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babylonsister

(172,750 posts)
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 08:41 AM Yesterday

Powerful House Republican Joins Retirement Wave

Abandon ship!!

https://politicalwire.com/2026/03/27/powerful-house-republican-joins-retirement-wave/

Powerful House Republican Joins Retirement Wave
March 27, 2026 at 7:35 am EDT By Taegan Goddard


Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), the chairman of the House Committee on Transportation, is pulling his plans to seek re-election for his Missouri seat, joining dozens of other lawmakers who are retiring from Congress at the end of this term, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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Powerful House Republican Joins Retirement Wave (Original Post) babylonsister Yesterday OP
What's the scandal? malaise Yesterday #1
The scandal is the gop babylonsister Yesterday #2
Love it malaise Yesterday #3
I think he can see GOP's "House Party" will end in January and He'll be in the minority. Poor BABY IA8IT Yesterday #7
Thanks for this malaise Yesterday #8
with a pension, healthcare for life onethatcares Yesterday #4
Yay yay yay! UpInArms Yesterday #5
His re-election poll numbers must have been VERY bad. lol Multichromatic Yesterday #6
Wish they would all leave early, leaving tbe House to Dems Figarosmom 23 hrs ago #9
Isn't "Powerful House Republican" an oxymoron? Buddyzbuddy 22 hrs ago #10
All these retiring Republicans popsdenver 22 hrs ago #11
Getting out before being indicted pfitz59 17 hrs ago #12

babylonsister

(172,750 posts)
2. The scandal is the gop
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 08:52 AM
Yesterday

is going to have a severe case of whoop-ass in November! And then there's their fearless, ineffective, selfish, greedy, demented, tyrannical leader they're following off a cliff...

IA8IT

(6,421 posts)
7. I think he can see GOP's "House Party" will end in January and He'll be in the minority. Poor BABY
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 09:55 AM
Yesterday

I live across state line from his district and local media cover his craven press releases. Quite sure his replacement will not be Blue.

onethatcares

(16,989 posts)
4. with a pension, healthcare for life
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 08:58 AM
Yesterday

connections and just about every perk they can grab. they are thinking about wealth.

Buddyzbuddy

(2,589 posts)
10. Isn't "Powerful House Republican" an oxymoron?
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 02:40 PM
22 hrs ago

There are no powerful House Republicans only Republican cowards.

popsdenver

(2,278 posts)
11. All these retiring Republicans
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 03:00 PM
22 hrs ago

have all done the Dirty Work, of getting us to the place we are at today.........Their Un-fathomable Damage is done, they can all move on......

pfitz59

(12,679 posts)
12. Getting out before being indicted
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 07:59 PM
17 hrs ago

When Trump gets booted by impeachment I want all his supporters and enablers jailed for treason. None of them stood by their oaths to 'support and defend the Constitution'.

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