“If they want to be judge, jury and arbitrator of the whole goddamn thing, let them do it,” Santos said.
to expel Santos in May, but Republicans – including the New Yorkers – voted to refer it to the Ethics Committee.on the social media site X that he will introduce a resolution on Wednesday “to rid the People's House of fraudster, George Santos.”
All other freshman Republicans from New York – Reps. Nick LaLota, Mike Lawler, Marc Molinaro, Nick Langworthy and Brandon Williams – are co-sponsoring the resolution, D’Esposito said.The lawmakers could force a vote on the measure by introducing it as a privileged resolution, which would require the House to consider it within two legislative days.Between the lines:
Most of these members represent districts President Biden won in 2020, and Democrats have used Santos’ continued presence in Congress to go after them politically.“If they want to fight with 700,000 people, that’s on them,” Santos said of the resolution, referring to the population of his congressional district.Share on facebook Share on email
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