Record-Setting Pace of Retirements from Congress Continues

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“One in eight members of Congress now say they plan to leave their current seats after this election cycle, the second-highest total in the last century,” NPR reports.“According to NPR’s congressional retirement tracker, as of March 6, there are 68 current representatives and senators who are retiring or running for a different office — 13 senators and 55 House members.”