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This is on point. I'm Magna Chakra-Bardi.

The regularly scheduled House August recess was coming up anyway.

But Republican representatives still had important business they were set to vote on this week

before heading back to their districts

for the summer. Measures like proposals to roll back some Biden-era regulations, another bill

targeting unauthorized immigrants, and yet another bill that would further relax some

environmental regulations. Yet all of that, in fact, the entire business of the United States of House of Representatives is grinding to a halt over one man.

We have a moral responsibility to expose the evil of Epstein and everybody was involved in that. Absolutely. And we're resolved to do it.

That was House Speaker Mike Johnson yesterday, announcing that by the end of day today, Wednesday, the House will be adjourned until September.

No more votes on anything, especially not, on a procedural vote that would force the Department of Justice to release its files related to convicted sex

trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

We also have an equal moral responsibility to protect the innocent, and that is a fine needle

to thread.

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