 In 2006, however, the five-seat edge was reduced to three seats.Thereafter, Republicans gained one seat in 2008 and an additional three seats in the 2010 election; they now hold a 23–9 majority.In April 2009, Perry endorsed a resolution in support of states' rights under Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, reaffirming that power that is not delegated to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States.