Nice that the citizens of seven states now have less representation because of this decennial kabuki dance called redistricting.
435 is not chiseled in stone!
If the census was done correctly (I know, pretty big 'if', but you gotta start somewhere), then it would indicate that the citizens of those 7 states (California being one, apparently), were over-represented, and having less representation was actually a correction to an error.
Given the condition of California, I'm thinking that tossing the government and putting the state in receivership might be a better start.
Let them have representation back when they get their debt sorted out.
As I understand, 435 seats in the House is chiseled in stone.
The seat counts change from state to state as the population ballons & deflates over time.
I don’t think they can ADD any House seats.