Thursday, July 17, 2025

Looming Epstein vote has GOP eager to leave Washington

House Republican leaders are under fierce internal pressure to send members home for the summer amid deepening anxiety over a possible vote on the Jeffrey Epstein controversy.

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... Many GOP lawmakers fear being cornered by an expected "discharge petition" that would force a House vote on publicizing Epstein-related records. Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) launched the effort Tuesday, making it available for signatures and a possible floor vote as soon as next week.

Democrats have already forced Republicans to take tough Epstein-related procedural votes that have stoked a barrage of constituent calls into GOP offices, but they have not yet been able to force a clear up-or-down vote on releasing the so-called Epstein files. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-17 01:22 PM

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