the government fixing to shut down, for an a.i. administered techtopia?
 
Damocles said:
When 19 Dems and 11 Reps choose to leave the house it is not a "mostly republican" thing. This does count the 11 congresscritters that are vying for Senate Seats instead, but that's still 30 folks leaving, about 2/3 that are leaving are Democrats.
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Not making a big deal about it, seems to occur every election, but why would a GOP Congressman quit the House when it is their party that controls the House? it is their opportunity to finally get a say on affairs and policies they support?
 
Blazed Pascal said:
it is weird tho.

is the government fixing to shut down, for an a.i. administered techtopia?
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Government is fixing to shut down because a GOP House can’t get their act together and consider playing brinkmanship with the nation’s economy an acceptable path to appease their MaraLago handlers
 
archives said:
Government is fixing to shut down because a GOP House can’t get their act together and consider playing brinkmanship with the nation’s economy an acceptable path to appease their MaraLago handlers
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Good make it so the leftist maggots cant do anymore damage
 
Blazed Pascal said:
no it isn't.
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Did not the GOP dismiss their Speaker because he arrived at an even a temporary compromise solution? Will this not be the third attempt of the GOP to pass anything beyond a month or so remedy? Are not loaning agencies discussing downgrading America’s credit worthiness because the House can not accomplish anything? Doesn’t Israel, the Ukraine, and border measures remain wanting because the GOP House can not get their act together?

Or are you suggesting that the MTGs, Jimmy Jordan’s, Jim Comers, Matt Gaetzs, and the rest of the Freedom idiots don’t taking their marching orders directly from Maralago?
 
Democrats are leaving because it is not worth the living in fear and the threats being placed on them and their families lives for just being Democrats!

Ask Nancy!

And the Republicans are leaving because they no longer want to represent a MALEVOLENT Republican Party they do not even recognize anymore.

And, if you doubt me, ASK ANYONE OF THEM! I DARE YOU!
 
Blazed Pascal said:
it is weird tho.

is the government fixing to shut down, for an a.i. administered techtopia?
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You think that it isn't being administered by an AI now? I mean, Dementia Joe can barely read his lap notes and teleprompters in English and you think he's actually running something?
 
Representative Ken Buck, Republican of Colorado, announced he would not seek re-election after his dissatisfaction and sense of disconnect with the G.O.P. had grown too great. Mr. Buck, who voted to oust Representative Kevin McCarthy from the speakership, has denounced his party’s election denialism and many members’ refusal to condemn the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

“We lost our way,” Mr. Buck told The New York Times this month. “We have an identity crisis in the Republican Party. If we can’t address the election denier issue and we continue down that path, we won’t have credibility with the American people that we are going to solve problems.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/26/us/politics/congress-retirement-republicans-democrats.html
 
Damocles said:
You think that it isn't being administered by an AI now? I mean, Dementia Joe can barely read his lap notes and teleprompters in English and you think he's actually running something?
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Why do you right wingers obsess about teleprompters? Seriously, no sane person gives a speech without notes.
 
BidenPresident said:
Why do you right wingers obsess about teleprompters? Seriously, no sane person gives a speech without notes.
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If he could function at all without them nobody would be "focusing" on that. Reading your crotch notes when meeting with a world leader because you cannot remember simple talking points does not point to evidence of a functioning brain or curtail the worries of the American people. Simply being unable to recognize the difference between a press conference with a leader with a functioning brain and one who needs simple instructions telling them where to stand, what to say, who to call on, all written down (with capitalized YOU so the pResident can pretend to remember that when they talk to the President it means YOU) so they don't screw it up and put in order so that they don't read the wrong response in the wrong order... well, that's on you.
 
Damocles said:
If he could function at all without them nobody would be "focusing" on that. Reading your crotch notes when meeting with a world leader because you cannot remember simple talking points does not point to evidence of a functioning brain or curtail the worries of the American people. Simply being unable to recognize the difference between a press conference with a leader with a functioning brain and one who needs simple instructions telling them where to stand, what to say, who to call on, all written down (with capitalized YOU so the pResident can pretend to remember that when they talk to the President it means YOU) so they don't screw it up and put in order so that they don't read the wrong response in the wrong order... well, that's on you.
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No one gives a speech without notes or reading from a prepared text.
 
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