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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @juliabrownley.house.gov · 14h

If you or someone you know needs assistance with a federal agency, please don’t hesitate to call my office at (805) 379-1779.

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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @juliabrownley.house.gov · 14h

My office has helped Ventura County and Conejo Valley residents in more than 18,000 cases and returned over $40 million in retroactive benefits — and that work continues. Even during this shutdown, I refuse to let your casework stop because of Republicans’ inaction.

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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @juliabrownley.house.gov · 14h

Veterans are struggling to get answers from the VA, seniors are waiting on Social Security, and families are stuck in limbo as Customs and Border Protection and ICE pause responses to inquiries.

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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @juliabrownley.house.gov · 14h

While my office remains open and ready to help, House Republicans’ refusal to do their jobs is creating real hardship for everyday Americans.

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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @juliabrownley.house.gov · 14h

It’s Day 9 of the Republican government shutdown – and several federal agencies have now informed my office that they can no longer respond to constituent casework.

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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @juliabrownley.house.gov · 14h

Even during this shutdown, I refuse to let your casework stop because of Republicans’ inaction. If you or someone you know needs assistance with a federal agency, please don’t hesitate to call my office at (805) 379-1779.

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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @juliabrownley.house.gov · 14h

My office has helped Ventura County and Conejo Valley residents in more than 18,000 cases and returned over $40 million in retroactive benefits — and that work continues.

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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @juliabrownley.house.gov · 14h

Veterans are struggling to get answers from the VA, seniors are waiting on Social Security, and families are stuck in limbo as Customs and Border Protection and ICE pause responses to inquiries.

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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @juliabrownley.house.gov · 14h

While my office remains open and ready to help, House Republicans’ refusal to do their jobs is creating real hardship for everyday Americans.

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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @juliabrownley.house.gov · 1d

Speaker Johnson and House Republicans shut down the government and shut out the people they were elected to serve. Their inaction isn’t leadership, it’s a betrayal of the American people. It’s time for Speaker Johnson to stop making excuses and bring the House back to work.

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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @juliabrownley.house.gov · 1d

Doing your job means showing up when it matters most. It means showing up for our servicemembers, our veterans, our seniors, and the American people who deserve a Congress that works for them.

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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @juliabrownley.house.gov · 1d

Since July 24, the House has been in session only 12 days. The House has not been in session since September 19 because the Speaker keeps canceling votes.

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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @juliabrownley.house.gov · 1d

When asked if he would bring the House back to reopen the government, Speaker Johnson quipped, “We’ve already done our job.”

Mr. Speaker, you have not done your job.

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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @juliabrownley.house.gov · 1d

Speaker Johnson and House Republicans shut down the government and shut out the people they were elected to serve. Their inaction isn’t leadership, it’s a betrayal of the American people. It’s time for Speaker Johnson to stop making excuses and bring the House back to work.

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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @juliabrownley.house.gov · 1d

Doing your job means showing up when it matters most. It means showing up for our servicemembers, our veterans, our seniors, and the American people who deserve a Congress that works for them.

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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @juliabrownley.house.gov · 1d

Since July 24, the House has been in session only 12 days. The House has not been in session since September 19 because the Speaker keeps canceling votes.

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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @juliabrownley.house.gov · 1d

Speaker Johnson and House Republicans shut down the government and shut out the people they were elected to serve. Their inaction isn’t leadership, it’s a betrayal of the American people. It’s time for Speaker Johnson to stop making excuses and bring the House back to work.

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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @juliabrownley.house.gov · 1d

Doing your job means showing up when it matters most. It means showing up for our servicemembers, our veterans, our seniors, and the American people who deserve a Congress that works for them.

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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @juliabrownley.house.gov · 1d

Since July 24, the House has been in session only 12 days. The House has not been in session since September 19 because the Speaker keeps canceling votes.

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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @juliabrownley.house.gov · 1d

It’s time for Speaker Johnson to do his job, swear in Representative-elect Grijalva, and bring House Republicans back to Washington to negotiate in good faith a funding bill that protects Americans’ access to affordable health care.

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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @juliabrownley.house.gov · 1d

Many are now questioning his motives, including whether he’s delaying the swearing-in to prevent a full House vote on releasing the Epstein files. Whatever his reasoning, it’s an abuse of power that denies representation and transparency to the American people.

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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @juliabrownley.house.gov · 1d

Going directly against precedent – where two House Republicans were sworn in less than 24 hours after their special elections, even during pro forma sessions – Speaker Johnson is refusing to seat our new Democratic colleague.

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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @juliabrownley.house.gov · 1d

It’s Day 8 of the Republican shutdown. Speaker Mike Johnson isn’t just canceling votes to avoid a bipartisan funding deal, he’s exploiting the shutdown to delay swearing in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva, who won her election in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District nearly two weeks ago.

Elected but Not Seated, Grijalva Waits to Sign Epstein Petition

www.nytimes.com

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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @juliabrownley.house.gov · 1d

Once Grijalva is sworn in, the House will have the 218 votes needed to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files.

Congresswoman Julia Brownley @juliabrownley.house.gov · 1d

Speaker Johnson is deliberately depriving Grijalva’s constituents of representation, leading many of us to speculate that his actual motive is to further the Trump administration’s Epstein cover-up.

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