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What was james role in the house of respresentatives.?
Congress.
What did james have to do with congress.??
Traficant was a supporter of immigration reduction, and a strong opponent of illegal immigration.
What else did James do?
After the Republicans took control of the House in 1995, Traficant tended to vote more often with the Republicans.

Question: What did this mean for the republicans?
Self-contained rewrite: What did Traficant's vote mean for the republicans?