House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday went after GOP leaders for refusing to seat a newly elected Democrat, saying the delay is depriving hundreds of thousands of Americans a voice in Washington.

“It's a disgrace that Mike Johnson and Republicans continue to refuse to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva,” Jeffries told reporters in the Capitol. “It's disrespectful of her; it's disrespectful to the 812,000 who elected her; it's disrespectful to the great state of........

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