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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @juliabrownley.house.gov · 5h

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 · 5h

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 · 5h

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 · 5h

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 · 5h

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 · 5h

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 · 5h

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 · 5h

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 · 5h

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 · 5h

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 · 10h

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 · 10h

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 · 10h

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 · 10h

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 · 11h

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 · 11h

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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Congresswoman Julia Brownley @juliabrownley.house.gov · 11h

Going directly against precedent, in which House Republicans were sworn in less than 24 hours after their special elections — and during a pro forma session when voting days were cancelled — Speaker Johnson refuses to swear in our new Democratic colleague.

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

It’s time for House Republicans to return to Washington and get to work for the people they were elected to serve.

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

House Republicans aren’t negotiating. They aren’t working. They’re missing in action.

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

And in case he forgot – he’s the Speaker of the House. He has the power to call the House back into session at any time. He’s choosing not to.

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

Speaker Johnson isn’t right about most things, but he’s right about one: it’s quiet in the House of Representatives. Quiet because he canceled votes and handed House Republicans a three-week paid vacation while millions of Americans deal with the consequences of their government shutdown.

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

We are at a decisive moment in global history, a crossroads that will define how we are remembered by future generations. All human life has value, and we must uphold the basic rights and human dignity of every person, everywhere.

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

The cycle of violence must end, and a lasting peace must be built on safety, security, dignity, and self determination for both Israelis and Palestinians.

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

It is imperative that Israel work with the international community to ensure that critical humanitarian assistance reaches civilians in Gaza and that every possible step is taken to protect innocent lives.

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

Hamas’s brutal actions not only brought unimaginable pain to the people of Israel, but also deepened the suffering of the Palestinian people, who have endured tremendous loss and hardship throughout this conflict.

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