Former Rep. George Santos, ousted in a bipartisan vote, defended himself on the House floor yesterday, arguing that his expulsion would set a harmful institutional precedent. 331 House members, in a bipartisan vote, ousted the federally-indicted Long Island congressman, also accused of using campaign funds on botox and OnlyFans by the House Ethics Committee. Rep. Marc Molinaro, whose district includes Binghamton, voted with a House supermajority Friday to expel Rep. George Santos — who represents Long Island’s Nassau County — from Congress. Santos is the sixth person ousted from the House of Representatives, the first in over 20 years. With Santos’s expulsion, Republicans, who possess 221 seats to Democrats’ 213.

Source: New York Times December 02, 2023 04:11 UTC