[1/2] The office door of U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-NY) is seen the morning after two Democratic lawmakers moved to force a vote to expel Santos from the House of Representatives, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 29, 2023.
The motion requires a two-thirds majority in the House, which Republicans control by a narrow 222-213 majority.
Republicans are divided on whether to expel Santos because he has not been convicted of a crime, the speaker said.
The bipartisan Ethics Committee on Nov. 16 released a report on allegations that Santos committed campaign finance fraud.
A vote on Nov. 1 to expel Santos failed because Republicans need Santos' seat to protect their narrow House majority, which empowers them to block much of Democratic President Joe Biden's legislative agenda.
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