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A discharge petition for a bill to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein got enough signatures Wednesday to force action on the matter, setting the stage for a future clash on the House floor over the convicted sex offender.

Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) became the 218th and final signature on the discharge petition shortly after she was sworn in Wednesday. She joined all other Democrats and four Republicans: Reps. Thomas Massie (Ky.), Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.), Lauren Boebert (Colo.) and Nancy Mace (S.C.).

Grijalva signed the petition on the House floor immediately after being sworn in as Democrats in the chamber cheer

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