The House of Representatives held a vote earlier today to expel highly-controversial Rep George Santos (R-NY) from Congress. The resolution to oust him went through, in a large bipartisan effort.
The Republican conference has a slight House majority over the Democratic caucus, meaning that for any bill or resolution to pass, some Republican votes are always needed. However, expelling a member of Congress requires a two-thirds majority instead of just a simple majority. Two-thirds of the House is 290 votes.
311 representatives voted to expel him, and 114 voted to not. 105 Republicans voted in favor to expel him, which was a higher number than many expected.
Many people on both sides of the aisle have accused him of lying about many things. He has said in the past that he is Jewish, that his grandparents fled the Holocaust, that he produced the Spider-Man Musical (a project that never made it to release), among other things. All of said statements have been proven false.
He has also been accused of using campaign funds on private expenses. The House Ethics Committee did an investigation into the matter, and found that he did indeed spend campaign funds on many personal expenses. We did an article that went into more detail on this as well.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) stated earlier this week, “I trust that people will make that decision thoughtfully and in good faith. I personally have real reservations about doing this, I’m concerned about a precedent that may be set for that.” He did not vote to expel the now-former-representative.
Footnote: Our Twitter/X: @WiscAdvance Article wrote by Emma (@ProgressiveEmma on Twitter/X), on December 1, 2023. Copyright The Wisconsin Advance
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