{"id":545956,"date":"2023-01-31T18:05:54","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T15:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/santos-steps-down-from-committee-assignments\/"},"modified":"2023-01-31T18:05:54","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T15:05:54","slug":"santos-steps-down-from-committee-assignments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/santos-steps-down-from-committee-assignments\/","title":{"rendered":"#Santos steps down from committee assignments"},"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-6a2495f904969\" 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-6a2495f904969\" 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-steps-down-from-committee-assignments\/#Santos_steps_down_from_committee_assignments\" >Santos steps down from committee assignments<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Santos_steps_down_from_committee_assignments\"><\/span>Santos steps down from committee assignments<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/fa73210552374c26ba85022db2337af5.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) is stepping down from his committee assignments, he informed House GOP colleagues on Tuesday in a conference meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The representative had faced a whirlwind of criticism over numerous fabrications and misrepresentations of his resume and personal history, as well as questions about his personal and campaign finances.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said that that Santos informed the Conference he would recuse himself from committees \u201ctemporarily\u201d until \u201cthings get settled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One source told The Hill that Santos called himself a \u201cdistraction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then he asked that we all support him when everything settles down for him to serve on committees,\u201d Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) told reporters after the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The House GOP Steering Committee, the panel of Republican leaders who assign committees, had assigned Santos to the Small Business Committee and the <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 earlier this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Santos\u2019s move comes after he met with Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI met with George Santos yesterday and I think it was a <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>ropriate decision that until he could clear everything up he\u2019s off of committees right now,\u201d McCarthy told reporters following the closed-door conference hearing. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe had a discussion, he asked me if he could do that. So I think it was the appropriate decision,\u201d McCarthy said.<\/p>\n<p>The Speaker said the spots initially set aside for Santos could be filled \u201con a temporary basis,\u201d adding that Santos will \u201cbe able to get committees back\u201d once he is cleared.<\/p>\n<p>Pressed on what it would mean for Santos to have his name cleared, McCarthy pointed to an investigation by the House Ethics Committee. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cGoing through Ethics on some of these concerns,\u201d McCarthy said. \u201cThe voters have elected him, they\u2019ll have a voice here in Congress, until he answers all those questions then he\u2019ll, at that time he\u2019ll be able to be seated on committees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Greene said Santos also colleagues he was recusing himself amid the controversy surrounding him, and\u00a0as Republican leadership works to shore up support to block Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the Foreign Affairs Committee, which has drawn some opposition within the conference.<\/p>\n<p>Some Democrats have pointed to Santos being seated on committees as a point of criticism for the effort against Omar.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cJust all the controversy surrounding him and then while we\u2019re working to remove Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs,\u201d Greene said.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story was updated at 10:31 a.m.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\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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