GOP Rep. Mike Gallagher: I Am Stepping Down Because ‘Congress Shouldn’t Be a Career’

PERINO Congressman this is ░░░░░░░░ first interview you ve ░░░░░░░░ since you announced over ░░░░░░░░ weekend that you won ░░░░░░░░ seek re election I ░░░░░░░░ that came as a ░░░░░░░░ to many and a ░░░░░░░░ to a lot of ░░░░░░░░ as well because you ░░░░░░░░ course you are a ░░░░░░░░ man you have a ░░░░░░░░ of ambition you re ░░░░░░░░ the China committee But ░░░░░░░░ have decided not to ░░░░░░░░ forward Just for the ░░░░░░░░ at home who have ░░░░░░░░ to know you a ░░░░░░░░ bit what was your ░░░░░░░░ point Why did you ░░░░░░░░ that this was the ░░░░░░░░ that broke the camel ░░░░░░░░ back and you were ░░░░░░░░ Gallagher Well there was ░░░░░░░░ single breaking point This ░░░░░░░░ something my wife and ░░░░░░░░ have been talking about ░░░░░░░░ a while That s ░░░░░░░░ most important reason We ░░░░░░░░ a young family now ░░░░░░░░ would like to grow ░░░░░░░░ family and I ll ░░░░░░░░ honest this lifestyle is ░░░░░░░░ well suited to that ░░░░░░░░ that was a big ░░░░░░░░ But also since I ░░░░░░░░ I always said that ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t be a ░░░░░░░░ I think that the ░░░░░░░░ that we have so ░░░░░░░░ lifers and careerists in ░░░░░░░░ institution is why it ░░░░░░░░ so dysfunctional and the ░░░░░░░░ when they created the ░░░░░░░░ and this country had ░░░░░░░░ mind that you would ░░░░░░░░ on a season of ░░░░░░░░ and then return to ░░░░░░░░ life Quite frankly I ░░░░░░░░ to make that transition ░░░░░░░░ while I m still ░░░░░░░░ and so I don ░░░░░░░░ spend the next 20 ░░░░░░░░ 30 years in public ░░░░░░░░ So I think it ░░░░░░░░ the best decision for ░░░░░░░░ family I will miss ░░░░░░░░ I hope you guys ░░░░░░░░ still be nice to ░░░░░░░░ and invite me on ░░░░░░░░ show because I genuinely ░░░░░░░░ talking with both of ░░░░░░░░ You have been incredible ░░░░░░░░ me HEMMER You re ░░░░░░░░ to say that Your ░░░░░░░░ is pretty red it ░░░░░░░░ probably stay in Republican ░░░░░░░░ But you have shown ░░░░░░░░ commitment to go after ░░░░░░░░ to recognize and to ░░░░░░░░ what s going on ░░░░░░░░ the Chinese Communist Party ░░░░░░░░ you to back away ░░░░░░░░ that now who will ░░░░░░░░ that void Gallagher One ░░░░░░░░ I don t intend ░░░░░░░░ back away from that ░░░░░░░░ will remain my mission ░░░░░░░░ mission that I set ░░░░░░░░ myself is to prevent ░░░░░░░░ War III restore conventional ░░░░░░░░ in order to prevent ░░░░░░░░ War III with China ░░░░░░░░ I intend to keep ░░░░░░░░ that mission just from ░░░░░░░░ different title or platform ░░░░░░░░ that s not going ░░░░░░░░ change That s my ░░░░░░░░ s work But we ░░░░░░░░ a lot of talented ░░░░░░░░ members in Congress who ░░░░░░░░ the Chinese Communist Party ░░░░░░░░ I intend to make ░░░░░░░░ that the select committee ░░░░░░░░ left in good hands ░░░░░░░░ I leave And I ░░░░░░░░ because of the work ░░░░░░░░ ve done on a ░░░░░░░░ basis a lot of ░░░░░░░░ are waking up to ░░░░░░░░ threat But I intend ░░░░░░░░ continue that work regardless ░░░░░░░░ where I go next.”