Speaker Mike Johnson’s historically narrow majority has shrunk even further
By Clare Foran and Kristin Wilson, CNN
Published 7:00 AM EST, Mon January 29, 2024
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/01/29/politics/speaker-mike-johnson-narrow-majority/index.html House Speaker Mike Johnson is overseeing one of the smallest House majorities in history as Congress confronts upcoming battles over government funding and contentious fights over immigration and impeachment.
Republicans currently control just 219 seats while Democrats control 213 after Ohio GOP Rep. Bill Johnson resigned from Congress earlier this month to take a job as president of Youngstown State University.
The razor-thin majority presents an enormous challenge for the speaker, leaving him with almost no room for error as he navigates demands from competing wings of his party.
Anonymous
Quoted By:
There are currently three vacancies in the House following Johnson’s departure, former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s resignation from Congress at the end of last year and the expulsion of former GOP Rep. George Santos of New York.
Anonymous
Quoted By:
The tight vote margin means that any individual member has the potential to exert outsized influence and Johnson has frequently felt pressure from his right flank.
Anonymous
But that strategy compels the need for a two-thirds majority to pass bills, requiring significant Democratic support, and further alienating Johnson and the right wing of his conference.
Anonymous
>>1262221 Ehh no one is expecting much out of Congress anyway. Even the most basic functions like funding the government is hard for them lately.
Anonymous
>>1262235 Doing nothing is a positive when there's a Republican majority in the House.
Anonymous
>>1262235 That’s because of republicans. Entirely their fault
loose lips sink ships loose GOP sink Gov.s
loose lips sink ships loose GOP sink Gov.s Tue 30 Jan 2024 21:01:55 No. 1262348 Report Quoted By:
>>1262272 >Doing nothing is a positive when there's a Republican majority in the House. The US gov. don't need no 5th columnists when the GOP has a majority.
They are the monkey and the wrench and they throw it in the gears on purpose
Anonymous
>>1262334 I seriously hope you bots get paid for this, even literal bots shouldn't be doing something this pathetic for free. You will never be a woman
Anonymous
