WASHINGTON — Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., said Monday that he will resign from Congress after it passes a massive policy bill to advance President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda.
“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, adding that he notified Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., that he would vacate his congressional seat following the House’s next vote on the legislative package that’s currently in the Senate.
Green, the chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, represents a safe Republican district in Tennessee. He had announced his intentions to retire during Congress’ previous session, but reversed course weeks later.
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