I don’t know why it should be politically painful to be transparent,” Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, said on Sunday, referring to comments by Speaker Mike Johnson.

Massie also said he believes Republicans will lose their slim majority in the midterm elections next year if they do not take a vote on releasing the files.

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky is leading a bipartisan push to force a vote on releasing all files related to the death of Jeffrey Epstein. The move has been drawing criticism from House leadership in recent days.