The House Republican conference will consist of 220 lawmakers, two fewer than the five-seat majority that the GOP struggled to manage in this Congress.
By Marianna Sotomayor, The Washington PostPresident-elect Donald Trump speaks at meeting of the House GOP conference, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington. House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., second from left, applauds with Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., Richard Hudson, R-N.C., Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., and Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn.
“Do the math; we’ve got nothing to spare,” Speaker Mike Johnson said during his weekly news conference. “We could be the most consequential Congress of the modern era because we have to fix everything,” Johnson said. “We know how to work with a small majority; that’s our custom now.”House and Senate GOP leaders are already discussing what policies to address early next year - and how they will move forward.
“Yes, we need to be bold. We need to do things that he promised,” he continued, “But those things can be accomplished without hurting the majority-makers.”
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