Mike Johnson hasn’t sworn in this new Democrat. Is it because she wants to release the Epstein files?
Adelita Grijalva, the newest member of the Congress, came to Washington DC this week and waited for officially swear by the house speaker Mike Johnson.
Two days later, he returned to the Southern Arizona area, disappointed, even if he wasn’t a little complicated. No swearing ceremony was organized, so the Democrat Grijalva, who easily won a special election instead of him last month Late FatherRaúl M Grijalva could not start his new job.
He was trapped by the treatment of representative-selection, around the Capitol building, like all the other members of the people, had to be accompanied by what they would stay soon. His name is at the door of his new office, but they don’t have keys.
Orum I want to go to work and I can’t, ”Grijalva said.
Johnson thinks that he knows that he is not in a hurry to swear: he plans to submit a petition to release the files related to the accused sex smugglers, Grijalva, other issues he campaigns on public education and addressing. Jeffrey Epstein – Which speakers and Donald Trump anti.
“I can’t think of another reason. The majority is not like I swear in changes,” he said.
The issue of Epstein files has been a thorn with the President and its allies in Congress for months. Although Trump accepts this as a “democratic scam ,, a small group of opposition republican united with all democrats in the House of Representatives and followed the legislative maneuver. Discharge petition. Only 218 deputies need their signatures to succeed and they are now 217 – He will be the last of Grijalva.
The petition is a rare example among the Republican Republicans who gave Trump to most of what he wanted since his return to the White House. However, even if it was successful and the legislation passes the Assembly, it is low. The Senate’s republican leaders showed little interest in the issue, and it is difficult to view Trump’s signing the bill.
Another complication for both the petition and the hopes of taking Grijalva’s seat: the house was outside the session this week. Last month, Johnson approved and approved the planned working days to finance the government for pressure on pressure on the Senate Democrats. Finish the ongoing closure.
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However, the house held a three-minute procedure session on Tuesday with a Grijalva joined with dozens of democrats, hoping to swear to Johnson. Two republican Earlier this year, in a similar session, Florida won special elections.
“This doesn’t make sense, why don’t I swear, they’re at the same speed?” Grijalva said. “And who is losing, the founders who need a congress to work for them.”
The Johnson spokesman drew attention to Grijalva’s comments that he would swear when he returned to the house, but the financing will not happen until he returns to the government.
Johnson referred to the high -level Senate Democrats accused by Republicans for funding, and said, “The Assembly will return to the session and the Chuck Schumer will do its job as soon as we allow us to reopen the government.”
Grijalva planned to be in Washington on Tuesday with his family, with his family, hoping the house would return to work. Friday afternoon Johnson announced that he would take out the whole week.
“Now I don’t change, I have to fly all the travel plans I make for everyone,” he said. “So, it’s annoying.”
