Duffys Appear on Fox and Friends
Wednesday, August 28th, 2019 -- 8:36 AM
(WRN) -Northern Wisconsin congressman Sean Duffy and his wife, Rachel Campos-Duffy, were on "Fox and Friends" Tuesday morning, talking about his decision to resign from his House seat next month."Someone else can save America . . . I'm going to take a break. I might come back to politics. I don't know what I'm going to do, it's just at this time, I need to take a moment and make sure Rachel and I and this baby are healthy and are doing well."
Duffy announced his decision Monday, saying he wants to help care for the couples' ninth child. The girl due in October has been diagnosed with a heart defect.
"That's why it was a little shocking, we've had pretty easy births and pretty healthy kids. We had really easy births, we do well together. She's great at having babies. This is the first one we've had with complication. And you know what it's pretty easy for us, in the sense that we're lifers. We believe in life, and whatever gifts God gives us, we accept them. And this is going to be a great gift."
The 7th District Republican said he'll have the costs of the couples' ninth child covered.
"Members of Congress don't get health insurance for life. I know you might have seen an email to that effect. So I can get on a COBRA plan after I leave Congress for 18 months. We paid a full boat for that so we can transition to that, and with the condition of the baby, we have that complete coverage."
Duffy said he expects a tough race in a special election to fill his seat.
"If we get outspent two-to-one, it could be challenging, but I think with this seat and the love for President Trump and conservative policies that have grown our economy, I think we're going to hold the seat. But it will be a raucous race."
Fox News contributor Rachel Campos-Duffy talked about the challenges of being a congressional wife.
"It's a really tough thing to do. It's tough to do with two kids, it's really tough with nine. And we've always been looking for signs, and this was a sign. It's not the only reason, it's just and indication of the bandwidth is getting really tight here, and at some point you have to put your family first."
It was a friendly forum for the couple, as Campos-Duffy is a Fox News contributor and Duffy is a frequent guest on the network. The 7th has been safely Republican since redistricting by the Republican-controlled legislature in 2011. Governor Tony Evers will call for a special election to fill the seat in the heavily Republican district.
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