Sen. Evan Bayh, the Indiana Democrat who announced today he will not seek a third term this year, said "the people's business is not getting done" in Congress as he explained why he is retiring.
"There is much too much partisanship and not enough progress," Bayh said as he made the formal announcement in Indianapolis. "All of this and much more has led me to believe that there are better ways to serve my fellow citizens."
He cited two examples of policy he feels demonstrates the nation's partisan divide. One bill that would have created a commission to tackle the nation's debt had bipartisan support but failed in a Senate vote last month. The other piece of legislation, the Senate's jobs bill, is now also in question.
"If Washington, D.C., could be more like Indiana," Bayh said, "Washington would be a better place."
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