Mark Kelly: “every American is supposed to have two Senators and a Representative fighting for them here in Washington. All of us…”

“every American is supposed to have two Senators and a Representative fighting for them here in Washington. All of us should care about that, whether it is our constituent or someone else's. Now it has been 44 days since Southern Arizonans elected Adelita Grijalva in a landslide to represent them in Washington. Yet 800,000 Arizonans, including me and my wife Gabby and my daughter, still do not have a voice in the U.S. House of Representatives because of political games being played by Speaker Johnson. My office has seen an increase in calls and casework from the district because they don't have a congressional office that they can turn to. This is unprecedented. I have heard Speaker Johnson's excuses. None of them make any sense. He has said that he swore in two Republican representatives from Florida because it was a special circumstance, their family was here. Well, Adelita Grijalva can get her family here on a moment's notice. He also said on another occasion that she deserves the pomp and circumstance of the way they normally swear people in. Well, I have spoken to her about that. She does not care about pomp and circumstance. The people of Arizona did their part. They voted, and their representative, Adelita Grijalva, has been certified; the election has been certified; and they should not have to wait another day to have someone representing them in the House. So we have a message for Speaker Johnson: Do your job. This isn't complicated.”