{"id":1933988,"date":"2023-05-19T07:56:03","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T11:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-to-refer-rep-santos-expulsion-resolution-to-ethics-panel\/"},"modified":"2023-05-19T07:58:30","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T11:58:30","slug":"house-votes-to-refer-rep-santos-expulsion-resolution-to-ethics-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-to-refer-rep-santos-expulsion-resolution-to-ethics-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"House refers Rep. Santos expulsion resolution to ethics panel."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-votes-to-refer-rep-santos-expulsion-resolution-to-ethics-panel%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1933988&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>House of Representatives Votes to Refer Resolution to Expel Rep. George Santos to Ethics Committee<\/h2>\n<p>The House of Representatives made a significant move on May 17 by voting to refer a resolution to expel Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) to the Ethics Committee. Despite a concerted push to remove the lawmaker because of his alleged crimes, the Republican motion to refer the bill was approved with a vote of 221\u2013204, primarily along party lines, as all Republicans voted in favor. All five Democrats on the Ethics Committee essentially abstained by voting \u201cpresent.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Resolution Introduced by Rep. Robert Garcia<\/h3>\n<p>The privileged resolution was introduced by Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), who attempted to force a vote on the issue, increasing the pressure on House Republicans to take action against the disgraced Republican. Santos, who\u2019s a first-term Republican, was charged with 13 federal crimes and arrested on May 10. He was released shortly thereafter and maintains his innocence.<\/p>\n<h3>Garcia Calls on Republicans to Take Action Against Santos<\/h3>\n<p>Garcia called on Republicans to take action against Santos after introducing the resolution, writing in a Twitter post: \u201cI\u2019m starting the process of forcing a floor vote on our resolution to expel George Santos from the U.S. House of Representatives. Republicans will now have a chance to demonstrate to the American people that an admitted liar and criminal should not serve in Congress. George Santos is a fraud and a liar, and he needs to be expelled by the House.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Santos Reacts to the News<\/h3>\n<p>Santos reacted to the news in a statement shared by Punchbowl\u2019s Mica Soellner. \u201cFortunately, justice is blind in our country, and everyone is innocent until proven guilty,\u201d he said. \u201cRegrettably so[,] Rep. Garcia and the Democrats are playing the roles of [biased] judge and jury. Expelling me is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-vote-rep-george-santos-survives-expulsion-resolution\/\" title=\"Rep. George Santos survives expulsion resolution in House vote.\">silencing 145k+ voters<\/a> who sent me here to represent them and taking the voice away from 700k people.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Resolution is Privileged<\/h3>\n<p>Garcia\u2019s resolution is privileged, which means that according to the House Rules and Precedents, the Republican-controlled House was forced to take it up within the next two congressional days. To pass the resolution and remove Santos from Congress, the measure would have needed a two-thirds majority vote, which would have required significant bipartisan support.<\/p>\n<h3>Charges Against Santos<\/h3>\n<p>The 13-count indictment against Santos, unsealed on May 10, charged the congressman with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-george-santos-arrested-on-fraud-money-laundering-theft-charges\/\" title=\"Rep. George Santos faces charges of fraud, money laundering, and theft.\">defrauding prospective political supporters<\/a> by laundering funds to pay for his personal expenses and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-to-refer-rep-santos-expulsion-resolution-to-ethics-panel\/\" title=\"House refers Rep. Santos expulsion resolution to ethics panel.\">illegally receiving unreported campaign contributions<\/a>. The charges should have been the \u201cfinal straw\u201d for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), according to Garcia.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>The House of Representatives\u2019 decision to refer the resolution to expel Rep. George Santos to the Ethics Committee is a significant move in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/madonna-weighs-in-on-britney-spears-conservatorship-death-to-the-patriarchy\/\" title=\"Madonna Weighs In On Britney Spears\u2019 Conservatorship: \u2018Death To The Patriarchy!\u2019\">ongoing saga surrounding<\/a> the disgraced Republican. With the resolution being privileged, it remains to be seen whether Santos will be removed from Congress, but the charges against him are serious and should not be taken lightly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 17, the House of Representatives voted to refer a resolution to expel Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) to the Ethics Committee. 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