LOW TURNOUT to vote in HOUSE: Due to vacancies at Georgia & California (GOP members of Conference) and election in Texas (18th Cong. District)

NBC News reviews who are 

absent from House votes due to campaigning 

for higher office in own states and how many

have life-or-death excuses

NBC News.com/politics/Congress/tiny-majority-house-gop-

leaders-tell-members-show-unless-life-death-rcna254119

 . . .

Mike Johnson SPEAKER of HOUSE

will have only a 218 advantage given party-line voting

to Minority Leader Hakeem Jefferies having

214 member of the DEMOCRATIC conference --

meaning only 1 member's absence or vote against

proposals / motions means a 

Tie and the vote FAILS. . .