Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego spoke on the Senate floor Thursday, calling on their colleagues to pass a resolution demanding the swearingin of Representativeelect Adelita Grijalva (AZ07), whose constituents have gone 44 days without a seated member in the U.S. House.

Kelly told the Senate that its been 44 days since Southern Arizonans elected Adelita Grijalva in a landslide to represent them in Washington, and warned that 800,000 Arizonans still do not have a voice in the U.S. House of Representatives because of political games being played by Speaker Johnson. He said his office has seen an increase in constituent calls and case work because the district lacks a congressional office residents can turn to.

The effort to pass the resolution by unanimous consent was blocked

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