Rhetoric Is Heated but Data Show House Civility at Typical Levels

Rhetoric Is Heated but Data Show House Civility at Typical Levels
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) answers questions during her weekly press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 27, 2019. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
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WASHINGTON—Rep. Paul Mitchell (R-Mich.) won’t seek a third term in 2020 because he believes the anger and distrust in Congress is so high that it’s all but impossible to get anything positive done for his constituents back home.

Mitchell announced his plans in a floor speech on July 23, saying “my objective has always been simply to work to address significant challenges this nation faces: health care, immigration, and infrastructure, for example.
Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
Mark Tapscott is an award-winning senior Congressional correspondent for The Epoch Times. He covers Congress, national politics, and policy. Mr. Tapscott previously worked for Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Montgomery Journal, and Daily Caller News Foundation.
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