Move follows weeks of outrage amid revelations the Republican New York lawmaker fabricated large portions of his résumé
But Santos also clearly benefits the Republican House majority, who have only four seats standing between them and a return to the minority. Were he to resign, that margin of error would grow ever slimmer – but that doesn’t mean the GOP is doing nothing.
“We’re laughing a little bit about some of his lies, but one thing that’s really not funny is that this is a community that at 9/11, we lost over 400 people on Long Island alone,” said Ben Marzouk, a Republican constituent from Santos’s district, which includes a small part of“That’s not funny, to say that your mother was part of that.
“Constituents depend on their member of Congress daily to assist them with issues, some as unusual as mine, but even for everyday things like filing taxes or applying for government services. Would you trust Mr Santos with your personal information?” Ahmad asked.
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