The narrow Republican House majority in the 119th Congress will “have nothing to spare,” as it aims to “fix everything,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Wednesday, the morning after Democrats flipped a seat in California.
That narrows the GOP majority in the House to 220 to 215, and it’s set to become even narrower, as some House members are poised to join the incoming Trump administration, which would likely take the majority to 217-215 before those seats are filled.
“Do the math. We have nothing to spare, but all of our members know that,” Johnson said at a press conference. “We talked about that today, as we do constantly, that this is a team effort that we’ve got to all row in the same direction.”
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