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Yassamin Ansari: “Speaker Johnson's going to lose control because then every…”

Featuring: Yassamin Ansari, Democratic | U.S. House Arizona, District 3

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Published | Video Starts at 03:45

218 is the number needed to force a vote on the floor whether the speaker wants one or not. And when Adelita is seated Tomorrow, finally, after 49 days since she was elected to the US House of Representatives, Speaker Johnson's going to lose control because then every single member of Congress...will have to go on the record. and answer one very simple question. Do you want to support and protect the release of the Epstein files or do you want to protect the names of the men who were involved in the crimes? (03:45–03:53)

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Asserts that Speaker Johnson will lose control once Adelita Grijalva signs the discharge petition, forcing a vote.

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