Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva on Delayed Swearing-In and Healthcare Policy

Delayed Swearing-In

• 📌 Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva expresses frustration that Speaker Johnson's office has never communicated with her directly regarding her swearing-in.
• 💬 Information about her swearing-in has come from Minority Leader Jeffries and Minority Whip Clark, and even from reporters.
• 🗓️ An agenda was sent by Minority Whip Clark indicating Grijalva would be sworn in first, followed by her ability to vote.
• ✈️ Grijalva is traveling to Washington D.C. with backup plans due to concerns about flight delays.

Healthcare Policy Concerns

• ⚠️ Grijalva is disappointed that one of her first votes will be on a bill that she believes does nothing to protect working people from rising healthcare insurance premiums.
• 🏥 She criticizes Republicans for consistently criticizing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) without offering solutions.
• 📉 She views continuing resolutions (CRs) as "little band-aids" instead of a workable budget.
• 🗣️ Grijalva shares the sentiment of frustration, stating that the approved measures do not ensure affordable healthcare.

ACA Subsidies and Republican Stance

• 💰 Grijalva notes that many Republican members, including Marjorie Taylor Greene, acknowledge the high cost of healthcare and the need to extend ACA subsidies.
• 📈 She hopes constituents will contact their Republican representatives about unaffordable healthcare rates, urging support for extending subsidies.
• 🤝 She believes that minimally, ACA subsidies should be extended until Republicans propose a better solution.

Epstein Files Vote

• ❓ Grijalva believes the delay in her swearing-in played a role in her planned vote on ordering the DOJ to release the Epstein files.
• 🗳️ She intends to sign the discharge petition as soon as possible to cast her vote.
• 🚫 She states there is no other legitimate reason for the delay, debunking excuses related to the shutdown or Senate openings.