Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green reconsidering House retirement

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) is reconsidering his decision to retire after the end of his term, a source familiar confirmed to the Washington Examiner.

Green is reconsidering whether to step down from office less than two weeks after the Tennessee Republican announced he would not seek a fourth term in office. The reversal comes as some members of the Tennessee delegation, including Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), have pushed Green not to resign, another source told the Washington Examiner.

Green announced on Feb. 14 that he would not run for reelection, telling the Washington Examiner the decision came through tough deliberation but after he acknowledged he had accomplished the goals he initially campaigned on.

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