Speaker Mike Johnson Refuses to Swear In Adelita Grijalva Before Shutdown

After preventing the passage of a continuing resolution to fund the federal government on Tuesday, House Republicans stalled the swearing-in of an Arizona Democrat — a move that will hurt her constituents during the government shutdown, the lawmaker has pointed out. The decision to gavel out without the swearing-in of Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Arizona) also prevents, for now…

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