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highplainsdem

(62,134 posts)
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:55 PM Nov 2025

Grijalva has officially signed onto the Epstein discharge petition. That means there are now 218 votes

BREAKING: Rep. Adelita Grijalva has officially signed onto the Epstein discharge petition. That means there are now 218 votes — and a full vote must come to the floor.

MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2025-11-12T21:22:40.558Z
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Grijalva has officially signed onto the Epstein discharge petition. That means there are now 218 votes (Original Post) highplainsdem Nov 2025 OP
Doesn't it also mean that Mace and Boebert now can't remove their names? Stargleamer Nov 2025 #1
That's what I read. highplainsdem Nov 2025 #3
Excellent! sheshe2 Nov 2025 #4
If it holds................ Lovie777 Nov 2025 #2
Nope, it goes to the Senate if passed bottomofthehill Nov 2025 #5
So there will be a filibuster Diraven Nov 2025 #9
It may never even reach the floor in the Senate. Thune can just ignore it Wiz Imp Nov 2025 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author SSJVegeta Nov 2025 #10
You're wrong Wiz Imp Nov 2025 #15
The whole House will have to vote now, and then the Senate. Republicans are panicking because they highplainsdem Nov 2025 #7
It looks like lose-lose for them, either way it goes. ananda Nov 2025 #14
Bet Rump is shitting gold plated bricks orangecrush Nov 2025 #6
Lol... 2naSalit Nov 2025 #11
Anybody Traildogbob Nov 2025 #8
I look for Mike to put the house in recess before Emile Nov 2025 #12
Mikey to announce vote on the Epstein Bill for December 32 Jersey Devil Nov 2025 #13
He can't prevent the vote. It will definitely happen. Wiz Imp Nov 2025 #16
When they will have the vote? They also introduced discharge petition to force vote on extension of ObamaCare subsidies. ChicagoTeamster Nov 2025 #18
I have seen some reports that nearly a hundred Republicans will vote for the bill. mackdaddy Nov 2025 #19
du rec. AllaN01Bear Nov 2025 #20
Mike Johnson said.... flying-skeleton Nov 2025 #21

Wiz Imp

(9,991 posts)
17. It may never even reach the floor in the Senate. Thune can just ignore it
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 08:00 PM
Nov 2025

like Schumer did with lots of bills passed by the House in 2023 & 2024 when Democrats controlled the Senate but Republicans controlled the House. The Senate isn't required to take up legislation passed by the House except under specific circumstances.

Response to bottomofthehill (Reply #5)

highplainsdem

(62,134 posts)
7. The whole House will have to vote now, and then the Senate. Republicans are panicking because they
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 06:12 PM
Nov 2025

don't want to have to vote on this at all, with that majority of their base wanting the files released.

Traildogbob

(13,017 posts)
8. Anybody
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 06:15 PM
Nov 2025

Else want to vomit as Moses read the oath to her to swear to uphold, the one he shits all over everyday.
And his general smirking and grinning at her like he is such a great person, been completely fair to her, shows how easy it is to be a fake of a man and Christian as he is, smirking as he lies his ass off. And protects Child Raping pigs in the name of HIS Jesus.

ChicagoTeamster

(950 posts)
18. When they will have the vote? They also introduced discharge petition to force vote on extension of ObamaCare subsidies.
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 08:09 PM
Nov 2025

I'm sure there's many priorities and some may be in front of the Epstein files. Some were saying Trump was going to permanently delete the files. How could he do that? I'm sure there's multiple copies

mackdaddy

(1,976 posts)
19. I have seen some reports that nearly a hundred Republicans will vote for the bill.
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 08:10 PM
Nov 2025

I think they were interviewing Rep Swalwell and he said many of the Republicans know how bad this will be and want to get out ahead of it.

I guess we will see.

Also supposedly the files are pretty horrific and since Bondi and Patel did an all hands on deck with hundreds of Doj/FBI people that that many people know how bad the files are.
Allison Gill segment shown 7 minutes into this MTM video.

flying-skeleton

(817 posts)
21. Mike Johnson said....
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 09:21 PM
Nov 2025

Mike Johnson said he'd hold the vote next week.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/politics/epstein-files-house-vote

There is something fishy‼️He can delay this a bit but isn't. Why⁉️What if secretly, the Republicans in the house have been able to convince enough Rethugs to vote against it⁉️

What happens if the vote fails? Can the democrats bring it up again? If yes, after how long?

If no, then what! The seems can use it as campaign fodder for the mid terms. That's it? Trump escaped again⁉️⁉️

There's also a chance, Trump will, under false assertion of National Security, stamp the files as Top Secret.

The fight is far from over‼️‼️

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