Johnson stares down tough week with even slimmer House GOP majority

Published January 15, 2024 2:09pm ET



Rep. Hal Rogers’s (R-KY) hospitalization will shave a vote off of Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) already razor-thin majority, just as the nascent speaker navigates blowback over a deal he struck on federal spending.

Republican leadership told members on a Sunday conference call that Rogers, the dean of the House, will remain in the hospital this week as he recovers from a Wednesday car crash, according to a source familiar.

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