voteinorout on Instagram: "#PramilaJayapal clashed with #DarrellIssa during a hearing over the #Epstein files, arguing Republican resistance to releasing records reflects a broader failure in #Accountability for sexual violence.⁠ ⁠ Jayapal, a Democratic congresswoman from Washington, defended her remarks during the committee exchange and pushed back after Issa criticized her language. She said the Epstein case resonates nationally because it exposed “the depravity of predators and pedophiles” and the ways survivors were “told to shut up, told to move on.” Jayapal linked the debate to the Violence Against Women Act, noting Republicans previously voted against the measure and warning that cutting funding for state domestic violence prosecutions undermines efforts to hold abusers accountable. She argued many women watching the hearing would see the exchange as proof that sexual violence still is not taken seriously in U.S. politics.⁠ ⁠ —⁠ ⁠ A Republican Member, Darrell Issa, tried to mansplain to me how I was conflating and making everything a “women's issue” when I brought up the Epstein Files as we were discussing funding to combat human trafficking, domestic violence, and sexual assault.⁠ ⁠ He’s wrong — and does not understand how these things are all interconnected. It’s a pattern of not taking sexual violence seriously. So, no, I am not the naive one. Follow @repjayapal for more.⁠ ⁠ Help this information get to more voters. 🇺🇸 A well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy.—Thomas Jefferson"

86 likes, 1 comments - voteinorout on March 7, 2026: "#PramilaJayapal clashed with #DarrellIssa during a hearing over the #Epstein files, arguing Republican resistance to releasing records reflects a broader failure in #Accountability for sexual violence.⁠ ⁠ Jayapal, a Democratic congresswoman from Washington, defended her remarks during the committee exchange and pushed back after Issa criticized her language. She said the Epstein case resonates nationally because it exposed “the depravity of predators and pedophiles” and the ways survivors were “told to shut up, told to move on.” Jayapal linked the debate to the Violence Against Women Act, noting Republicans previously voted against the measure and warning that cutting funding for state domestic violence prosecutions undermines efforts to hold abusers accountable. She argued many women watching the hearing would see the exchange as proof that sexual violence still is not taken seriously in U.S. politics.⁠ ⁠ —⁠ ⁠ A Republican Member, Darrell Issa, tried to mansplain to me how I was conflating and making everything a “women's issue” when I brought up the Epstein Files as we were discussing funding to combat human trafficking, domestic violence, and sexual assault.⁠ ⁠ He’s wrong — and does not understand how these things are all interconnected. It’s a pattern of not taking sexual violence seriously. So, no, I am not the naive one. Follow @repjayapal for more.⁠ ⁠ Help this information get to more voters. 🇺🇸 A well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy.—Thomas Jefferson".