A Republican California congressman is crossing party lines to advocate for Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva.
Grijalva won a special election last month to fill the seat that was held by her late father, but she has not been sworn in by Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Johnson has said she’ll be sworn in when the House is back in session after the government shutdown ends.
Rep. Kevin Kiley says there’s no legitimate reason for the delay.
“The constituents in that district deserve to have a representative,” he said. “Congress was supposed to be in session the last couple of weeks.They should swear her in in a pro forma session as has been done before, as she has asked before, I just don’t think, I don’t understand why this is an issue at all.”
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed suit against Johnson last week, asking a federal court to compel him to seat Grijalva.
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