Longtime U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, Montana Democrat, announced he will not seek a seventh term. He faced a tough re-election battle, having placed a key roll in passing the Affordable Healthcare Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, which is unpopular in his state. He recently declared the implementation of the law “a train wreck.”

Here is his statement:

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