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All four of Iowa’s Republican U.S. representatives voted for legislation forcing the U.S. Department of Justice to release files related to the investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after facing mounting political pressure.

The bill passed the House 427-1, with Rep. Clay Higgins, a Republican from Louisiana, being the lone dissenter. The nearly unanimous support followed President Donald Trump’s recent pivot to backing the legislation after attempting to halt its path to the House floor for months and calling the files a “hoax,” according to the Associated Press.

Republican Iowa U.S. Reps. Marianette Miller-Meeks, Ashley Hinson, Zach Nunn and Randy Feenstra all voted to r

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