Arizona Democratic Senators, Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego had a heated confrontation with a spokesman for the Republican House Mike Johnson on Wednesday when the US government stopped until its eighth day.
The exchange took place in the corridor and focused on Johnson’s decision to delay the oath to the latest Democrats Congressman until the Senate resolved a hopeless situation and again will not open the government.
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The tense six -minute exchange was marked by sharp insults and a strong cross conversation, emphasizing the deep division between the two sides on how to move forward with the re -opening of the federal government. Each side remains firmly rooted in its position, which explains how difficult it will break.
Democratic senators spoke with reporters outside the speaker office in Capitol, USA to claim that he refused to swear to the Republican elected Adelita Grijalvu, as it would be a decisive vote to force a vote in houses related to Jeffrey Epstein.
The speaker exchanged a handshake with a couple as he approached to push back on their claim.
“Your apology is constantly moving,” Gallego said, when the Democrats pointed to Johnson’s oath at Florida GOP repeat Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine during a form of session, when the house was not formally at the meeting – early this year.
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Johnson advocated his decision not to do the same for Grijalva: “That was an exception we made because the family was here. Grijalva, Rep-Elect Grijalva, that it had not yet planned because it was elected after the house was out of the session.
Johnson, who said he was a happy Grijalva, was elected, rejected that he had to do with voting on Epstein files and noted that the house did not have to vote for more of them, because the supervision of supervision is already conducting Bipartisan investigation.
Adelita Grijalva won a special election for the headquarters of the house 24. Although the house was inactive because of government shutdown, spokesman Johnson, Louisiana Republican, has so far refused to comply with her request to officially join office.
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“They do work. They do it methodically. They do it with the power of summons and you don’t need an act of congress to make it happen because they are already doing,” Johnson said.
After accusing the democrats of “possession of American hostages”, Johnson ended the exchange.
“Okay, I’ll get back to work. These gentlemen had an advertising stuntman here.
Senator GOP questions whether the deployment of the National Guard in cities is “Best Practice”
Thom Tillis from North Carolina suggests that the National Guard units should not be best equipped to resolve crime in cities and that instead of the police should remain with local officials.
“Is it the deployment of the National Guard part of the newly emerging best practice that I just can’t get yet?” During the hearing of the Senate, Tillis asked the general prosecutor Pam Bondi.
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Your apology is constantly moving.
I try to manage an oath as soon as you vote for the opening of the government.
It was a bit of indirect criticism from Tillis, who is not looking for a re -election next year, as Donald Trump deploys the National Guard units in the capital cities in his crime and immigration agenda.
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