Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) is leaving Congress at the end of his term, he told The New York Times in a story published Monday evening.

Nadler, a fiery Manhattan liberal who has served in the House for more than three decades, told the newspaper in an interview that Democrats need fresh faces.

“Watching the Biden thing really said something about the necessity for generational change in the party, and I think I want to respect that,” Nadler told the Times, adding a younger successor “can maybe do better, can maybe help us more.”

Nadler reportedly shared his decision last week on the condition the news not be published until this week, when Congress is set to reconvene following its month-long recess.

The Hill has reached out to Nadler's office for comment.

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