Democrats are now using amendments on the Epstein files to jam up committees.

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Aaron Fritschner
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With floor action ground to a halt by Speaker Johnson over Dem amendments on the Epstein files, House Democrats are now using them to jam up committees.

Includes Appropriations, Energy & Commerce, Financial Services, and Education & Workforce, which just shut down as Rs try to figure what to do:

Punchbowl’s Samantha Handler: New: Epstein drama is leading into the Education and Workforce panel.

Republicans pulled a human trafficking related bill and the panel is now in recess. Dem Reps. Bonamici and Ansari had planned to intro amendments on releasing the Epstein files.
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CNN’s Sarah Ferris: Interesting - Dem Rep. @MarcVeasey is trying to bring up this Epstein-related amendment in E&C hearing right now, tying it to student athletes bill

Guthrie ruled it not germane (aka not relevant) but full committee is voting now on whether to overrule that
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Politico: news - House Dems are prepping more Epstein-related amendment votes ahead of the Thursday CJS Approps [Commerce Justice Science Appropriations subcommittee] markup, per two aides
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Semafor’s Eleanor Mueller: New: Tlaib just offered an amendment at House Financial Services Committee's markup that would force the Treasury Department to release a report on Epstein's financial transactions.

"To this date, we only have a partial picture of Epstein's financial transactions."
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July 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM

With floor action ground to a halt by Speaker Johnson over Dem amendments on the Epstein files, House Democrats are now using them to jam up committees.

Includes Appropriations, Energy & Commerce, Financial Services, and Education & Workforce, which just shut down as Rs try to figure what to do:

— Aaron Fritschner (@fritschner.bsky.social) 2025-07-23T17:50:13.542Z

[Passages]

1. GO GO GO!

[OrlandoDem2]

2. GOOD! Bring these MAGA fucks to heel!

[sheshe2]

3. Thank you for this, it is great news.

Democrats are getting a lot of grief here while dealing with the hand that the VOTERS GAVE THEM. Spineless! OAITW! Primary them now! Get rid of them!

I commend them for their actions on blocking committees! They are working hard for you and me, for our children's future.

[Demovictory9]

4. ..

[newdeal2]

5. Hahaha

Republicans love protecting pedos.

[Karasu]

6. Good. This sort of shit has been Republican standard practice for over a decade, and we've just let them get away with

it.

How do you like them apples, fascists?

[Susan Calvin]

7. Good.

I've been waiting with bated breath for them to do this kind of thing.

[Cheezoholic]

8. We just gotta keep driving the right car so they'll chase it and when they catch it they'll be running tales tucked n/t

[brakester]

9. Can someone expand

on this please. What is the strategy?
Aren't they getting ready to go on leave?

[JMCKUSICK]

10. I'm not trying to be a stick in the mud,

But it's about time. Even this is still reactionary and I'm really dying to see them drive the news cycle instead of responding to it.

[BurnDoubt]

11. Make Good Trouble!!!!!

Everything AND the Kitchen Sink!!!!!
Get ALL the evidence out there. Do the PEOPLE have Immunity if it's OFFICIAL???????

[republianmushroom]

12. Dem's seem to be learning now.,

Keep it up.