Washington — Democrat Adelita Grijalva will be sworn in as a member of Congress on Wednesday when the House returns, seven weeks after she won a special election in Arizona.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said in an interview with CNN on Monday night that Grijalva will be administered the oath of office after the House gavels in and before it holds votes on a funding bill to reopen the government. The House is expected to begin voting on the package as soon as 4 p.m. Wednesday.

"After seven weeks of waiting, I almost can't believe it's true," Grijalva said Monday, lamenting that one of her first votes will be on a bill "that does nothing for affordable health care for the American people."

Grijalva was elected in a special election on Sept. 23 to fill the seat of her late father, Raul

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