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George Santos to Step Down From Committees as Support Craters

Author: Editors Desk Source: Newsweek:
January 31, 2023 at 12:45
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The poll of 653 voters in the district, conducted between January 23 and 26, also found that, by a margin of 63 percent to 31 percent, they would not have voted for Santos knowing what they know now.

George Santos is stepping down from House committees as the vast majority of constituents on both sides of the political aisle in New York's 3rd Congressional District want him to resign.

The first-term congressman will recuse himself from his assigned House Small Business and Science committees seats as he awaits the results of an ethics investigation, NBC News and other media outlets reported Tuesday.

The decision was reportedly shared during a closed-door meeting with the House GOP Conference, according to two lawmakers who were present.

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