{"id":2259048,"date":"2024-06-03T21:18:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T01:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnsons-house-majority-strengthened-after-vince-fong-sworn-in\/"},"modified":"2024-06-03T21:20:25","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T01:20:25","slug":"speaker-johnsons-house-majority-strengthened-after-vince-fong-sworn-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnsons-house-majority-strengthened-after-vince-fong-sworn-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Johnson&#8217;s House majority bolstered with Vince Fong&#8217;s inauguration"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fspeaker-johnsons-house-majority-strengthened-after-vince-fong-sworn-in%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=2259048&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\u2064 welcomed Rep. Vince Fong (R-CA) as its newest member, restoring the Republican conference to\u200c 218 members. This strengthens Speaker Mike Johnson&#8217;s\u2064 (R-LA) position amid a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-gets-support-from-massie-to-oust-mike-johnson-as-house-speaker\/\" title=\"Massie backs move to replace Mike Johnson as House speaker in MTG support\">historically small majority<\/a>. Fong&#8217;s presence \u2062bolsters the GOP&#8217;s slim lead, providing more flexibility \u200dfor\u200c advancing crucial spending\u200b measures. Fong\u200b expressed gratitude\u200d for the opportunity to serve the 20th \u200cDistrict of California.  <\/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>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"House\">House<\/a> swore in its newest member on Monday, bringing the Republican conference back to 218 members and giving Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) a bit more breathing room as he navigates his legislative agenda with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2993507\/democrats-narrow-republicans-slim-majority-tim-kennedy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>historically small majority<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3012355\/mccarthy-california-house-seat-won-vince-fong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Rep. Vince Fong<\/a> (R-CA) was sworn into office after lawmakers completed their first votes of the week, bringing the House back to 431 members for the first time since mid-March. With Fong\u2019s presence, the GOP\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnsons-house-majority-strengthened-with-swearing-in-of-vince-fong\/\" title=\"Speaker Johnson's House majority solidified by Vince Fong's inauguration\">slim majority increases<\/a> from one vote to two, giving the party some more leeway as they look to advance key spending measures over the summer. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is my great privilege to stand before you as the representative of the 20th District of the great state of California,\u201d Fong said after being sworn in. \u201cI\u2019m truly honored, humbled, and grateful to be given this opportunity by the voters to serve and be a strong voice for our region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fong\u2019s being sworn in comes two weeks after he defeated Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux for the seat, which was held by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy before he stepped down late last year. The victory allows Fong to represent California\u2019s 20th Congressional District for the remainder of this Congress and gives him an advantage in the general election in November for a full term. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>His win also comes as a win for McCarthy, as Fong, once a staffer under McCarthy, ran as a candidate with similar values as his onetime boss to uphold the Republican establishment. <\/p>\n<p>McCarthy was present on the floor for Fong being sworn in, marking his first reappearance to the lower chamber since stepping down from office last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI also want to especially thank my mentor and friend, Speaker Kevin McCarthy,\u201d Fong said. \u201cHe has worked tirelessly for decades on behalf of the constituents of the Central Valley of California and our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy, who became the first speaker to be ousted through a motion to vacate in October, played a substantial role in Fong\u2019s campaign by appearing at fundraising events and helping to secure a coveted endorsement from former President Donald Trump. A political action committee tied to the former speaker also poured $450,000 into a pro-Fong super PAC to help boost his candidacy and target Boudreaux in the March primaries.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The replacement of McCarthy will chip away at the House\u2019s efforts to fill a slew of other vacancies announced over the last few months. Those include the seats vacated by Republican Reps. Bill Johnson, Mike Gallagher, and Ken Buck, all of whom resigned from office before their terms expired. There is also the seat vacated by Democratic Rep. Donald Payne, who died earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Those races are not expected to flip parties and will provide Republicans with a little boost to their majority once they are all filled. Until then, Johnson 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 leadership, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-eyes-payback-as-former-staffer-vies-to-replace-him-in-california-election\/\" title=\"McCarthy seeks revenge as ex-aide challenges him in California race\">failed ouster attempt<\/a> by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) earlier this month.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, the House welcomed its newest member, Rep. Vince Fong (R-CA), restoring the Republican conference to 218 members. This reinforces Speaker Mike Johnson&#8217;s (R-LA) leadership position and provides needed support for advancing his legislative priorities amidst a challenging majority landscape, following the completion of initial votes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2259049,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24117718339823-1-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2259048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24117718339823-1-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2259048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2259048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2259048\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2259049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2259048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2259048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2259048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}