Rep. Jim Baird expected to make full recovery from car accident, office says
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Key Points:
- Indiana U.S. Rep. Jim Baird and his wife were hospitalized following a serious car accident, but both are expected to make a full recovery, according to Baird's office and President Donald Trump.
- The statement from Baird's office expressed gratitude for public prayers but did not provide additional details about the crash.
- Baird, 80, has represented Indiana's 4th Congressional District since 2019 and is recovering amid a challenging period for House Republicans.
- The accident news coincides with Republican mourning over the death of California Rep. Doug LaMalfa and the resignation of Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, which tightens the party's slim majority in the House.
- The incident recalls the
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