House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing the challenge of managing a demoralized GOP conference as 21 members announce their departure. Despite efforts to convince one member, Gallagher, to reconsider, he is still set to retire earlier than expected, leaving the House with a one-vote majority. The tumultuous year has reaffirmed the decision of departing Republicans to leave, as they acknowledge the increasing partisanship in the House.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is managing an increasingly demoralized GOP conference as 21 of his members head for the exits. The Wisconsin Republican had announced he was going to leave Congress, one of 21 Republicans who have said they are headed for the exits this year. But three Republicans who had previously announced their intention to leave had reconsidered and were now going to stay. Scalise (R-La.
) wanted to emphasize that momentum to Gallagher, hoping the young rising star might reconsider. “I said, ‘You know, it’s not too late for you.’ We joked about that,” Scalise recalled in an interview. “I’m not going to give up working on him.” The sell hasn’t worked yet. Gallagher, 40, is set to retire earlier than previously expected, leaving the House in two weeks with just a one-vote majority. The tumultuous year in a slim-majority hasn’t necessarily pushed departing Republicans to seek higher office or pursue other opportunities away from Capitol Hill. But it reaffirmed to most that they made the right call to leave, acknowledging the House has become more partisan and thus, it’s The decision to step back is yet another sign of the broader have largely accepted that their inability to govern is a predicament of their own making
House Speaker Mike Johnson GOP Conference Members Leaving Retirement Partisanship
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