House Republicans Play Hooky as Mike Johnson Scrambles to Control Them

One obstacle House Speaker Mike Johnson faces in advancing the GOP agenda in Congress: Outgoing House Republicans are exhibiting a congressional variation of senioritis. A new analysis by Bloomberg Government finds that, “overall, House Republicans who aren’t coming back next year have missed an average of 39 votes each, more than double the House’s overall average of 18 missed votes per member.” House absenteeism is coming in large part from Republicans who lost in primaries or elections for…