Rep. John Garamendi

Day one.

Well, we're now almost 365 days into it, and he's just continuing his dictatorship.

Well, I certainly hear that and I certainly understand and I certainly am frustrated.

My power is limited to articulating a message, as I am now, rallying the people in my district and passing or introducing legislation

Now, we do have specific moments where the leverage opportunity shifts to the Democrats.

Keep in mind, it is a very, very close one vote difference within the House of Representatives.

If the Republicans have an absentee,

then the power may very well shift to the Democrats.

And at that point, it's a leverage point.

If that becomes more permanent, we could establish a new speakership.

In other words, take over the House.

If the Republicans have a permanent or semi-permanent shortage of votes and we have more, we can then run the House.

We think about this all the time.

We're planning for it.

as it becomes just now a one-vote margin for the Republicans, it may happen.

Now, that's out there in the maybe, maybe.

But really, every single day, we are working on specific legislation, working in the appropriation processes, and doing what I'm doing with you.

And that is becoming a voice.

Back in the district, interviews...

Rallying the crowd last night, I finished at 12 o'clock East Coast time with talking to my constituents about the specific issue you talked about.