Dems Ready Resolution Seeking To Censure Santos

The New York Times reports:

House Democrats plan to unveil a resolution on Monday to formally censure Representative George Santos of New York for blatantly lying to voters about his life story, teeing up a fresh attempt to reprimand the freshman Republican.

The new measure faces long odds of passing the Republican-led House. But Democrats believe forcing a vote will help maintain political pressure on Republican leaders who have stood by Mr. Santos in the face of a 13-count federal indictment and their vulnerable members impatient to jettison him.

“If you are a member of Congress who has informally condemned Mr. Santos, then you should have no trouble formally censuring him,” said Representative Ritchie Torres, a New York Democrat who wrote the three-page censure resolution.

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NEW: House Democrats led by Ritchie Torres plan to unveil a resolution on Monday to formally censure George Santos of New York for blatantly lying to voters about his life story, teeing up a fresh attempt to reprimand the freshman Republican. https://t.co/IC0xXyL1ZU

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