Grijalva has promised to provide the final necessary signature on the bipartisan petition to release the so-called Epstein files, which some Democrats—including Jeffries, Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, and Grijalva herself—have claimed is the reason Johnson did not swear her in earlier.

Arizona Rep. Adelita Grijalva is reacting to her delayed swearing-in ceremony following a 43-day government shutdown.

Grijalva's swearing-in was crucial as she planned to provide the final signature on a discharge petition to release documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.