Washington, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal issued the following press release:

U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) is today announcing she will be bringing Marijke Chartouni, an Epstein survivor and constituent, as her guest to the State of the Union.

"Thirty years after the FBI first ignored reports of Epstein's crimes, Pam Bondi's Justice Department continues to fiddle rather than hold perpetrators to account - even as other countries act decisively," said Chartouni. "I am attending the State of the Union to remind the House, the Senate, and the Executive that survivors will not remain silent through this continued institutional failure. This injustice cannot be buried, and we will continue to make our voices heard, at every o...