Here is a statement from U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee on the announcement by U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss and the 2014 Georgia Senate race:

“Throughout his four terms in the House and two terms in the Senate, Saxby has been a hard-working and thoughtful public servant for Georgia and for our country. I thank him for his service and wish he and his family the very best in the next chapter ahead.

“What doesn’t change with today’s announcement is the reality that the Democrats have a very uphill battle to try wresting this seat from Republican hands. Georgia is a red state that rejected President Obama and his liberal agenda by almost 10 points last November. While we take no race for granted, I look forward to the debate between a Republican candidate who believes in reining-in wasteful Washington spending, growing jobs and protecting the Second Amendment, versus a liberal Democrat who will be a loyal rubber-stamp for President Obama in Washington.”