Grace Panetta

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On September 23, Adelita Grijalva was elected to Arizona’s 7th Congressional District. But three weeks later, she hasn’t been sworn in to her seat, leaving more than 800,000 constituents without representation in the House.

As the government remains shut down and the U.S. House is out of session, Grijalva and Democrats are crying foul. They’re accusing House Speaker Mike Johnson of intentionally delaying swearing in Grijalva because she would be the final signature on a measure forcing a House vote to release files related to the late disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

“Speaker Johnson is protecting pedophiles. That’s what this is all about,” Democratic Sen. Ruben Gall

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