Sen. Lujan Returns to Washington After Stroke

Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) (C) thanks House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) (R), after she announced he will take over as head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee from Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) (L) during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, on Nov. 17, 2014. AP Photo

Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) has returned to Washington after a stroke left him incapacitated and left Democrats’ slim majority in peril.

The 49-year-old senator suffered from a stroke a few weeks ago, leaving Democrats shuffling to rearrange items on the legislative calendar to ensure their success. In the evenly-divided Senate, where Democrats the slimmest-possible majority with 50 seats plus the vice president’s tie-breaking vote, Lujan’s absence left Republicans with a slight majority.