{"id":541657,"date":"2023-01-20T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/santos-getting-icy-reception-from-house-gop\/"},"modified":"2023-01-20T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T11:00:00","slug":"santos-getting-icy-reception-from-house-gop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/santos-getting-icy-reception-from-house-gop\/","title":{"rendered":"#Santos getting icy reception from House GOP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23261e21553\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23261e21553\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/santos-getting-icy-reception-from-house-gop\/#Santos_getting_icy_reception_from_House_GOP\" >Santos getting icy reception from House GOP<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Santos_getting_icy_reception_from_House_GOP\"><\/span>Santos getting icy reception from House GOP<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/santosgeroge_011223gn10_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) is getting an icy reception from colleagues in the House GOP even as he receives committee assignments and continues to serve his constituents on Long Island.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) calls him a \u201cbad guy;\u201d Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) describes him as an \u201cimposter.\u201d A handful of other House Republicans have called on him to resign, making it clear they are less than ecstatic to have him as a colleague.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Through the hostility, Santos is insisting he can still be an effective member of Congress, adding his name to co-sponsor legislation and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepSantosNY03\/status\/1615828561075769345?s=20\">posting<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepSantosNY03\/status\/1615828561075769345?s=20\">\u00a0that he visited a Hindu temple<\/a> in his district. But in an institution built on relationships, the sizable scandals could close many avenues to legislative success.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s their prerogative,\u201d Santos told Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on former Trump administration adviser Steve Bannon\u2019s \u201cWar Room\u201d podcast last week when asked about calls for him to resign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI came here to serve the people, not politicians and party leaders, and I\u2019m gonna do just that, and I\u2019ve been doing just that throughout this entire first two weeks \u2014 whether it was voting for the Speaker or whether it\u2019s been the last week where we\u2019ve been working on legislation in my office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Measures that Santos has co-sponsored include a bill to impose term limits for members of Congress and a resolution to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. He said his office is also working on constituent matters like securing White House tour tickets and hoping to find a way that federal authorities can address carjackings in his district.<\/p>\n<p>The Santos controversy has drawn a divide within the House GOP conference, with some Republicans coming out against the freshman and others backing his continued service.<\/p>\n<p>At least seven House Republicans have called on Santos to resign, five of whom are first-term lawmakers representing New York. One name notably missing from that list is Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who has stopped short of calling on the congressman to step down despite his growing list of fabrications. House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik, the highest-ranking Republican in the New York delegation, has also declined to call on Santos to resign.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Last week, McCarthy said Santos deserved the opportunity to serve because he was elected by constituents of New York\u2019s 3rd Congressional District.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the voters who made that decision. He has to answer to the voters and the voters to make another decision in two years,\u201d McCarthy said, adding that \u201che will continue to serve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Comer, the chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, and McCaul, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, have echoed that sentiment even as they have lambasted Santos.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cCertainly, I don\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>rove of how he made his way to Congress. And I haven\u2019t even introduced myself to him, because it\u2019s pretty despicable, the lies that he told,\u201d Comer said on CNN\u2019s \u201cState of the Union\u201d on Sunday. \u201cBut, at the end of the day, it\u2019s not up to me or any other member of Congress to determine whether he could be kicked out for lying. Now, if he broke campaign finance laws, then he will be removed from Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The long list of Santos controversies ranges from him admitting to fabricating portions of his resume, to allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from a fundraiser for a cancerous dog (which Santos\u00a0appeared to deny), to lingering questions about his campaign finances relating to his company. Local and federal investigators are\u00a0reportedly\u00a0looking into Santos\u2019s finances, and he also faces\u00a0multiple\u00a0ethics\u00a0complaints.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know how he got through the process, being such an imposter. I don\u2019t know why his opponent didn\u2019t bring this out in the election. Or, quite frankly, why he wasn\u2019t screened as a candidate better than he was,\u201d McCaul said on CNN this week.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The first-year<\/p>\n<p> congressman took a step towards legislating on Tuesday when he was recommended to sit on the House Small Business Committee and the House <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a> Space and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technology<\/a> Committee, following speculation that he may not receive assignments at all. McCarthy initially said Santos should not serve on any top House committees, then later confirmed that he would receive assignments.<\/p>\n<p>The two lower-level panels have jurisdiction over areas including the Small Business Administration and the National Weather Service. Republicans <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mkraju\/status\/1615428931854766080?s=20&amp;t=UFDdTfa8M4AzehU9FgTy2w\">were\u00a0reportedly concerned\u00a0that not seating Santos<\/a> on committees could set a precedent of punishing members who are facing scrutiny despite not being charged with crimes.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Lawmakers in the past have continued to sit on committees and serve in Congress even as they faced ethics issues and criminal investigation, though some have been s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>ped of committee assignments after indictments, controversial comments, or as\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/2012\/12\/03\/gop-steering-committee-shuffles-conservatives\/\">punishmen<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/2012\/12\/03\/gop-steering-committee-shuffles-conservatives\/\">t\u00a0for going against party leadership<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Roger Williams (R-Texas), the incoming chairman of the Small Business Committee, took a similar stance as McCarthy after Santos was recommended to serve on his panel, pointing to the New Yorker\u2019s November election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t condone what he said, what he\u2019s done. I don\u2019t think anybody does. But that\u2019s not my role. He was elected. He represents a million people,\u201d Williams <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mkraju\/status\/1615469193465405448\">said of Santos to\u00a0C<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mkraju\/status\/1615469193465405448\">NN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Santos initially expressed interest in the Financial Services and House Foreign Affairs Committees, pointing to his \u201c14-year background in capital markets\u201d and his \u201cmulticultural background as a human being.\u201d But the House GOP Steering Committee, which is made up of roughly 30 House leaders and elected regional representatives, recommended that he sit on the pair of lower-level panels \u2014 giving him some seats at the table, albeit not the ones he wanted.<\/p>\n<p>Santos will also likely spend time engaging with the House Ethics Committee, after two New York Democrats formally asked the panel to open a probe into the congressman\u2019s failure to file timely, accurate and complete financial disclosure reports.<\/p>\n<p>The Ethics Committee has not commented on the request for an investigation. The panel is known for taking a long time to work through investigations and does not typically slap significant punishments on lawmakers who come under scrutiny.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Though the complaint was filed by Democrats, Republicans have expressed support for the ethics probe running its course.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGeorge Santos represents over 700,000 people in New York, and whether people like that or not, those people deserve to have members of Congress collaborating with the person who serves them, whether that\u2019s on financial issues or on public safety issues. And so George Santos will have to go through the congressional ethics process,\u201d Gaetz told CNN\u2019s \u201cSmerconish\u201d on Saturday. \u201cI don\u2019t want to prejudge that process, but I think he deserves the chance to at least make his case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think that George Santos should be subject to shunning because the Americans he serves deserve representation and they have real challenges, and we ought to work together to solve their challenges and meet their needs,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, McCarthy told reporters that \u201cif there is a concern, and he has to go through the Ethics, let him move through that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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