House votes to send Santos expulsion resolution to Ethics Committee
by Mychael Schnell - 05/17/23 5:39 PM ET
The House on Wednesday punted the question of whether Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) should be removed from Congress, referring an expulsion resolution to the Ethics Committee and shielding Republican lawmakers from having to weigh in on the matter directly.
The chamber voted 221-204-7 to send the resolution to the Ethics panel, a largely redundant move since the committee has been investigating Santos since March amid mounting questions about his background and finances. The panel is looking into whether he engaged in unlawful activity during his 2022 campaign and failed to properly disclose information to the House, among other areas of inquiry.
All five Democrats on the Ethics Committee — Susan Wild (Pa.), Glenn Ivey (Md.), Veronica Escobar (Texas), Deborah Ross (N.C.), Mark DeSaulnier (Calif.) — voted present, as did Reps. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.). The remaining votes fell along party lines.
Santos voted with Republicans to refer the resolution to the Ethics Committee, telling reporters after the vote that he did so “because there’s a process — in this country, everybody is innocent until proven guilty.” He thanked leadership “for allowing this procedure.”
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