They’ve lost dozens of seats and the majority, but House GOP leaders said Wednesday they believe they can regain control of the chamber in two years.

“We know we have our work cut out for us,” Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Wednesday after lawmakers elected him to serve as minority leader next year. “We know history worked against us, we know we had challenges in the suburban areas, and we are going to work on that. We’ll be back.”

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