WASHINGTON – Congresswomen Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota and Julie Fedorchak of North Dakota are both sharing why they support allowing the House Oversight Committee to obtain and publicly release documents related to Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes, detention and death and not a move to allow the entire House of Representatives to vote on making them public.
Fischbach co-sponsored the Oversight Committee bill which passed the House. The panel has a majority of Republicans.
It would release:
- Flight logs of aircraft owned or used by Epstein;
- Names of those connected to Epstein’s criminal activities, settlements, or immunity agreements;
- Epstein’s and his associates’ plea bargains, immunity deals, or sealed settlements;
- Records of entities tied to Epstein’s trafficking or financial networks;
- Internal Department of Justice communications about Epstein-related investigations or prosecutions.
Listen: Rep. Julie Fedorchak speaking on her vote related to the Epstein Files on The Flag with Scott Hennen
“It takes effect immediately. Any other bill that comes forward will likely have to be passed by the Senate and signed by President Trump which would take who knows how long,” Fedorchak said in an interview with Scott Hennen on The Flag.
Republican Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Democratic Representative Ro Khanna of California authored the discharge petition.
It would sidestep Republican leadership and force a floor vote compelling the Department of Justice to release all files from the Epstein case. It needs 218 votes to pass and had support from several Republican Representatives last week including Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Marjorie Taylor Green of Georgia and Nancy Mace of South Carolina.
Normally the Speaker of the House chooses which bills are voted on by the full chamber.
“Unlike the Massie legislation, the resolution that I have cosponsored and moved through the Rules Committee would protect innocent victims from having their information released to the public,” Fischbach wrote in a statement to Flag Family News. “While I have consistently and will continue to support full transparency, this discharge petition would turn over control of the House floor to Nancy Pelosi and Hakeem Jeffries, who are using this issue and these victims as a political stunt.”
The GOP-led House Oversight Committee says it has obtained documents and communications from the Jeffrey Epstein estate — including the Epstein “birthday book,” which is said to contain the letter that President Donald Trump allegedly signed for Epstein’s 50th birthday in 2003.
🚨🚨HERE IT IS: We got Trump’s birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein that the President said doesn’t exist.
Trump talks about a “wonderful secret” the two of them shared. What is he hiding? Release the files! pic.twitter.com/k2Mq8Hu3LY
— Oversight Dems (@OversightDems) September 8, 2025
You can read Fischbach’s full statement below:
“I am very supportive of all the House has already done to bring justice for the victims. The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed information related to this case and has released over 33,000 pages of documents related to the investigation.
As a Member of the Rules Committee, we invited Oversight Committee Chairman Comer to testify, and he assured members that he plans to release everything responsibly.
Contrary to what many news sources have led people to believe, I am also the only member of the Minnesota delegation to sign a resolution to release the Epstein files.
Unlike the Massie legislation, the resolution that I have cosponsored and moved through the Rules Committee would protect innocent victims from having their information released to the public. While I have consistently and will continue to support full transparency, this discharge petition would turn over control of the House floor to Nancy Pelosi and Hakeem Jeffries, who are using this issue and these victims as a political stunt.”
