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CNN: Inside the Challenges of Governing With a One-Vote House GOP Majority

With 218 Republicans, House Republicans warn the majority has virtually no cushion and can afford only one lost vote, risking control in the U.S. House.
A mix of deaths and accidents has sidelined lawmakers, including Rep. James Baird of Indiana's crash and Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California's death, while Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales faces calls to resign.
The GOP whip team conducts minute-by-minute monitoring of members' moods, calendars, and flights, and repeatedly phones House members in transit to urge them to return to the House floor.
Rep. Don Bacon said, 'If Republicans lose even one more seat, governing could become impossible and control could shift to House Democrats.'
Earlier this year, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer recalled that leadership blocks promotions to enforce discipline, with the whip team treating attendance as a matter of strict internal control.

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