Tuesday was a busy day for House retirements, as Iowa Rep. Tom Latham was the third lawmaker to say he wouldn’t run for reelection next year.

Latham, a Republican who serves on the powerful House Appropriations Committee, said the decision not to seek an 11th term was “most difficult.”

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