New member may make life difficult for Republican counterparts

Rep. Victoria Spartz on Indiana has stated that she won’t caucus with GOP, narrowing the Republican margin in the House.

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December 17, 2024 - 2:15 PM

U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) arrives to a closed-door House Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 20, 2023, in Washington, DC. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/TNS

A maverick Republican congresswoman says she won’t caucus with the party, narrowing the already slim GOP margin in the House of Representatives to as little as just one vote and potentially making it more difficult to enact President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda.

Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Indiana, tweeted that she will focus on the budget-cutting effort of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, and won’t accept any committee assignments from the Republican leadership.

“I do not need to be involved in circuses. I would rather spend more of my…

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