articleHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Tuesday that Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., will be removed from Congress if an investigation by the House Ethics Committee concludes he violated the law. McCarthy has largely defended Santos against calls for his resignation. McCarthy spoke on a range of issues, including committee assignments and Rep. George Santos (R-NY ExpandMcCarthy said last week that he always "had a few questions" about Santos' resume. Santos has faced calls to resign from Republicans and Democrats in Congress and numerous New York State Republicans. Santos said earlier this month that he would resign if the 142,000 people who voted for him asked him to.

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