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Santos survives expulsion as removal effort once again falls flat in House
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com ^ | November 01, 2023 | Cami Mondeaux

Posted on 11/01/2023 6:11:20 PM PDT by Enterprise

in Congress after the House rejected a motion to remove him from the lower chamber, citing the ongoing ethics investigation into the embroiled New York freshman.

The House voted 179-213 to remove the first-term incumbent, dealing a blow to his fellow New York Republicans who sought to expel Santos from the House immediately. To do so, the resolution would require a two-thirds majority to pass the lower chamber, meaning at least 78 Republicans would have needed to join all Democrats in advancing the measure, but only 24 Republicans voted in favor of the motion, which was counteracted by more than 30 Democrats who broke with their party to vote against it.

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: congress; expel; georgesantos; house; rashidatlaib; richardblumenthal; santos
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To: struggle

It’s up to the voters.


21 posted on 11/01/2023 7:33:55 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: mass55th

change = chance


22 posted on 11/01/2023 7:34:02 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: NWFree
"What’s worse a liar or a Hamass supporting raghead?"

Santos is an admitted liar.

Tlaib is a liar and a Hamas supporting jackass. She should get expelled before Santos.

23 posted on 11/01/2023 7:36:43 PM PDT by Enterprise
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To: moonhawk

Insider trading


24 posted on 11/02/2023 8:55:25 AM PDT by coalminersson (since )
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