North Carolina Democrat Rep. David Price to retire ahead of 2022 midterms

Democrat Rep. David Price of North Carolina is retiring from Congress, a spokesperson for his office confirmed to Fox News on Monday. Rep. Mike Doyle is also expected to announce his retirement Monday, Democratic sources tell Fox News.

Doyle, D-Pa., is making an announcement at the top of the 1 p.m., hour, a spokesperson said. The spokesperson would neither confirm nor deny whether Doyle is retiring.

Both Doyle, who represents the Pittsburgh area, and Price, who represents the Durham, N. C., area, have easily won reelection in their blue-leaning districts in recent years. But without their guaranteed presence, Democrats' slim majority in the House becomes increasingly fragile.

The two new retirements follow an announcement from House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., last ... (Read more)

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