Grace Panetta
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political reporter @ The 19th. new englander, bad speller, hot sauce enthusiast.
“That definitely wasn’t in my playbook. It should not have to be like this,” McIver said. “But it’s very important for me to show up for the people that I represent, and that’s why I did it. I would do it over again, because that’s what the people elected me to do.” 19thnews.org/2025/11/lamo...
A vote too important for Rep. LaMonica McIver to miss
Just hours after surgery for uterine fibroids, the New Jersey Democrat — a target of Trump’s Justice Department — was in Washington to vote last week.
19thnews.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
“That definitely wasn’t in my playbook. It should not have to be like this,” McIver said. “But it’s very important for me to show up for the people that I represent, and that’s why I did it. I would do it over again, because that’s what the people elected me to do.” 19thnews.org/2025/11/lamo...
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