New York Republican George Santos is sworn into Congress as investigations mount.
early Saturday amid several investigations into his campaign and calls for him to resign.Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as House speaker. He consistently voted for McCarthy over the protracted voting process that began Tuesday.
The report also raised questions about how Santos was able to lend his 2022 campaign $700,000 after having claimed on a campaign finance form in 2020 that he was making $55,000 a year. "I’m embarrassed and sorry for having embellished my résumé," he said, according to the paper."I own up to that. … We do stupid things in life."
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