The House gained its newest Democratic member on Wednesday, bringing the party’s caucus back to 213 members and narrowing Republicans’ slim majority to just two votes amid a tense government spending showdown. 

Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) was sworn into the lower chamber after winning a special election to fill the seat once held by former Rep. George Santos (R-NY). In winning the seat, Suozzi flipped the district back into Democratic control, slightly chipping away at the GOP’s power.