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Representative Adelita GrijalvaArizona’s Democrat leader was administered the oath of office by the House Speaker on Wednesday mike johnson and took the opportunity to attack the President donald trump And Congress.
Speaking to his colleagues in the House on Wednesday, Grijalva said, “While we celebrate this moment today, our American promise is in grave danger.
“Basic liberties are under attack. Health care premiums are skyrocketing. Children are being snatched from their parents by masked agents. We can do better and we must do better.”
He then blamed Congress for not holding the Trump administration accountable for related issues affordable healthcare, immigration raids and more.
Grijalva said, “What is most concerning is not what this administration has done, but what the majority in this body has failed to do – hold Trump accountable as a coequal branch of government.”
Grijalva also took his time on stage to address his delayed swearing-in.
“It has been 50 days since the people of Arizona’s Seventh Congressional District elected me to represent them. It has been fifty days since more than 800,000 Arizonans have been denied access to the basic services that every constituent deserves.
Grijalva took an apparent dig at Johnson, saying, “This is an abuse of power. A person should not be able to unilaterally interrupt the swearing-in of a duly elected member of Congress for political reasons.”
Johnson has been accused of blocking the ceremony amid the ongoing government shutdown as key to forcing a vote on Grijalva’s release. Documents related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey EpsteinThe speaker has denied such allegations,
trump administration Caught fire earlier this year When it came to the so-called Epstein files, critics said there was a lack of transparency.
Some have accused Trump, who was Epstein’s friend decades ago, of digging into the files to explain why the White House has been so adamant on moving forward with what the president has called a “hoax.”
Democrats on House Oversight Committee issued email exchanges Earlier on Wednesday, Epstein reportedly told his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell That Trump “spent hours” with one of Epstein’s victims at his home.
The White House Press Secretary was asked about this Caroline Levitt Said, “These emails prove nothing at all other than the fact that President Trump did nothing wrong.”
Grijalva mentioned the emails during her speech to the House, saying, “It is now time for Congress to restore its role as a check and balance on this administration and fight for us, the American people… So I will sign the discharge petition to release the Epstein files right now.”
Newly-sworn congresswomen are the last signatures on a discharge petition from Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) to force the House to vote on the release of the Epstein files.
Macy’s celebrated receiving all 218 signatures on its petition, Write On
Top Trump administration officials met in the White House Situation Room on Wednesday with Colorado Republican Representative Lauren Boebert, who signed the petition. the new York Times Informed.
If the House votes to release the files, the bill would still need to be passed by the Senate and signed by Trump.
Khanna thanked the survivors of Epstein’s abuse, whom he said made the successful exoneration petition possible.
“Let’s bring it to the House for a vote!” He wrote On X.
Grijalva won a special election on September 23 for the seat vacated by the death of his father, former Representative Raúl Grijalva. died in march During his 12th term in Congress.
Speaking to MSNBC’s Jen Psaki on Wednesday night, Grijalva called for bipartisan legislation “to ensure that no duly elected member ever does this again,” referring to his delayed swearing-in.
Lauren Hersh, national director of the anti-trafficking group World Without Exploitation, congratulated Grijalva on “his swearing-in and his determination to sign the Epstein discharge petition, which is an important step toward uncovering the full truth about Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and the systems that enabled their abuse.”
“Survivors working with World Without Exploitation are proud to stand with Congresswoman Grijalva today as she demonstrates her commitment to transparency and justice,” Hersh said.
“We urge every member of Congress to join Representative Grijalva in demanding the full release of the Epstein files and stand strong with those whose courage continues to fight for the truth.”