Democrats’ Plans Hinge on Good Health

New York Times: “In a narrowly divided Congress, an illness or a death could upend the balance of power and threaten an ambitious agenda.”

“As the accompanying chart shows, more than 1,160 sitting members and members-elect have died from accidents, disease and violence since the first Congress met in 1789, according to a New York Times analysis of House and Senate records. They include multiple House speakers, famed senators and two former presidents: John Quincy Adams and Andrew Johnson, who both returned to Congress after leaving the White House.”