JUST IN: George Santos tells colleagues he’s stepping down from House committees
Rep. George Santos leaves a GOP caucus meeting on Capitol Hill on January 25, 2023. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images told colleagues on Tuesday he is stepping down from his assignments on the Small Business and Science Committees, according to five sources — including two House GOP members.
“It sounds to me like it’s temporary … I think until there’s a level of what he thinks the issues he’s a distraction from are over with,” Rep. Roger Williams , the chair of the Small Business Committee, told Axios. Rep. Mike Lawler , who has called on Santos to resign, said, “[until] this situation is sorted out and the ethics investigations are complete, I think it’s the right decision.”House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters he and Santos talked about the move on Monday: "I met with George Santos yesterday ... We had a discussion and he asked me if he could do that."
"I think it was an appropriate decision that, until he can clear everything up, he's off of committees right now," McCarthy added.Santos declined to comment to Axios: “I think you guys are asking too many questions pertaining to what happened in conference, I will not be discussing what happened in conference.”
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