Several of Santos’s most vocal GOP critics represent highly competitive districts, where voter disgust with Santos could splash over onto them as well.
Speaking at a news conference, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise noted that Santos previously stepped down from his committee assignments amid the months-long outcry over fabrications in his biography. Scalise did not respond directly to a reporter’s question about whether the freshman lawmaker should now resign.
“These charges bring us one step closer to never having to talk about this lying loser ever again,” Rep. Nick LaLota said. According to the charges brought by prosecutors, Santos fraudulently applied to receive unemployment benefits when he was employed and running for Congress in 2020. President Biden has threatened to veto the bill, saying it would actually decrease resources available to combat fraud.
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