The head of the House Democratic Caucus is sending an early message to his troops heading into the 119th Congress: Attendance will be crucial given the razor-tight margins in the lower chamber.

“It’s important for every member to come to work and to do their job. That's what we're telling our caucus,” Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) said during a press briefing in the Capitol.

“Their attendance is incredibly important, and the work that we do here is important, and pushing back against Republican overreach is potentially something that we have to do next year,” he continued. “And in order to do that, we're going to need them coming” to Washington.

While Democrats generally fared poorly in........

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