Speaker Johnson Refuses to Seat Democratic Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva

[Arcangl86]

It's just as clean as the exact same one was passed in March - when Schumer supported it.

Yes, in exchange for promises that they would then negotiate for Democratic priorities. Promises that were promptly ignored.

 

[Arcangl86]

The truth can be aggravating, yes indeed the Democrats once again voted no.

They are abundantly demonstrating their only concern is their partisan agenda.

There are exactly two people who can summon the House into session. Neither of them is in the Senate and neither of them is a Democrat. Johnson is choosing to connect this to the funding impasse, but that's strictly his decision and is not impacted by anything that happens in the Senate.

 

[essentialsaltes]

Johnson sets record refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva for 36 days after she won election​

Johnson initially promised to seat Grijalva whenever she requested it, but then backtracked and said he’d only do so after Democrats in the U.S. Senate agreed to support a stopgap spending bill to reopen the government.

[Also, the House isn't doing any business at all.]

Because Johnson has refused to seat Grijalva, she now holds the record for the longest delay in seating a member of Congress following a special election, a distinction previously held by Rep. Jimmy Gomez, of California. But there’s a huge difference: Gomez requested the delay due to family issues, while Grijalva and other Democrats have repeatedly demanded that Johnson swear in Grijalva.

 

[Hans Blaster]

Johnson sets record refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva for 36 days after she won election​

Johnson initially promised to seat Grijalva whenever she requested it, but then backtracked and said he’d only do so after Democrats in the U.S. Senate agreed to support a stopgap spending bill to reopen the government.

[Also, the House isn't doing any business at all.]

Because Johnson has refused to seat Grijalva, she now holds the record for the longest delay in seating a member of Congress following a special election, a distinction previously held by Rep. Jimmy Gomez, of California. But there’s a huge difference: Gomez requested the delay due to family issues, while Grijalva and other Democrats have repeatedly demanded that Johnson swear in Grijalva.

The Senate is not only meeting, but in addition to failed daily votes on cloture of the House CR bill has confirmed nominees and passed three resolutions terminating the Trump declared "emergencies" used to invent tariffs:

on Brazil:

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/81/text

on Canada:

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/77/text

and on the whole world:

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/88/text

These are in your court Mr. Johnson. Show up and do your job.

 

[DaisyDay]

Johnson initially promised to seat Grijalva whenever she requested it, but then backtracked and said he’d only do so after Democrats in the U.S. Senate agreed to support a stopgap spending bill to reopen the government.

That reeks of extortion.

 

[Hans Blaster]

That reeks of extortion.

The Constitution notes that each body of Congress will be the sole judges of their elections, not the Speaker. If there is some "question" about the legitimacy of her election (not that any has been put forward) then it is up to the full House to judge it. Otherwise, she is a duly elected representative and the Speaker has no right to reject or eject her.