House GOP Chairman To Retire After ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Vote

House Republicans are set to lose Rep. Mark Green (R-TN), chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, following another vote on the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” expected in the coming weeks.

“It is with a heavy heart that I announce my retirement from Congress. Recently, I was offered an opportunity in the private sector that was too exciting to pass up,” Green said in a statement on Monday.

He continued, “As a result, today I notified the Speaker and the House of Representatives that I will resign from Congress as soon as the House votes once again on the reconciliation package.”

The GOP-led House narrowly passed the bill, which contains myriad tax cuts and spending provisions seeking to boost President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda, a few weeks ago.

Senators are expected to make some changes to the legislation, meaning the House will have to approve it again, in its revised form. The Trump administration hopes to have the bill completed by July 4.

First elected to the House in 2018, Green oversaw as chairman of the Homeland Security panel efforts to pass a major border security bill and impeach Biden DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

“Though I planned to retire at the end of the previous Congress, I stayed to ensure that President Trump’s border security measures and priorities make it through Congress,” Green said in his statement.

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The chairman added, “By overseeing the border security portion of the reconciliation package, I have done that. After that, I will retire, and there will be a special election to replace me.”

A source told Fox News reporter Aishah Hasnie that the “plan” is to have Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) return as chairman of the Homeland Security Committee until the end of this session of Congress.

Green’s departure will decrease the GOP’s majority in the House. As it stands, there are 220 Republicans and 212 Democrats. There are three vacant seats left behind by Democrats who recently died.

“I have no doubt that my colleagues in this Congress will continue to strengthen the cause of freedom,” Green said. “May God bless them, and the United States of America.”