Axios reports:
Embattled Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) has secured a seat on the House Committee on Small Business, despite receiving growing blowback for fabricating key details of his background that were central to his campaign, a committee spokesperson confirmed.
Rep. Roger Williams (R-Texas), chair of the Small Business Committee, told Axios of Santos: “We will find a way to make him add value to [the committee].”
Williams also said he is concerned about Santos’ record of dishonesty. “What he’s said, the things he’s done, I don’t agree with. I’m against all that. Nobody agrees [with] all that,” he told Axios.
Read the full article. Santos has also been assigned to the Science, Space, and Technology Committee.
OUTRAGEOUS: George Santos is going to be appointed to the Small Business Committee, which oversees one of the largest government programs in history: the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
Can a fraud like George Santos be trusted to root out rampant fraud in the PPP program?
— Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) January 17, 2023
Embattled Rep. George Santos (R-NY) has been awarded seats on two committees: the Small Business Committee and the Science, Space and Technology Committee, GOP sources tell @scottwongDC
— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) January 17, 2023