Dems to force censure vote on Santos

House Democrats are pushing to force a vote to censure freshman Republican Rep. George Santos of New York for lying during the 2022 elections, in a seemingly retaliatory move following the June GOP-led censure of California Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff.

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“If you are a member of Congress who has informally condemned Mr. Santos, then you should have no trouble formally censuring him,” Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., who wrote the three-page censure resolution, told The New York Times Monday. “He has disgraced the institution, and the institution should speak with one voice against his misconduct.”

[I’m not sure that Republicans are invested enough in Santos to try to block a privileged motion for censure. The main argument in rebuttal is that the House Ethics Committee should have time to recommend action (or not) after some due process. But since House Republicans reversed this process to censure Adam Schiff a month ago, it’s going to be difficult to argue for regular order — Ed]

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