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.
“I’ve done what I came to do,” he said. “I want to be a model for term limits.”
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Bush League Republicans are quitting, we need to be primarying the rest.
I gotta get elected to Congress...
It’s about their gravy train not about us and Trumps MAGA train. The reason winds blow is because the uniparty and swamp sucks. They hate us first, and DJT second.
Another Ryan RINO!
Rooney is a big Catholic guy from Naples FL
Rich
Has no clue what we’re up against since culture war simply isn’t on his radar in collier county
Former Vatican ambassador for USA I think
I have friends in Naples who say he’s an MOR Republican
Some folks just don’t get it
He has been given an offer he cannot refuse!
Good riddance.
As others have posted, with only 4 years, he will get nothing. You have to serve 5 years. Even then, Congress critters only get 1.7% for each year of service up to 20, then 1% per year after that. While it might be better than most folks get, I don't think the Congressional retirement system is the scam most people think it is. The problem is how most Representatives and Senators seem to magically get rich either while in office, or soon after leaving Congress.
The GOP is a dead party but at least the rats are jumping ship and maybe it can be salvaged but I am personally a independent as a Constitutional Conservative. Political parties destroyed this nation.
[Under both CSRS and FERS, Members of Congress are eligible for a pension at the age of 62 if they have completed at least five years of service.]
[With a net worth of $22.6 million, Rooney is one of the wealthiest members of Congress.[2]]
Good, the scumbag was just quoted as saying he is thinking about impeachment. Bye bye pos.
Rooney has represented Florida’s 19th district since 2017 and won his last election by over 20 points.
Sounds like a safe seat for a true Republican.
Anyone think this might have something to do with Spygate?
Rooney was an ambassador to the Holy See for a few years...
Thanks!
Well, it appears the Republicans have a grand theme for next year’s general election for the House of Representatives...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3eC35LoF4U
Click the run button and then click to end the commercial...
Burning Down the House
Mark Levin talked about Rooney last night and how he (Levin) had endorsed Rooney’s primary opponent Dan Bongino.
Maybe Dan can step forward once again, although I wish he could try to run for office in my Maryland one more time, now that Elijah Cummings seat has been vacated.
LOL!
Rooney: Sod off, swampy.
Another rino yokel that the deep state threatened to release the dirt they have on him.
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