New York, NY—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted and expelled Republican Congressman George Santos from Congress following an ethics committee report that revealed he used his campaign funds to pay for personal expenses. Representative Santos is now the sixth lawmaker in U.S. history expelled from Congress.
Murad Awawdeh, Executive Director of NYIC Action, said:
“George Santos was tasked with representing New Yorkers in Congress and he served nobody but himself for an entire year, as evidenced by the ethics committee report. As the country prepares for next year’s crucial election, it serves as a reminder of how important it is for the American people to be represented by elected officials who can take their duty to serve the people in their district with honesty and integrity seriously. Instead of prioritizing extreme, anti-immigrant policies designed simply to forward a racist and xenophobic agenda, Republicans should focus on governing their colleagues and ensure they are rightfully serving the people who elected them into office.”