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House Republicans' already slim majority shrinks after Wisconsin member resigns following passage of foreign aid bill: GOP can now only afford to lose ONE vote to defeat Democrats
The Daily Mail ^ | 21 Apr 2024 | Jon Michael Raasch

Posted on 04/21/2024 9:56:47 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican

The departure of Rep. Mike Gallagher shaves off yet another Republican from the already razor-thin GOP House majority, further weakening the GOP's already loose grip on power.

With Gallagher's resignation, House Republicans can only afford to lose a single Republican vote to get legislation passed along party lines.

If they lose more than a single GOP vote, Republicans will need Democrat support to pass any legislation.

As it stands, there are 217 Republicans and 213 Democrats and five vacancies in the House.

This means if two Republicans vote with Democrats the vote would be 215 - 215, and a tie results in a loss for any measure.

Further complicating the matter is the Thursday announcement from Rep. Jake LaTurner, R-Kan., that he will not seek re-election this fall.

'It is time to pursue other opportunities and have the benefit of spending more time with my family,' LaTurner wrote in his announcement.

He said the 'dysfunction' of the current House of Representatives is 'distressing,' an apparent nod at the chaos that may have prompted so many members to seek employment outside of Capitol Hill this cycle.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: hakeemjohnson; neoconsvotedbiden; ukrainelobbyist
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To: MinorityRepublican

Not sure exactly why they resigned?

I am sure it had NOTHING to do with PRINCIPLE nor keeping their electoral promise to represent those who elected them.


21 posted on 04/21/2024 10:26:46 AM PDT by Biblebelter
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To: NavyShoe

The same thing in 2018. They are resigning to help insure a Democrat majority so that they can get Trump.


22 posted on 04/21/2024 10:26:49 AM PDT by Bryan24
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To: MinorityRepublican

There are alot of pussy-willows in congress.


23 posted on 04/21/2024 10:29:31 AM PDT by Clutch Martin ("The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right." )
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To: MinorityRepublican

Hell these pos republicans could not pull together to accomplish anything.

You got a speaker that sits and nods agreement with Biteme at the sou.

Who would want to stand on the deck of the Titanic while other members of “your” party shuffles the chairs to the other side of the aisle.

Liars liars liars. Pushing Biteme’s agenda


24 posted on 04/21/2024 10:30:04 AM PDT by eartick (Stupidity is expecting the government that broke itself to go out and fix itself. Texan for TEXIT)
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To: NavyShoe

“I don’t understand what’s going on with these resignations...”

“We have the best congress money can buy” - Will Rogers


25 posted on 04/21/2024 10:31:42 AM PDT by Clutch Martin ("The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right." )
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To: NavyShoe

“..I don’t understand what’s going on with these resignations...”

$$$$ and blackmail seem to come to mind.


26 posted on 04/21/2024 10:31:53 AM PDT by lgjhn23 ("On the 8th day, Satan created the progressive liberal to destroy all the good that God created..." )
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To: NavyShoe

They cannot hide from the shame of the house.

KUDOS for them that have left


27 posted on 04/21/2024 10:32:58 AM PDT by eartick (Stupidity is expecting the government that broke itself to go out and fix itself. Texan for TEXIT)
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To: 4Liberty
Or it could be due what Poso calls getting “Brownstoned.” Rather than blackmailing following an actual incident, a politician may get drugged or medicated at some social event. Then pictures taken of them in some sort of “compromising” activity.... The contrived evidence is then used as leverage.

They do that to the politicians in the leadership. If it's your first term, they'll just buy you off. Which appears to be the case here.

28 posted on 04/21/2024 10:33:08 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: fhayek

No, some people have honor and do not want to associate with the scumbags.


29 posted on 04/21/2024 10:34:38 AM PDT by eartick (Stupidity is expecting the government that broke itself to go out and fix itself. Texan for TEXIT)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Republicans are already by far in the minority when you count all of those voting democrat.


30 posted on 04/21/2024 10:35:25 AM PDT by Revel
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To: MinorityRepublican
They only make $174,000. Matt Gaetz’s parents are wealthy so it appears they can’t buy him off or blackmail him. Same deal with Trump.

Matt Gaetz and Trump are not leaving.

31 posted on 04/21/2024 10:35:29 AM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: Revel
Republicans are already by far in the minority when you count all of those voting democrat.

Democrats will capture the House this November because there's no point for the Conservatives to vote for the GOP.

32 posted on 04/21/2024 10:38:38 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Not that any of these highly principled pathetic bozos would actually sell their vote. Nah, nothing like that happens.

And not that Merrick Garfinkle’s DOJ would ever FISA Court threaten a duly elected person about their vote. Nah, no way it could happen.

Unless the Republic was dead already


33 posted on 04/21/2024 10:39:17 AM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: GOPJ

Bribery? It must be legal when they do it.


34 posted on 04/21/2024 10:41:29 AM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them )
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To: Bryan24

Nailed it. Impeachment #3 starts in early 2025. All this while dumbed down by public schools & liberal universities, Americans keep voting for tree huggers and climate change pimps, abortion on demand crazies, and funding border protections for far away countries.


35 posted on 04/21/2024 10:43:49 AM PDT by Bobbyvotes (I will be voting for Trump/whoever in November. If he loses in 2024, country is toast.)
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To: NavyShoe

Paul Ryan on another power trip out of Wisconsin.


36 posted on 04/21/2024 10:44:00 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: going hot

I wonder if Mike Johnson is in that same situation, all it took for him to go full Ukraine funding was 1-2 intelligence briefings, I think the intelligence was something to make it easy for him to change his mind about his personal life.


37 posted on 04/21/2024 10:45:56 AM PDT by srmanuel ( )
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To: MinorityRepublican

“spending more time with my family”

Did someone make an offer to LaTurner that he couldn’t refuse?


38 posted on 04/21/2024 10:46:12 AM PDT by SharpRightTurn (“Giving money & power to government is like giving whiskey & car keys to teenage boys” P.J. O’Rourke)
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To: cnsmom

39 posted on 04/21/2024 10:50:20 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: NavyShoe

Listen to Dan Bongino. He’s got this all sorted out. This is a concerted effort to get rid of Trump and it’s working.
We’ll have Hakim Jeffries as a house majority leader. Then Democrats are unstoppable.


40 posted on 04/21/2024 10:56:18 AM PDT by lucky american (Had enough yet?)
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