The Daily Populous Sunday July 6th, 2025 evening edition
Authored by cnbc.com and submitted by dlee4

House Homeland Security Committee Chair Mark Green (R-Tenn.) speaks alongside House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) after the House passed budget reconciliation legislation at the U.S. Capitol on May 22, 2025.

Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., announced his official resignation from Congress on Friday, a move that was expected but one that could, at least for now, shrink Republicans' already narrow majority in the House.

"To my constituents across Tennessee's 7th District—thank you. The trust you put in me is humbling. I will look back fondly on my years of serving as your voice in Washington," Green wrote in a post on X.

With his resignation, Republicans are down to a 219-212 majority in the House, at least until his seat in the solidly red district is filled.

His resignation will be effective July 20, Fox News reports from a letter Green sent to House Republican leadership.

Green's resignation is a blow to House Speaker Mike Johnson's already narrow majority in the lower chamber, a fact that was on stark display this week as he was trying to pass President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill."

Johnson struggled to coalesce his conference around the megabill, and the narrow majority gave him little wiggle room for defections. With Green's resignation, Johnson's could face an even more challenging road ahead.

Green, who chairs the Homeland Security Committee, said he was returning to the private sector to start his own business, but did not provide details about the business.

"While I cannot give the details here, I will be doing something specifically designed to help America compete against the CCP [Chinese Communist Party], but this time in business," Green said in a video on X.

Green was elected to serve in Congress in 2018, succeeding Sen. Marsha Blackburn.

InstantClassic257 on July 5th, 2025 at 23:08 UTC »

One last paycheck before resigning. What a fucking republican.

Because we all know this fucker was paid a mint to vote for this bill....

mtnclimbingotter02 on July 5th, 2025 at 23:00 UTC »

Fucking coward. Leaves after he fucks everyone over.

He got his so fuck the rest of us.

Republicans DONT care about us.

Most-Artichoke6184 on July 5th, 2025 at 22:42 UTC »

Right after he voted to fuck over America.