Republicans play a numbers game in the House, and the number of the moment is 53

By: William J. Ford

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: January 31, 2026

Words: 1,086

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Numbers are generally not kind to Republicans in Annapolis, where Democrats enjoy a 102-39 advantage in the House of Delegates and it’s difficult, if not impossible, for the GOP to have its way.

But there’s one number that’s been very good to House Republicans this week: 53.

That’s the number of the House rule that has been invoked twice by Republican members to stall progress on bills the House is debating, on proposals to restrict …

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