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West New York NJ, Democrats seem to smelling a wipeout in the midterms , Congressman Albio Sires announced that he will be retiring at the end of the 117th Congress and will not be seeking reelection in 2022. He has served in the House of Representatives since 2006, first as the Representative for New Jersey’s 13th District and then New Jersey’s 8th District.
Politico reports Republicans are already spending millions attacking them for their votes for trillions more spending and debt. Now the 15 to 25 Democrats in seats that either voted for Donald Trump or are otherwise competitive are facing almost certain expulsion in November. Last month they had to support a tough vote in favor of billions of dollars for illegal immigrants, the SALT giveaway to billionaires, a 900% increase in OSHA fines, the news media bailout, 80,000 new IRS agents, and job-crushing business tax hikes.
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