Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Rep. Matt Van Epps, R-Tenn., was sworn in by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on the House floor Thursday morning after winning a special election on Tuesday.
Van Epps' rapid swearing-in drew criticism from House Democrats after Rep. Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., had to wait 50 days to be sworn in after winning a special election to replace a seat formerly held by her father.
"I was led to believe that waiting almost two months was customary and totally normal," Robbie Sherwood, communications director for the Democratic Caucus in Arizona's House of Representatives, said in a social media post, as reported by The Hill.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee simply posted: "Remember when he made Adelita Grijalva wait 50 days?"
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