A GOP congressman is resigning amid scandal after he urged mistress to get an abortionBusiness Insider, Oct 5, 2017
Pennsylvania Rep. Tim Murphy will resign October 21, House Speaker Paul Ryan announced in a statement Thursday afternoon.
"This afternoon I received a letter of resignation from Congressman Tim Murphy, effective October 21," Ryan said. "It was Dr. Murphy's decision to move on to the next chapter of his life, and I support it. We thank him for his many years of tireless work on mental health issues here in Congress and his service to the country as a naval reserve officer."
Murphy's resignation comes in the wake of a report detailing an affair with a woman, whom he told needed to have an abortion.
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