Republicans Keep Control of House of Representatives, Plan to Move Fast on Trump Agenda
variety.comGene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Republicans will keep control of the House of Representatives, the Associated Press has projected, giving President-elect Trump a majority in both houses of Congress.
House Speaker Mike Johnson has said he will work aggressively to implement Trump’s agenda, including tax cuts, deportations, energy policy, and regulatory reform. “We’re going to raise an America First banner above this place,” Johnson said at a press conference shortly after the election. “The American people want us to implement that America First agenda, and we have to do that while we have that energy and excitement.” The Republicans also flipped control of the Senate, picking up seats in Ohio, West Virginia, Montana and Pennsylvania, to claim 53 seats.
The party will hold a narrower margin in the House, and it is still unclear whether it will gain or lose seats. A handful of races remain uncalled, mostly in California.
Republicans held 221 House seats in the last Congress, a narrow advantage that did not leave much room for defections on party-line votes.
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