On the recordNovember 30, 2023
I fully respect my friend from Louisiana and have much love for him. I want to reassure: No one is cheering for this Ethics report. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from New York (Mr. LaLota), a fellow Long Islander and friend. Mr. LaLOTA. Mr. Speaker, I would like to address three issues in hopes of persuading my colleagues from both sides of the aisle who at this time are either against or undecided about expelling George Santos to ultimately vote ``yes.'' Those three issues are: fraud, due process, and election integrity. Regarding fraud, Mr. Speaker, both Federal and State laws would require jail time or a monetary fine or both for any of our constituents who tricked another person into an agreement to another American's disadvantage. Here, in the 2022 election, by his own admission, George Santos induced New York voters and donors throughout the Nation to support him by fraudulently creating an entire new person that donors and voters would support. Santos did this intentionally, figuring the uneducated, underemployed, and person of simple means he actually is could not earn the support of voters and donors. {time} 1530 The facts of George Santos' fraud are not in dispute. George Santos is not the person he offered to voters. He didn't work where he said he did. He didn't go to school where he said he did. He is far from rich. He is not Jewish. His mother was not in the South Tower during 9/11.…
