U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to members of the news media outside of a Steering Committee meeting at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., January 11, 2023. Leah Millis | ReutersHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday said he would not urge embattled Republican Rep. George Santos to resign from Congress, hours after local GOP officials tore into the New York legislator and pushed him to step down. "Look, the voters decide," McCarthy, R-Calif., told reporters on Capitol Hill when asked whether he would welcome Santos' resignation if it was offered, according to NBC News. "That's what his decision is to make," McCarthy said, adding, "The voters elected him to serve. The GOP lawmaker has apologized for embellishing pieces of his resume but has said he did not commit any crimes.

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