On Wednesday, House Republican officials held a vote to forward the Democratic-proposed proposal to the House Ethics Committee rather than taking an official vote on the expulsion of GOP Rep. George Santos.
On a party-line vote of 221-204, the whole House approved the Republican resolution with 7 members voting.
The proposal was approved by a vote of the committee’s 5 Republicans and all 5 Democrats who were present. Representatives Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., and Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., both cast present votes.
The move to mention was made by Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, R-N.Y., who occupies a district next to Santos’. In a harsh statement, D’Esposito called Santos “a stain on this organization, a stain on the state of New York, a disgrace on Long Island, and a mark on the cherished Nassau County.”
D’Esposito declared on the floor of the House on Wednesday, “I am absolutely in support of this person’s removal from this House.” Unfortunately, though, I believe that we are unable to achieve the two-thirds majority of members in this House necessary to eject that person.