Respectfully, Hugh, I'm not ungrateful in the least, but I know this. My seat is one of only three seats in the country that Kamala Harris won that a Republican represents. We're at 220. If we lose those seats, we're out of the majority. It's that simple. And I am fighting to represent my district, to represent my constituents, and to give us the majority and keep Speaker Johnson in the Speaker's chair and keep the gavels. (14:43–14:49)
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Asserts that Republicans hold 220 seats and losing certain seats would cost them the majority.
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