Democrats are turning up the heat on Mike Johnson over a delay in the Epstein files vote

"Grijalva was elected in a landslide last Tuesday in the race to succeed her father, Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), in Congress. She has accused Johnson of dragging his feet on her swearing in, saying in a TV interview last week, "Apparently the rules have now changed in two weeks, and we're being asked for official results." "Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I'm number 218," Grijalva said, referencing the discharge petition."

""As is standard practice, with the House now having received the appropriate paperwork from the state, the Speaker's Office intends to schedule a swearing in for the Representative-elect when the House returns to session," a Johnson spokesperson said in a statement to Axios. Between the lines: At issue is whether Grijalva can be sworn in during what is known as a "pro forma session" - a quick gaveling-in of the House on out-of-session weeks to prevent the president from making recess appointments."

Grijalva won a landslide special election to succeed her father and remains awaiting swearing-in. Grijalva accused Speaker Johnson of delaying her swearing-in, saying rules changed and noting her placement as "number 218" on a discharge petition. House Minority Whip Katherine Clark sent a letter condemning the cancellation of votes as "reckless" and warned the delay has stalled Grijalva's seating. The cancelled votes coincide with a looming government shutdown and disagreement over a short-term funding measure. A Johnson spokesperson said the House will schedule the swearing-in once the state paperwork is received. The dispute centers on swearing-in during pro forma sessions.

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