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GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales announces he is leaving Congress
Original: GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales says he's stepping down from Congress
Republican Representative Tony Gonzales of Texas says he will step down from Congress. The announcement, reported by ABC News, makes the moderate congressman one of the latest Republican incumbents to depart Capitol Hill. Details on his reasons and the timing of his resignation have not yet been laid out, and reactions are beginning to come in from colleagues and political observers.
Why now: A sitting Republican congressman unexpectedly announcing his departure from Congress is major news with implications for the House GOP majority.
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