{"id":2205112,"date":"2024-03-24T13:54:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-24T17:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ken-buck-expresses-relief-to-leave-congress-dysfunctional-place\/"},"modified":"2024-03-24T13:56:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T17:56:31","slug":"ken-buck-expresses-relief-to-leave-congress-dysfunctional-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ken-buck-expresses-relief-to-leave-congress-dysfunctional-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Ken Buck expresses his relief to depart Congress, citing it as a &#8220;dysfunctional place."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fken-buck-expresses-relief-to-leave-congress-dysfunctional-place%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2205112&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Ken Buck Opens Up About \u2062His Departure \u200dfrom Congress<\/h2>\n<p>Former Colorado Rep. Ken Buck made \u200cwaves with his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jpmorgan-maintains-bearish-view-on-yen-after-boj-shift\/\" title=\"JPMorgan still pessimistic about yen after BOJ change.\">recent \u2062decision<\/a> to \u2062leave the House, showing no remorse for\u2062 his departure despite the Republican Party&#8217;s dwindling majority in the chamber.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>A Bold Stand Against Priorities<\/h3>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crocodile-dundee-actor-paul-hogan-opens-up-about-why-he-cant-move-back-to-australia\/\" title=\"\u201cCrocodile Dundee\u201d Actor Paul Hogan Opens up About Why He Can\u2019t Move Back to Australia\">candid interview<\/a> on\u2063 This \u2064Week this past Sunday, Buck\u200c didn&#8217;t \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-may-ease-ccp-virus-lockdown-from-march-foreign-secretary-says\/\" title=\"UK May Ease CCP Virus Lockdown From March, Foreign Secretary Says\">hold back<\/a> on his\u2062 views. He expressed \u200bhis firm disagreement with the &#8220;priorities&#8221; his GOP\u200d colleagues were pursuing when he decided\u2064 to step down. Highlighting instances such as Rep. \u200cMarjorie Taylor Greene&#8217;s motion \u2062to vacate Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on his final day in office, Buck\u200c emphasized the need for a recalibration \u2064of focus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;We have\u2062 a very tragic circumstance in Ukraine.\u2063 We have spiraling debt, all kinds of out-of-control problems, and we \u2064focus on messaging\u2062 bills that get us nowhere,&#8221;<\/strong> Buck remarked, underscoring the need for a shift \u2062in\u200d attention towards pressing national \u200cand global issues.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Minimal Impact on Majority<\/h3>\n<p>Despite concerns about his departure affecting the Republican majority, Buck downplayed its potential impact. He firmly stated, <strong>&#8220;There&#8217;s very few votes \u200bthat \u2062are decided by\u2062 one \u2064or two members,&#8221;<\/strong> suggesting that individual departures may not sway significant outcomes in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-can-have-access-to-only-some-of-trumps-financial-records-judge-rules\/\" title=\"Democrats Can Have Access To Only Some Of Trump\u2019s Financial Records, Judge Rules\">polarized political climate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m happy to move on. Dysfunctional place,&#8221;<\/strong> Buck candidly admitted, reaffirming his resolve to transition \u2063away from what he\u200b perceives as an\u2064 ineffective system.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While Buck takes his leave, the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-dangerous-new-democrat-bills-that-you-probably-havent-heard-of\/\" title=\"Four Dangerous New Democrat Bills That You Probably Haven\u2019t Heard Of\">political landscape<\/a> in Colorado undergoes further shifts. With Rep. Lauren Boebert up for reelection and a special election slated for June to fill Buck&#8217;s seat, \u200bchanges \u2063are imminent. Additionally, \u200bRep.\u200b Mike Gallagher&#8217;s recent announcement of his own retirement mid-term adds another layer of intrigue to the evolving congressional dynamics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Colorado Rep. Ken Buck didn&#8217;t regret his departure from the House, despite the dwindling Republican majority. In a Sunday interview on This Week, his first since retiring on Friday, Buck voiced his dissent with his colleagues&#8217; &#8220;priorities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2205113,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP23263579100567-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2205112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP23263579100567-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2205112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2205112"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2205112\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2205113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2205112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2205112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2205112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}