Mark Green: “This budget request reflects this obstinance.”

To my constituents across Tennessee’s 7th District—thank you. The trust you put in me is humbling.

I have no more speakers, and I am prepared to close after the gentleman from California closes.

It’s with a heavy heart that I say farewell.

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.