WASHINGTON —

Democrat Adelita Grijalva was sworn in as the newest member of Congress on Wednesday, more than seven weeks after she won a special election in Arizona to fill the House seat last held by her late father.

Grijalva was sworn in by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Wednesday shortly before the House returned to session to vote on a deal to fund the federal government. After delivering a floor speech, Grijalva signed a discharge petition to eventually trigger a vote to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein , giving it the needed 218 signatures.

Grijalva's seating brings the partisan margin in the House to a narrow 220-214 Republican majority. She vowed to continue her father's legacy of advocating for progressive policies on issues like environmentalism, labor rights

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