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Congress

HASC Seapower Ranking Member Rep. McIntyre to Retire at End of Term

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, January 8th, 2014

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HASC Seapower Ranking Member Rep. McIntyre to Retire at End of Term

Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-N.C.), member of the House Armed Services Committee

Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-N.C.), ranking member of the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee, said Wednesday he would retire at the end of this congressional term. “My family and I are ready for a new chapter and excited about new opportunities to continue helping North Carolina,” he said in a statement, adding a list of accomplishments from his nine terms in Congress. HASC ranking member Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said in a statement Wednesday that McIntyre “has been…

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