Following George Santos' expulsion from Congress in December, after which he declared "to hell with this place," and his subsequent return to the Capitol claiming 'floor privileges' and visiting colleagues in a bipartisan manner, there has been significant controversy. His presence at the State of the Union, despite being expelled, was criticized by many, including Rep. Ritchie Torres, who found it disgraceful and remarked that expelled members like Santos have no business being on the House Floor. Santos responded with "lol" to the criticism. In response to Santos' actions and the broader implications for expelled members, Torres announced plans to introduce the GEORGE Rule, aiming to revoke House floor privileges for those expelled from the lower chamber. This move has sparked a debate on the rights of expelled members, with some agreeing that privileges should be revoked immediately upon expulsion.
A House Democrat wants a rule change in the lower chamber that would revoke floor privileges from expelled lawmakers following a surprise appearance from ex-Rep. George Santos at the State of the Union Thursday. https://t.co/BCUZaBEa2y
Dem seeks to bar expelled members from House floor after Santos appearance - https://t.co/F65viFhkNJ
.@BillMaher is correct: if you’ve been expelled from Congress, you maintain floor privileges for life. AND yes @maxbrooksauthor: we can change that. Let’s pass the GEORGE Rule & ensure expelled members like Santos can never disgrace the Congress with their presence again. https://t.co/xKucJl5qDP
Members who have been expelled from the House should no longer have floor privileges. Duh.
Rep. Ritchie Torres announced that he plans to introduce a rule that would revoke House floor privileges for members who have been expelled from the lower chamber. https://t.co/bEgpMtkSFI https://t.co/CKdFqAVBWQ
Torres tells me on this: "George Santos disgraced Congress with his presence during the State of the Union. Expelled members like him have no business being on the House Floor." Santos responds: "lol" https://t.co/euIYF8XyOE
New Rule: if you get expelled from the House of Reps … you should immediately lose your floor privileges #SOTU
When George Santos was expelled from Congress by his colleagues in December, he left in a huff, declaring, “to hell with this place.” On Thursday night, the Tom Ripley of Congress was back. https://t.co/VTPRZFD0hC
1) Santos is allowed back into the Capitol as a former Member, even though he was expelled. Santos notes that he has "floor privileges." He says he visited with his former colleagues "in a bipartisan way."