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NY Rep. George Santos survives expulsion vote. Now what?

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Monday, November 6, 2023   

A vote to expel U.S. New York Rep. George Santos, R-Queens, from the House failed last week to reach the needed two-thirds majority. But his troubles are far from over.

The resolution to expel Santos was brought forward by fellow U.S. New York Rep. Anthony D'Esposito - R-Island Park.

It comes after Santos was indicted on charges of stealing identities and credit card information from his own campaign donors. He says he'll continue to defend himself and serve his district.

But Kim Keiserman - a member of Concerned Citizens of NY-03, a community group of his constituents backing expulsion efforts - said Santos doesn't represent the will of the people.

"Every day that he's been in office, the people of New York 03 have been without representation in Congress," said Keiserman. "So, we think it's important that we get the precedent right now, and that we ensure that the con men and grifters of the future know that they won't be allowed to get away with this."

She said the group feels members of Congress are putting their own agendas before the needs of the district.

Aside from the GOP looking to keep its narrow majority in the House, some House members are awaiting the results of an Ethics Committee investigation into Santos. Those results are expected in two weeks.

Earlier this year, Concerned Citizens of NY-03 protested at the Capitol, saying then-Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy - R-Bakersfield - was ignoring the needs of their district.

Keiserman insisted there is flexibility in the Constitution to expel a member of the House. And the group is clearly dissatisfied with Santos' performance in Congress.

"He is not a serious policymaker," said Keiserman. "He is not someone who's providing constituent services for the people of the district. And so, we are just remaining, every day, without representation."

Keiserman said she hopes once the Ethics Committee results are released, the excuse-making will end and another resolution to expel Santos will be brought to the floor for an "up or down" vote.

Support for this reporting was provided by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.




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