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Delaying a member-elect's swearing-in can change which party controls the House majority.

Explanation

Delaying a member-elect changes the partisan balance until they're seated. If Grijalva had been from the GOP and Republicans held a 218-217 majority, delaying her would flip control to Democrats 217-2...

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