12/05/2024

GOP’s Thin House Majority Could Complicate Trump’s Policy Plans

The slim majority could easily falter on key votes

House Republicans will enter the new Congress with an even narrower majority than many expected, complicating President-elect Donald Trump’s push to quickly enact his conservative policy plans.

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. If Republicans want to pass bills without relying on Democrats, they can lose support from only two GOP lawmakers to reach the 218 votes needed to approve legislation.

But that margin of error will quickly evaporate early next year because two Republicans are expected to join the Trump administration, and former congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) will not return to Congress following his short bid for attorney general.

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