same thing about what a cesspool congress has become. they don't like to say that when they leave. in a statement they like to say about the honor of serving their constituents and the time they need to spend with their family. this is a year for congress like no other. it's never been this bad. there has never been a more profound divide between the death threats and the sort of celebrity fundraising that people are doing, coming off of partisan attacks. the divide between the honor and opportunity to serve and just how dangerous and depressing and demoralizing it is. these retirements are different, and what it bodes for future congresses and the kind of americans we will attract to service in the years to come who are ready to be hunting and harassed and threatened is quite frightening in terms of who's going to represent us in the people's house. >> it really does for all the