{"id":2238800,"date":"2024-05-06T21:27:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T01:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-narrow-republicans-slim-majority-with-swearing-in-of-tim-kennedy\/"},"modified":"2024-05-06T21:28:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T01:28:02","slug":"democrats-narrow-republicans-slim-majority-with-swearing-in-of-tim-kennedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-narrow-republicans-slim-majority-with-swearing-in-of-tim-kennedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats reduce GOP&#8217;s slight majority by swearing in Tim Kennedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-narrow-republicans-slim-majority-with-swearing-in-of-tim-kennedy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2238800&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The House welcomed its newest\u200d Democratic member, restoring the party&#8217;s caucus to 213 members and \u2064briefly narrowing the \u2063Republicans&#8217; slim \u2063majority to just one vote. Representative Tim \u200dKennedy (D-NY) \u200bwas sworn in after winning a special election,\u200b showing \u2062the\u2062 dynamic shifts in \u200dthe political landscape. The House welcomed its latest Democratic member, bringing the party&#8217;s \u200dcaucus to 213 members and briefly reducing the Republicans&#8217; narrow majority\u200d to\u200d just one \u200cvote. Representative\u2064 Tim Kennedy (D-NY) was inaugurated after winning a special election, highlighting the\u200c dynamic changes in the political arena.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>The House swore in its newest Democratic member on Monday, bringing the party\u2019s caucus back to 213 members and temporarily bringing Republicans\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2934364\/mike-gallagher-leave-house-early-narrowing-republicans-majority\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitch-mcconnells-betrayal-hurts-the-nation-goodwin\/\" title=\"Mitch McConnell\u2019s betrayal hurts the nation\">slim majority<\/a><\/a> down to just one vote. <\/p>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2985541\/democrat-tim-kennedy-wins-new-york-special-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Kennedy<\/a> (D-NY) was sworn into office after lawmakers completed their first votes of the week just six days after Kennedy won a special election to fill the seat once held by Rep. Brian Higgins.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI stand before you humbled by the opportunity God has given us to be together in this moment. This awesome and magnificent responsibility granted to me by the people of western New York,\u201d he said. \u201cI look forward to working with you to change our country for the better. I\u2019m hopeful that we in this chamber can demonstrate leadership on a world stage that our fellow Americans can be proud of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy\u2019s presence brings the full House back to 430 members, and House Republicans\u2019 majority to 217-213, meaning Johnson can only lose one vote on any given measure for it to pass along party lines. <\/p>\n<p>Kennedy is also set to run in the primary election to be elected to the seat for a full term next Congress, which is set to be held on June 25. He faces a challenge from former Democratic congressional candidate Nate McMurray, who has run for the House twice in the past 10 years. <\/p>\n<p>The winner of that election is favored to win the general election in November. <\/p>\n<p>The latest alteration to the makeup of the House gives Johnson a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-backs-off-15-minimum-wage-as-virus-relief-plan-takes-shape\/\" title=\"Biden Backs Off  Minimum Wage As Virus Relief Plan Takes Shape\">razor-thin majority<\/a> as the chamber seeks to fill a slew of other vacancies announced over the last few months. Those include the seats vacated by Reps. Kevin McCarthy, Bill Johnson, Mike Gallagher, and Ken Buck, who each resigned from office before their term expired. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also the seat vacated by Rep. Donald Payne, who died late last month. <\/p>\n<p>Those races are all considered not to be competitive and will provide Republicans a bit more breathing room once they are all filled. Until then, Johnson must tread lightly as he faces pushback from some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-touts-early-house-momentum-as-biggest-challenges-lie-ahead\/\" title=\"McCarthy touts early House momentum as biggest challenges lie ahead\">hard-line members<\/a> who have repeatedly threatened his gavel.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, the House added its newest Democratic member, restoring the party&#8217;s caucus to 213 members. This move briefly reduced the Republicans&#8217; narrow majority to just one vote. 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