WATCH LIVE: Adelita Grijalva sworn into House after seven-week delay
Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva was sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives seven weeks after winning a special election in ArizonaS 7th Congressional District, following the death of her father and predecessor, Raul Grijalva. House Speaker Mike Johnson administered the oath. Democrats suggest that the delay was a strategic move to postpone a vote related to the bipartisan Epstein Files Openness Act.Once sworn in, Grijalva’s signature is expected to be the last needed to force a House vote on the bill, which could come to the floor as early as December.
WATCH LIVE: Adelita Grijalva sworn into House after seven-week delay Democrats say was meant to put off Epstein vote
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) to the House at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, seven weeks after she won her election.
Grijalva won a special election in Arizona‘s 7th Congressional District after her predecessor and father, Raul Grijalva, died from cancer in March.
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Grijalva’s swearing in will be a boost for congressional Democrats. Once she takes office, the freshman representative will likely become the last necessary signature on a petition to force a vote on the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act. Democrats have long said this is the reason for her delayed swearing-in.
The bill could come to the House floor as early as December, after Grijalva adds her signature to the petition that has been circulated by House members.
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