The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a critical ethics report on his conduct that accused him of converting campaign donations for his own use. He was just the sixth member in the chamber's history to be ousted by colleagues.
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00:00 I vote for Santos.
00:02 Are you expecting that this vote will be successful today, that you will get expelled?
00:05 I don't know. I think I said this often already. I don't know.
00:10 Why won't you address any of the allegations in the report?
00:12 Did you use campaign funds to pay for phone calls and pay for rent?
00:15 It's not smart to do that.
00:27 On this vote, the yeas are 311, the nays are 114, with two recorded as present.
00:35 Two-thirds voting in the affirmative, the resolution is adopted, and a motion to reconsider is laid upon the table.
00:42 The clerk will notify the governor of the state of New York of the action of the House.
00:50 Under Clause 5D of Rule 20, the chair announces to the House that in light of the expulsion of the gentleman from New York, Mr. Santos, the whole number of the House is now 434.
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