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Did Kevin McCarthy Just Lose The House By Protecting George Santos?

Did Kevin McCarthy Just Lose The House By Protecting George Santos?

McCarthy had House Republicans block an expulsion vote on Rep. Santos and instead referred him to the Ethics Committee in a vote that will be used by Democrats in 2024.

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Kevin McCarthy Smears House Republicans With Santos Stink

In what may go down as one of the most politically short-sighted decisions in recent history, the House voted 221-204-7 to refer Rep. George Santos (R-NY) to the Ethics Committee. Every single Republican in the House voted to block an expulsion vote by sending the expulsion motion to the Ethics Committee. The seven present votes came from the seven Democrats who serve on the Ethics Committee because they will be investigating Santos and presumably wish to maintain objectivity.

Democrats set this up.

Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries said on Tuesday night, “It’s important to mention, Santos was referred to the ethics committee month ago. So what are we doing? You’re either going to hold him accountable under the constitution or you’re not. It’s going to be interesting to see how these so-called moderates in terms of …

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