Suozzi Scheduled To Be Sworn In On February 28

Politico reports:

Incoming Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi is expected to be sworn back into the House on Feb. 28, according to a GOP leadership aide. That will officially cut the GOP’s majority down to just two votes, after Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Melesa Pilip in the special election for a Long Island congressional district. It was previously held by expelled GOP Rep. George Santos. Suozzi, who represented Santos’s district before running for governor in 2022, ran as a conservative Democrat aided by his name recognition on Long Island, but Democrats quickly seized on the victory to settle anxieties that President Joe Biden will be a drag down ballot in 2024.

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This is why House Republicans wanted to impeach Mayorkas before the NY result.

If Suozzi was sworn in, vote would’ve failed.#NY03: From red to blue.

National issues played big.

Suozzi went on offense on the border.

He’s winning QUEENS +24, red-trending NASSAU +6. Decisive. pic.twitter.com/DccxaTEwJ3

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) February 14, 2024