Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva slams Mike Johnson
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House Speaker Mike Johnson has been roasted by the congresswoman who waited nearly two months for him to swear her in. Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva, 55, finally got her moment with Johnson on Wednesday after the House returned.
The ceremony ended a seven-week standoff with House Speaker Mike Johnson that left Grijalva unable to fully represent Arizona’s 7th Congressional District in Washington.
Fifty days after winning her late father’s seat in Congress, Rep. Adelita Grijalva was finally sworn in. The Tucson Democrat immediately attacked Speaker Mike Johnson, calling the unprecedented delay an "abuse of power.
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