"Mr. McCarthy, I want to play a soundbite from you about Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene's retirement. Take a listen to yourself. She's almost like a canary in a coal mine, and this is something inside Congress they better wake up to because they're going to get a lot of people retiring and they've got to focus, McCarthy is then heard saying in the clip."
"If nothing's being accomplished because they are making a sacrifice, they're being away from their family, sometimes it's a long travel, you get harassed, you get death threats, all the different things but you're willing to make that sacrifice if you can accomplish something. When nothing is happening, when it's just pure fighting, people say, I could go spend my time doing something else. And it's not good when you see the number of people retiring, but the quality of people."
More than 10% of Congress won't return to their seats after 2026, with a notable wave of retirements emerging ahead of the midterms. President Donald Trump's urging prompted Texas Republicans to pursue mid-decade redistricting to disadvantage Democrats, and California Democrats responded by working to eliminate GOP seats. Marjorie Taylor Greene's retirement was described as a canary in a coal mine signaling broader exits. Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said partisan fighting, inability to accomplish goals, long travel, family sacrifice, harassment and death threats are driving members away from public service.
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