I can 100% understand that, especially since he was arrested for crimes and this is a consequence of that
GOP Rep George Santos Arrested, charged with 13 crimes by DoJ
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As a minority, I resent him claiming minority.
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guess I missed that...can't find where he says he is being bullied or expelled because he is gay...
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evidently you saw what you wanted...
Republican George Santos becomes first House member expelled in more than 20 years
The House of Representatives on Friday voted to expel Republican Rep. George Santos, a historic move that hasn’t happened in more than 20 years.
Santos, scandal-ridden since arriving in Washington nearly a year ago, is just the sixth House member in history to be removed by his colleagues.
The final vote was 311-114, with 112 Republicans voting with Democrats, far eclipsing the two-thirds majority threshold needed. Speaker Mike Johnson, who just before the vote announced his opposition, presided over the tally.
"The whole number of the House is now 434," Johnson said.
Santos left the chamber and the Capitol before the final vote was announced, swarmed by reporters as he jumped in a waiting car.
I say this with all due respect...but what in the world has happened to you lately? This is either really, really bad troll or something is just a little bit off...or both.
Yikes man. I don't think that factored in at the least. Con men do con men stuff. Its ubiquitous for them.
He used it. He’s a disgusting human being.
Oklahoma's congressional delegation split on whether to kick George Santos out of the U.S. House
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Oklahoma's congressional delegation split on whether to kick George Santos out of the U.S. House
The House Ethics Committee found evidence the New York Republican broke federal law. Cole, Lucas and Bice voted to boot him out. Brecheen and Hern were opposed.
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Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH) has co-sponsored a bill to ensure that future House legislators who are expelled, like newly-expelled former Rep. George Santos (R-NY), won’t receive congressional pensions afterward.
On Monday, Pappas co-sponsored the Congressional Pension Accountability Act, a bill introduced by Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA). The bill states that expelled House members are neither “able to collect a taxpayer-funded pension” nor to receive any benefits from the House Members’ Thrift Savings Plan account, the federal government’s equivalent of a 401(k) plan, KCCI reported.
“Thankfully, George Santos won’t be eligible to receive a pension because he didn’t hit the minimum term of service, but this episode exposed a major flaw that needs to be fixed: those who are unfit to serve in Congress are unfit to receive a pension,” Nunn said in a news release about the bill.
On Monday, Pappas co-sponsored the Congressional Pension Accountability Act, a bill introduced by Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA). The bill states that expelled House members are neither “able to collect a taxpayer-funded pension” nor to receive any benefits from the House Members’ Thrift Savings Plan account, the federal government’s equivalent of a 401(k) plan, KCCI reported.
“Thankfully, George Santos won’t be eligible to receive a pension because he didn’t hit the minimum term of service, but this episode exposed a major flaw that needs to be fixed: those who are unfit to serve in Congress are unfit to receive a pension,” Nunn said in a news release about the bill.
The candidate NY Republicans chose to replace George Santos has been a registered Democrat for more than a decade
- The House voted to expel Rep. George Santos from Congress on December 1.
- An election to fill his vacant seat will be held in mid-February 2024.
- New York Republicans have tapped a registered Democrat to be their nominee in the race.
The GOP's nomination for Mazi Melesa Pilip, an Ethiopian-born Jew, Israeli Defense Force veteran, and member of the Nassau County Legislature will officially be announced Friday.
While Pilip previously ran for a seat in the county legislature as a Republican — and still professes to be one — Politico revealed earlier in December that she's registered to vote as a Democrat.
Pilip beat out a slew of other hopeful GOP nominees including Kellen Curry, an Air Force veteran who accumulated endorsements from current and former members of Congress from around the country, and Daniel Norber, also an IDF veteran.
Santos has yet to say if he'll endorse Pilip or any other candidate in the race to replace him. He did not respond to Business Insider's request for comment.
Earlier in the month, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the special election to fill Santos' vacant seat will be held on February 13, 2024.
In it, Pilip will face off against Democrat and former Rep. Tom Suozzi, who lost his prior bid for reelection after racking up more than 300 violations of the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act during his tenure.
Since being booted from the House, Santos has earned hundreds of thousands of dollars from making personal videos on Cameo. He originally priced each video at $75 a piece but has since upped each to $500 as orders rushed in.
In just two days on the platform, Santos reportedly made more than he earned as a member of Congress.
As for the bevy of charges levied against him in court, Santos and his attornies are currently trying to negotiate a plea deal.