“I think that the fact that we have so many lifers and careerists in this institution is why it’s so dysfunctional, and the Framers, when they created the Constitution and this country, had in mind that you would embark on a season of service and then return to private life.”

— Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), who chairs the House Select Committee on Competition with the Chinese Communist Party, explaining his decision to not seek re-election.