{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://ansari.house.gov/media/press-releases/ansari-leads-entire-freshmen-dem-class-in-letter-pressing-speaker-johnson-for-grijalva-swear-in-date", "Ansari Leads Entire Freshmen Dem Class in Letter Pressing Speaker Johnson for Grijalva Swear-In Date", "2025-10-22", "2025", "2025-10", "Democrat", "House", "AZ", "Yassamin Ansari", "A000381", "ansari.house.gov", "ansari", "https://ansari.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Letter cites concerns over halted constituent services to Arizona\u2019s 7th District\n\nWASHINGTON \u2013 This week, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) led freshmen Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives in sending a letter to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson that seeks clarification on the swear-in timeline for Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. The letter details the need for clear guidelines on the process for Grijalva to be sworn in, urging Johnson to take immediate action to give Grijalva\u2019s constituents their deserved and entitled representation.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s been over a month since Adelita Grijalva was elected to represent the people of Arizona\u2019s 7th District by an overwhelming majority, but her Congressional office remains unable to serve constituents,\u201d said Rep Ansari. \u201cStalling her swear-in is depriving Arizonans of representation and casework coverage during the shutdown, and prolonging an unacceptable cover-up of the Epstein files. We\u2019ve seen a pro-forma session swearing in before \u2013 there\u2019s no reason why it can\u2019t happen again.\u201d\n\nThe letter is cosigned by every Freshman Democrat - Representatives Wesley Bell (MO-01), Janelle Bynum (OR-05), Gilbert Cisneros (CA-31), Herbert Conaway (NJ-03), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), Cleo Fields (LA-06), Shomari Figures (AL-02), Laura Friedman (CA-30), Laura Gillen (NY-04), Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), Adam Gray (CA-13), Pablo Hern\u00e1ndez (PR-AL), Julie Johnson (TX-32), George Latimer (NY-16), Sam Liccardo (CA-16), John Mannion (NY-22), Sara McBride (DE-AL), April McClain Delaney (MD-06), Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08), LaMonica McIver (NJ-10), Dave Min (CA-47), Kelly Morrison (MN-03), Johnny Olszewski (MD-02), Nellie Pou (NJ-09), Emily Randall (WA-06), Josh Riley (NY-19), Luz Rivas (CA-29), Lateefah Simon (CA-12), Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), Derek Tran (CA-45), Eugene Vindman (VA-07), James Walkinshaw (VA-11), and George Whitesides (CA-21).\n\nView text of the letter HERE and below.\n\nThe Honorable Mike Johnson\n\nSpeaker of the House of Representatives\n\nH-232, The Capitol\n\nWashington, DC 20515\n\nDear Speaker Johnson,\n\nAs freshmen Democratic Members of the 119th Congress, we write to request clarification on the process and timeline for swearing in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva to the U.S. House of Representatives.\n\nThe people of Arizona\u2019s 7th District have spoken, and their chosen representative should be seated without unnecessary delay. At a time when the federal government is entering day 21 of a shutdown, it is especially critical that every congressional district have full representation as the House conducts its business. Consistent with House rules and longstanding precedent, duly elected Members are to be administered the oath of office promptly following the certification of their election.\n\nWe respectfully ask that you provide clear guidance on when Representative-elect Grijalva will be sworn in and ensure her constituents are afforded the full representation they are entitled to.\n\nThank you for your attention to this matter. We look forward to your timely response.\n\nSincerely,\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://ansari.house.gov/media/press-releases/ansari-leads-entire-freshmen-dem-class-in-letter-pressing-speaker-johnson-for-grijalva-swear-in-date"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 6.369640119373798, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}