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Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Kentucky, chairman of the powerful House Budget Committee, will not run for re-election in 2022, he tells NBC.
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Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Kentucky, chairman of the powerful House Budget Committee, will not run for re-election in 2022, he tells NBC.
nbcnews.com/politics/meet-… via @NBCNews
He is the only Democratic representative from the Republican-heavy state and has been a central broker advancing Biden’s agenda, including authoring and shepherding the $1.9 trillion Covid-19 stimulus through Congress.
It’s his “proudest moment,” he says.
It’s his “proudest moment,” he says.
The announcement makes him the fourth Democratic House member to announce they’re retiring at the end of this term ahead of what’s already expected to be a challenging year for Democrats looking to maintain their narrow majority in the House.
@SpeakerPelosi on @RepJohnYarmuth announcement:
Americans “had a fierce and extraordinarily effective champion for their health, financial security and well-being.”
“The Congress will lose a greatly respected Member and our Caucus will lose a friend whose wise counsel,
Americans “had a fierce and extraordinarily effective champion for their health, financial security and well-being.”
“The Congress will lose a greatly respected Member and our Caucus will lose a friend whose wise counsel,
expertise, humor and warmth is cherished. We thank John’s wife Cathy for sharing him with the Congress and the Country, and we wish both of them the best as they begin the next chapter of their journey,” Pelosi writes in part.
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