CNN’s Manu Raju: Republicans Close to Expelling George Santos from Congress

BOLDUAN The new speaker ░░░░░░░░ the House Mike Johnson ░░░░░░░░ s kicking off his ░░░░░░░░ full week in the ░░░░░░░░ role and quickly facing ░░░░░░░░ legislative hurdles Welcome to ░░░░░░░░ job Mr Speaker Israel ░░░░░░░░ be on the top ░░░░░░░░ the agenda specifically a ░░░░░░░░ 14 5 billion aid ░░░░░░░░ that Republicans want to ░░░░░░░░ in the House There ░░░░░░░░ also two competing censure ░░░░░░░░ a push to expel ░░░░░░░░ York Congressman George Santos ░░░░░░░░ last but very much ░░░░░░░░ least an effort still ░░░░░░░░ try to move ahead ░░░░░░░░ government funding bills to ░░░░░░░░ another government shutdown CNN ░░░░░░░░ Manu Raju on Capitol ░░░░░░░░ for us Manu where ░░░░░░░░ things go from here ░░░░░░░░ Yeah a pretty complicated ░░░░░░░░ full week for the ░░░░░░░░ Speaker Mike Johnson at ░░░░░░░░ top of the list ░░░░░░░░ with aid to Israel ░░░░░░░░ setting off a collision ░░░░░░░░ with the Senate given ░░░░░░░░ Johnson plans to advance ░░░░░░░░ 14 billion aid package ░░░░░░░░ Israel but does not ░░░░░░░░ aid to Ukraine the ░░░░░░░░ House Democrats and the ░░░░░░░░ leader in the Senate ░░░░░░░░ McConnell want to tie ░░░░░░░░ those issues together Also ░░░░░░░░ has made clear he ░░░░░░░░ to offset the 14 ░░░░░░░░ in aid to Israel ░░░░░░░░ spending cuts That is ░░░░░░░░ to cause Democratic support ░░░░░░░░ Democrats are revolting at ░░░░░░░░ notion given that emergency ░░░░░░░░ packages typically do not ░░░░░░░░ spending cuts Then he ░░░░░░░░ a series of personnel ░░░░░░░░ One of them the ░░░░░░░░ of George Santos who ░░░░░░░░ been indicted on federal ░░░░░░░░ He has said that ░░░░░░░░ has pleaded not guilty ░░░░░░░░ those charges But New ░░░░░░░░ Republicans freshman Republicans are ░░░░░░░░ an expulsion resolution There ░░░░░░░░ only been five members ░░░░░░░░ United States history who ░░░░░░░░ been expelled from the ░░░░░░░░ They will need two ░░░░░░░░ majority in the House ░░░░░░░░ get there a vote ░░░░░░░░ could happen later this ░░░░░░░░ And in talking to ░░░░░░░░ New York Republicans they ░░░░░░░░ they are close to ░░░░░░░░ the votes they need ░░░░░░░░ kick George Santos out ░░░░░░░░ the House Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ I think we re ░░░░░░░░ two thirds There seems ░░░░░░░░ be a good sentiment ░░░░░░░░ there that enough is ░░░░░░░░ D ESPOSITO I think ░░░░░░░░ people have seen over ░░░░░░░░ last 10 months what ░░░░░░░░ fraud he is I ░░░░░░░░ that you know you ░░░░░░░░ either indictment there s ░░░░░░░░ clear outline that lays ░░░░░░░░ the fabrications the lies ░░░░░░░░ manipulation of donors and ░░░░░░░░ that he has committed ░░░░░░░░ the last you know ░░░░░░░░ or longer MOLINARO So ░░░░░░░░ think at this time ░░░░░░░░ is absolutely appropriate for ░░░░░░░░ to serve And I ░░░░░░░░ there s significant support ░░░░░░░░ on both sides of ░░░░░░░░ aisle I understand hesitance ░░░░░░░░ this is a clear ░░░░░░░░ of an individual who ░░░░░░░░ every lie and misdeed ░░░░░░░░ order to attain the ░░░░░░░░ office he holds Clip ░░░░░░░░ RAJU Now Speaker Johnson ░░░░░░░░ indicated that he is ░░░░░░░░ supportive of that effort ░░░░░░░░ that Santos has not ░░░░░░░░ convicted yet Also two ░░░░░░░░ resolutions one against Rashida ░░░░░░░░ another one against Marjorie ░░░░░░░░ Greene But there s ░░░░░░░░ on both of those ░░░░░░░░ uncertain about whether either ░░░░░░░░ those will pass Johnson ░░░░░░░░ said on a private ░░░░░░░░ call yesterday he is ░░░░░░░░ in favor of this ░░░░░░░░ for tat censure resolutions ░░░░░░░░ this plays out in ░░░░░░░░ days ahead here Kate ░░░░░░░░ All right good to ░░░░░░░░ you Manu Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much.”