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

[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.

[NorthernDancer]

The most important thing is to keep the majority until November. There will be two special elections, one in Mc Carthy’s district, so it won’t be just by one vote for too long. If Hakeem Jefffies becomes speaker, the dream is to pass a law denying Secret Service protection to convicted felons, aka the future Donald Trump.

[Flaming Conservative]

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.

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Oh, Baloney! Altruism is the LAST thing for which they’re resigning. I smell a rat for every one of them who are leaving.

[Kazan]

This POS retired deliberately after April 9th so his district would be left unrepresented. Screwing those in his district over and the base of the party was his objective.

[Kazan]

They only make $174,000.

You can't believe that is the only money Congressman make, can you?

How did Liz Cheney get so rich on that salary during her time in Congress?

Gallagher is going to be paid off for betraying the voters of Wisconsin, probably by the defense industry.

Zeepers most willingly blind people here.

[Colorado Doug]

So how will we know if “we” won or if the Democrats won? Asking for a friend.

[5th MEB]

And people wonder why I am no longer a REPUGLICRAT!