iowa s gop senate primary has six candidates. north carolina has nine. georgia eight gop contenders and alaska has five. some democrats think given the president s unpopularity the house majority is a lost cause, and they should focus on saving their majority in the senate, but the democrat in charge of electing house democrats says the gop has problems, too. they have not recovered from the shutdown. reporter: house republicans hold 232 seats, democrats 200. three seats are now vacant so democrats need 18 more for the majority. retirements cause headaches in both parties and veteran democrat henry waxman of california who would share a committee if democrats take control next year today announced he s retiring. republicans call it a reflection of democrat pessimism. i think it s another sign the democrats don t think they can get back in the majority, at least not in the near term. reporter: in north carolina s seventh district michael mcintire is leaving and both parties ackn
principles, trying to show the gop is the party for big ideas. doing immigration reform in a common sense, step-by-step manner helps our members understand the bite-sized pieces and it helps our constituents build more confidence that what we re doing makes sense. the bill as amended is passed. that s a contrast from the senate which last year passed a massive bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform bill. while the senate provides a path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million illegals in this country, the house is expected to only offer them legal status. the house republican principles obtained by fox also include border security and interior enforcement must come first, implementation of an entry/exit visa tracking system, employment verification and workplace enforcement and reforming legal immigration so the best and brightest educated here can stay. it also says children of illegals brought here should be provided an opportunity for legal residence and cit