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00:00It is said that Congress is a lot like school, even down to taking attendance, a necessity as Republicans will hold a paper-thin House majority next year.
00:10Are you concerned about governing with this narrow majority? I mean, it might be 217-215.
00:15Yeah, we figured out how to do this over the last Congress, so we'll manage.
00:19But there are things they can't manage.
00:21Prepare for departure.
00:22Whose plane is delayed?
00:23Who's out sick?
00:25Or who has a parent-teacher conference?
00:28Attendance is going to be vitally important, making sure people are here, making sure the votes are counted on both sides.
00:33Republicans were ecstatic that they held the House, but the GOP majority shrank.
00:38Republicans start with no more than 219 seats since former Representative Matt Gaetz stepped down.
00:44The majority dwindles to 217 once Republicans Elise Stefanik and Michael Waltz join the Trump administration, likely in late January, but not before they vote for Speaker on January 3rd.
00:57Still, just a couple of defectors could create headaches for Johnson, retaining the Speaker's gap.
01:02And no worry about the Speaker vote at all here with the narrow majority?
01:06The departures of Stefanik and Waltz means the House could be 217-215 for months.
01:11Tight numbers could make it hard to govern.
01:14We pray for the health and vitality of all of our members.
01:17President-elect Trump supports Johnson.
01:19Republicans believe the incoming president can impose party discipline.
01:23They are firmly behind President Trump, and I would say it would be very risky politically and otherwise to step out from that.
01:30In the final uncalled House race, Democrat Adam Gray leads Republican incumbent John Duarte by a mere 143 votes.
01:38Duarte barely beat Gray two years ago.
01:41Two California counties release a batch of ballots later tonight.
01:45On Capitol Hill, Chad Pergrim, Fox News.