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Her absence, coupled with Republican majorities, could allow conservative lawmakers to advance their priorities more aggressively, as well as reshaping the balance of power in future farm policy negotiations.

In fact, lawmakers passed and the governor signed legislation to do away with the work requirement this year, but it was contingent on voter approval of Proposition 6.

Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on Tuesday declined to say that it would be part of the rules package, telling reporters that lawmakers would seek consensus as they approach the "unprecedented" issue.

And Trump is reportedly pressuring senators to confirm Matt Gaetz as attorney general, despite newly public accusations against the Republican former lawmaker.

That means sharing the lived experience of the people whom a lawmaker seeks to represent.