Republicans control the House. Now what can they do?

By W. James Antle III

Published March 5, 2023 9:00am ET

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Republicans control the House. Now what can they do? — A monitor in Statuary Hall displays House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as he sits in the chamber at the start of a tenth ballot to elect a speaker of the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 5, 2023. | (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Like the Democrats they dethroned, House Republicans have big dreams but a small majority. They would like to cut spending, eliminate inflationary fiscal policies, confront China, secure the border, and hold the executive branch accountable without willing partners in charge of the White House or the Senate.

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