Bipartisan heat on Mikey J over delayed vote on Epstein files [View all]
House Speaker Mike Johnson's decision to keep his chamber on recess during the government shutdown is stalling a long-awaited vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files.
... The delay of Rep. Thomas Massie's (R-Ky.) discharge petition has fueled frustration among Democrats, and even some Republicans, who argue Johnson is keeping lawmakers out of town to avoid the politically charged vote ...
... Johnson tacked on another week to the chamber's two-week-long recess, in part to pressure Senate Democrats to accept the GOP's stopgap funding bill ...
"Johnson and the House Republicans care more about protecting the Epstein files than protecting the American people," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said at a press conference Friday following Johnson's announcement ...
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