NASHVILLE – U.S. Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., announced Wednesday she is officially stepping down as chairwoman of the House Budget Committee to focus more on her 2018 campaign for governor.
The Gallatin lawmaker, who became budget committee chairwoman earlier this year, said her decision comes “after a successful year with Trump.”
In a Fox News op-ed, Black lavished praise on Republican President Donald Trump, saying she has “been proud to serve in that role” as chairman “along with our new president.”
She touted her committee’s work on passing a federal budget outline as well as joining Trump’s efforts to repeal “Obamacare’s worst mandates” combined with “aggressive tax-cutting to get our economy going. This has been exactly the kind of work I came to Congress to do and we have done it.
“But,” added Black, a former state senator, “my heart has always been at home.”