The expulsion resolution requires the support of two-thirds of the House for passage.
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) has proceeded to force a vote on a resolution to expel Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from the House of Representatives.
“Resolved, that pursuant to article I, section 5, clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States, Rep. George Santos, be, and he hereby is, expelled from the House of Representatives,” said Mr. Garcia on the House floor.
The House must hold a vote within two days. The expulsion resolution requires the support of two-thirds of the House for passage.
The resolution comes weeks after the bipartisan House Ethics Committee released a report stating that Mr. Santos “knowingly caused his campaign committee to file false or incomplete reports with the Federal Election Commission; used campaign funds for personal purposes; engaged in fraudulent conduct, … and engaged in knowing and willful violations of the Ethics in…
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