Posted on 10/19/2019 11:22:37 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
Republican Rep. Francis Rooney (Fla.), who this week refused to rule out impeaching President Trump, announced Saturday that he won't seek reelection.
Rooney revealed his decision in a Fox News interview. A spokesman for Rooney confirmed to The Hill that the lawmaker won't run for a third-term.
"I don't think I really do and I don't think I really want one," Rooney said in the interview when asked if he needed a third term.
Rooney said he came to Congress to secure money for Everglades projects and for an offshore drilling ban to protect Florida.
"I thought it might take three terms, but I think I've done it in less than two, we've gotten over 10 times as much money per year for the Everglades," he said.
Asked if he should be added to a list of Republicans not seeking reelection in 2020, Rooney said yes while also expressing support for congressional term limits.
Ive done what I came to do, he said. I want to be a model for term limits.
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” refused to rule out impeaching President Trump”
He definitely should not try to run again.
Funny, he hasnt drafted legislation. Just keeping that door open for the future, Im sure. Disclosure: He used to be my rep and I participated in a town hall conference call with him. I asked him about the reluctance to delve into the problematic facts of Obamas official narrative and was promptly dropped from the call.
“Why should he work hard on another term, he will make a fat retirement check off the back of the American Taxpayer after doing nothing.”
You don’t have a clue!
Has no business being in the GOP. Good Bye to Rino rubbish
“Takes his pension and runs to the bank. “
Nope.
With only two terms he's not vested for pension.
Another one getting money from the Ukraine?
Let the Swamp Rats and RINOs leave. We sure will not miss them one bit.
To be honest, I’d never heard of the guy before reading that tweet.
Spineless coward.
Well, that explains why he didn’t run as a Democrat, which he probably is.
The tweet says it all.
Don’t you just love the way Trump has flushed out all the totalitarian-statists and caused them to self-identify?
Nancy told him to forget about running because she plans to Outlaw the GOP and turn the US into a Dictatorship under the Rule Of Hillary The Great ,D’oh
Winning. Winning. Winning.
Im in his district.
Who are the real local Trumpers around here?
I want to get going on Rooneys replacement.
He has made comments and taken stands that have not endeared himself with the voters down here. The gun control comments, impeachment comments are much more to the Democrat side in a strong Republican District. Saw the writing on the wall.
(Proverbs 16:18) Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
7 Would somebody who knows how please post the Well....Bye guy?
18 In before Powers Booth.
"Tombstone", 1993, "Curly Bill" Brocius/ Powers Boothe
We should NOT HAVE one republican voting for impeachment this vote if it happens should be strictly partisan WHY is it the Dems ALWAYS stick together like super glue YET our pussy side just cant seem to STAND and FIGHT together WHY in the HELL cant they just stand together!!!
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