Trump Cabinet recruits and outstanding House races could complicate first 100-day agenda
By
Cami Mondeaux
November 27, 2024 6:00 am
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President-elect Donald Trump has big plans for his first 100 days in office. But with his Cabinet recruitment siphoning off key votes in the House and outstanding races showing tight margins, Republicans must deal with a dangerously slim majority that could complicate his ambitious agenda.
The House margin as of Tuesday is 219-213 in Republicans’ favor with three races yet to be called. In those remaining races, Democrats have slim leads for two seats while a Republican is leading in the other. If those numbers hold, it will give Republicans a 220-215 majority — just one seat fewer than the margin they worked with over the last two years.
However, those numbers will not hold for long. Republicans are expected to start the year with at least three vacancies in the seats held by former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who resigned earlier this month, and Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Mike Waltz (R-FL), who will join the Trump administration.
Those vacancies would leave the House makeup at 217-215, giving Republicans only a one-seat majority — raising concerns among members about how much of Trump’s agenda they’ll be able to accomplish in the first 100 days.
“It does impact [us] when we have a one-seat margin at that point,” Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) told the Washington Examiner. But, he added, “I trust Speaker [Mike] Johnson to put a smart, passable agenda forward.”
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