With a tiny majority, House GOP leaders tell members to show up unless it's 'life or death'

[Dulcinea]

(NBC News) WASHINGTON — As the slim House Republican majority hangs on a razor’s edge, lawmakers are getting a stern warning from party leadership: You should be absent only for matters of life and death.

That message has been delivered to members in recent party meetings and private conversations, according to multiple lawmakers, and it has taken on an increasing sense of urgency as the GOP’s margins have shrunk even further in recent weeks with the unexpected death of Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., and the shock midsession retirement of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga.

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer’s office confirmed to NBC News that it is advising members that “outside of life-and-death circumstances, the whip’s office expects members to be here working on behalf of the American people.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/tiny-majority-house-gop-leaders-232927445.html

[maptap22]

1. "working on behalf of the American people" would be a first

[SSJVegeta]

2. That sounds like a toxic work environment

And a good reason to leave the job. Especially if you have your retirement set.

[justaprogressive]

3. Can't we make some more quit?

[AllyCat]

4. So now it's an emergency? After they took weeks off this fall doing absolutely nothing

and spent little time in session all last year? Now they should show up?

Spineless, useless Republicans. All of them.

[Baitball Blogger]

5. Flu season. Just saying.