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House Ousts George Santos From Office in Bipartisan Vote
George Santos, who is the subject of a 23-count federal indictment, was expelled from Congress by his peers.
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On this vote, the yeas are 311, the nays are 114, with two recorded as present, two-thirds voting in the affirmative. The resolution is adopted and a motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. The clerk will notify the governor of the State of New York of the action of the House. 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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