U.S. House of Representatives: House Session | December 1, 2023
The House voted to expel Representative George Santos (R-NY). He became the sixth House member and first Republican to be expelled in the history of the chamber, and the first House member ever to be expelled without a criminal conviction or for fighting for the Confederacy. In the 311-114 vote, 105 Republicans and 206 Democrats voted “yes,” and two members voted “present.” All Republican leaders voted against expulsion. Members also approved a Senate-passed joint resolution to block a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) lending rule that requires financial institutions to...
