NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee's 7th District Congressman, Mark Green, will retire from the U.S. House of Representatives, the federal lawmaker announced Monday.

In a statement, Rep. Green announced he was retiring from Congressional service due to taking a private sector position that was "too exciting to pass up."

Per his statement, Green has informed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) he will resign as soon as the House votes on the reconciliation package.

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He called his time in Congress "the honor of a lifetime," touting "historic tax cuts," sweeping border security legislation and pro-life legislation as some of his proudest accomplishments in Washington.

Green initially planned to exit public life at the e

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