Either they got someone to flip so they they fall short of the vote or something else..... either way......
"The Rock smells something cooking, and it
smells like the ole hokey doke!"
The Texas Democratic congresswoman’s signature on the Khanna-Massie resolution would trigger a vote on the Epstein files
Adelita Grijalva will be sworn in on Wednesday by Speaker Mike Johnson, his office said, ending weeks of delays and likely triggering a vote in the House of Representatives around the release of the Department of Justice’s trove of files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The speaker’s office made the announcement Tuesday afternoon, as Congress appeared to be on the brink of ending the longest federal government shutdown in history. Johnson previously said that Grijalva’s swearing-in would be delayed until the shutdown ended.
Speaking to CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Tuesday night, Grijalva said, “It’s a little surreal” to know she’ll be sworn in Wednesday after waiting nearly 50 days.
Wednesday will be the first time Grijalva has spoken with Johnson directly and she said she’ll use the opportunity to address the issue of her delayed ceremony with the Speaker.
“I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to say. I'm going to be as respectful as possible...when I say...‘It's undemocratic, it's unconstitutional, it's illegal. Should never happen. This kind of obstruction cannot happen again regardless of party,” Grijalva told Collins.
Grijalva said the more than 800,000 Arizonans she is meant to represent “haven't had support during the shutdown because of Speaker Johnson's lack of transparency and willingness to do his job.”
Democrats in the chamber have loudly insisted for weeks that Johnson’s real aim in delaying Grijalva’s swearing-in was to prevent a vote on a resolution forcing the release of the so-called Epstein files, co-sponsored by Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) and Ro Khanna (D-California).
With Grijalva’s signature the vote would be forced to the House floor as privileged legislation. With the votes of every Democrat in the chamber, and several Republicans, it’s expected to pass in an embarrassing defeat for the Trump administration.
Massie wrote on X Tuesday evening, “The 218th and final signature for the Epstein discharge petition will happen tomorrow.”
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told reporters Tuesday evening Grijalva’s ceremony was delayed “because Republicans are running a pedophile protection program.”
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"The Rock smells something cooking, and it
smells like the ole hokey doke!"
The Texas Democratic congresswoman’s signature on the Khanna-Massie resolution would trigger a vote on the Epstein files
Adelita Grijalva will be sworn in on Wednesday by Speaker Mike Johnson, his office said, ending weeks of delays and likely triggering a vote in the House of Representatives around the release of the Department of Justice’s trove of files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The speaker’s office made the announcement Tuesday afternoon, as Congress appeared to be on the brink of ending the longest federal government shutdown in history. Johnson previously said that Grijalva’s swearing-in would be delayed until the shutdown ended.
Speaking to CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Tuesday night, Grijalva said, “It’s a little surreal” to know she’ll be sworn in Wednesday after waiting nearly 50 days.
Wednesday will be the first time Grijalva has spoken with Johnson directly and she said she’ll use the opportunity to address the issue of her delayed ceremony with the Speaker.
“I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to say. I'm going to be as respectful as possible...when I say...‘It's undemocratic, it's unconstitutional, it's illegal. Should never happen. This kind of obstruction cannot happen again regardless of party,” Grijalva told Collins.
Grijalva said the more than 800,000 Arizonans she is meant to represent “haven't had support during the shutdown because of Speaker Johnson's lack of transparency and willingness to do his job.”
Democrats in the chamber have loudly insisted for weeks that Johnson’s real aim in delaying Grijalva’s swearing-in was to prevent a vote on a resolution forcing the release of the so-called Epstein files, co-sponsored by Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) and Ro Khanna (D-California).
With Grijalva’s signature the vote would be forced to the House floor as privileged legislation. With the votes of every Democrat in the chamber, and several Republicans, it’s expected to pass in an embarrassing defeat for the Trump administration.
Massie wrote on X Tuesday evening, “The 218th and final signature for the Epstein discharge petition will happen tomorrow.”
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told reporters Tuesday evening Grijalva’s ceremony was delayed “because Republicans are running a pedophile protection program.”
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House to swear in Democrat Adelita Grijalva on Wednesday after seven week delay
The Texas Democratic congresswoman’s signature on the Khanna-Massie resolution would trigger a vote on the Epstein files
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