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“Hi, friends. Adelita Grijalva, your congresswoman-elect. I’m here in D.C., standing right outside of Speaker Johnson’s office. I was certified today. Certified. That means the governor, the attorney general, and the secretary of state have all said yes, she won. And now they’re asking Speaker Johnson, demanding that he swear me in.”
She continued:
“So that’s why I’m here. I came with a lot of my colleagues from the Democratic caucus and the women’s caucus. They all joined me in asking, demanding that I get sworn in. Going to be here for two days. Speaker Johnson, you want to swear me in?”
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Grijalva insisted that her election was already legally settled and accused Johnson of stonewalling her swearing-in for political reasons.
“Today’s certification simply confirms what the voters made clear 21 days ago: we won this election decisively by more than 40,000 votes,” said Representative-elect Grijalva. “I want to thank Governor Hobbs, Attorney General Mayes, and Secretary Fontes for fulfilling their duties and standing up for the more than 800,000 Arizonans who currently do not have a voice in Congress. They did their jobs, now it’s time for Speaker Johnson to do his.”
Grijalva also hinted at possible legal action if Johnson delays further.
“I also want to thank Attorney General Mayes for her letter; I will continue to be in close contact with her as we explore legal options if the Speaker continues to drag his feet.”
The incoming Arizona Democrat accused Johnson of deliberately slowing the process to avoid political consequences — particularly regarding the highly sensitive Epstein files.
“Speaker Johnson has exhausted every excuse to delay my swearing-in. I am simply asking him to abide by the same precedent he set when he swore in his Republican colleagues within 24 hours of their special elections and during pro forma sessions earlier this year. Any further delay reveals his true motive: Speaker Johnson is stalling because he knows I will be the 218th signature on the discharge petition to release the Epstein files.”
She added that the delay is harming her constituents:
“The cost of his obstruction is the silencing of over 800,000 Southern Arizonans who deserve to have a voice in Congress. It is also robbing them of the essential constituent services they count on every day, especially during this Republican government shutdown.”
While Democrats filled the Capitol halls with chants, Speaker Johnson wasn’t around to hear them. He was at the White House Rose Garden, where former President Donald Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated by a radical far-leftist.
Critics blasted the Democrats’ display as pure theatrics, pointing out that their party’s actions helped spark the current government shutdown. They argue that no taxpayer-funded events, including swearing-in ceremonies, should move forward until funding is restored.
This confrontation sets the stage for yet another bitter clash in Washington. Democrats want to pressure Johnson into fast-tracking Grijalva’s swearing-in, while Republicans emphasize that procedure and timing matter—especially during a government shutdown Democrats themselves helped trigger.
Whether Johnson yields or holds his ground remains to be seen. But one thing is clear: Democrats have turned Grijalva’s swearing-in into a high-profile political battle, complete with late-night protests, chants of “Epstein,” and a looming legal fight.
