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House Republicans from New York say they’re serious now about kicking fabulist freshman Rep. George Santos off the island. They have had an expulsion resolution ready to go for the last couple of weeks. Now that the speaker drama is over and Republicans conveniently don’t have to worry as much about their narrow vote margin, the New Yorkers moved forward with it on the House floor. It’s a privileged resolution, which means it has to be considered by the full House. That will happen next week.
First-term Republican Reps. Anthony D'Esposito and Nick LaLota are the lead sponsors, joined by fellow New York House Republicans Mike Lawler, Marc Molinaro, Nick Langworthy, and Brandon Williams. All but Langworthy are members of the “Biden 18,” GOP freshmen in districts President Joe Biden won in 2020.
They wrote the resolution in response to new charges added to Santos’ existing federal indictment, including identity theft, embezzling money from his campaign, and lying to the FEC and Congress. D’Esposito called Santos "a stain" on the House and on the state of New York. "It's time that we move on from George Santos," he said.
