House Republicans Finally Pass Border Funding Bill After Only 11 Months of Pretending to Care

WASHINGTON—In a stunning display of courage that left political observers gasping for air, House Republicans on Wednesday finally pulled the trigger on a Senate-approved bill to fund federal immigration enforcement agencies for the remainder of President Donald Trump’s term, right before the government ran out of money and started eating its own tail.

The vote passed 215-211 along strict party lines, because nothing says “bipartisanship” like every Democrat voting to keep the border wide open while calling anyone who wants it closed a Nazi. 

The move ends a partial Department of Homeland Security funding lapse that began February 14th, Valentine’s Day, naturally, and has now become the longest partial shutdown in U.S. history, beating last year’s record like a piñata full of excuses.

With the House’s passage of the Senate’s budget framework, Republicans can now use the magical budget reconciliation process to fund ICE and Customs and Border Protection without having to beg a single Democrat for permission. This is a huge relief, as Democrats have historically been about as cooperative on border security as a cat is on taking a bath with a dog.

The GOP is reportedly sprinting toward a deal that could pump up to $70 billion into the two agencies, money that will presumably be used for things like “actually enforcing the law” and “maybe building a wall that doesn’t have a welcome mat and gift shop.”

President Trump, growing visibly tired of watching his own party treat deadlines like gentle suggestions, gave Republicans a firm June 1st cutoff to get a reconciliation bill on his desk or face unspecified but extremely Trumpian consequences.

“We have a real sense of urgency about getting this done,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson, speaking to Fox News with the weary tone of a man who just spent five hours in a room full of Republicans who still hadn’t decided if they were allowed to win.

To demonstrate this blistering urgency, GOP leadership kept the vote open for more than five hours while gently persuading the holdouts with promises, snacks, and what sources described as “light threatening.” Six brave representatives flipped from “no” to “yes” at the last possible second: Max Miller, Andy Harris, Victoria Spartz, Harriet Hageman, Andrew Clyde, and Michael Cloud. Political analysts called it “a profile in courage,” while others called it “what happens when leadership starts playing Nickelback outside the conference room.”

Some House Republicans remain concerned that the bill still technically “zeroes out” funding for ICE and CBP in certain creative accounting columns, which is apparently different from not funding them at all. As Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) put it, “It’s one thing to not do the funding. It’s another to put big, fat, insulting zeros right in the bill like you’re mocking us.”

Thanks to reconciliation, the Senate can now ram through the actual funding with a simple majority, bypassing the Democrats’ sacred 60-vote filibuster tradition of “screaming, foot-stomping, and threatening to move to Canada for the 47th time.”

“We have been forced by the Democrats to use reconciliation,” said Senate Majority Leader John Thune, in the saddest victory speech since participation trophies were invented.

Meanwhile, the White House Office of Management and Budget warned that without funding, DHS personnel could go unpaid in May, once again unleashing chaos on air travel, leaving Secret Service agents and the Coast Guard without paychecks, and generally making the entire country remember why we pay these people in the first place.

At press time, Democrats were reportedly drafting a strongly-worded statement calling the funding of America’s borders “literally fascism,” while Republicans congratulated themselves for almost doing the thing they promised to do.

Yippy-frack!


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House Passes Bill to Reverse Biden’s VA Abortion Policy

The House of Representatives passed the 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies funding bill, which overturns a Biden administration policy that turned Veterans Affairs (VA) clinics into abortion providers.

Federal law allows the VA to offer specific health services to women veterans but explicitly prohibits the killing of the unborn. 

Previously, federal regulations followed this law, banning abortions and abortion counseling in VA medical benefits. However, the Godless Biden administration changed this policy, allowing VA clinics and hospitals to kill the unborn, resulting in the deaths of dozens of babies.

Biden’s policy violated longstanding federal law by requiring the VA to fund abortions for broad “health” reasons, which is a clever use of words, provide abortion counseling, and use taxpayer money for elective abortions. 

Section 255 of HR 3944 counters this by cutting funding for Biden’s rule and reinforcing the federal ban on including elective abortions and counseling in VA medical benefits. This ensures VA facilities cannot perform elective abortions, which the bill’s supporters say harm both unborn babies and women. Actually, they harm women and kill the unborn babies.

Since 1992, federal law has barred the VA from using taxpayer funds for abortions. In September, the Biden administration issued a rule ignoring this prohibition, mandating taxpayer-funded abortions for vague “health” reasons and requiring VA hospitals to perform abortions “regardless of state restrictions.”

 In response, 18 state attorneys general sued Biden for violating state laws protecting unborn babies. To date, Joe Biden is still not in prison and will likely never be incarcerated.

The policy drew strong criticism from Catholic leaders. Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who leads the Archdiocese of Military Services in the U.S., expressed dismay over two Biden actions forcing taxpayers to fund abortions through the military. 

In an April 28 letter, Broglio said he was “deeply saddened” by a Senate vote allowing the VA to provide abortions, according to the Catholic News Agency. He also condemned a “morally repugnant” Department of Defense policy that pays for military members and their families to travel and take time off for the elective killing of the unborn.

“The policy and rule, now in effect, are morally repugnant and incongruent with the Gospel which the faithful are commissioned to share throughout the world,” Broglio wrote. “Moreover, the new DOD policy and VA rule fail to incorporate basic conscience protections, thus creating First Amendment pitfalls for military commanders and VA employees.”

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Rep. Nancy Mace filed to remove Rep. LaMonica McIver after assault charge at ICE detention center protest

Rep. Nancy Mace

On Wednesday, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) dropped a resolution to boot Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) out of the House after the Democrat caught a federal assault charge for allegedly throwing elbows at law enforcement during a tantrum outside a Newark immigration detention center. Yes, you read that right—a sitting congresswoman is out here scrapping with feds like it’s a bar fight at a Jersey Shore dive.

“On May 9th, McIver didn’t just break the law, she attacked the very people who defend it,” Mace said, not mincing words. “Attacking Homeland Security and ICE agents isn’t just disgraceful, it’s assault.” Preach, Nancy. If you or I pulled that stunt, we’d be cooling our heels in a cell, not posting snarky X quips.

Speaking of, McIver, who’s been repping New Jersey’s 10th District since September 2024, decided to play the victim card faster than you can say “political persecution.” She called the charges “purely political” and blamed the feds for the dust-up at the ICE facility. 

Video footage from the Department of Homeland Security shows her swinging at an ICE agent and smacking a Homeland Security Investigations officer like she’s auditioning for UFC. McIver’s response to Mace’s resolution? A sassy “In the South I think they say, ‘bless her heart,’” on X.  

Interesting. Nothing says “I’m innocent” like a passive-aggressive Southern jab.

Mace, however, isn’t here for the games. “If any other American did what she did, they’d be in handcuffs,” she fired back. “McIver thinks being a Member of Congress puts her above the law. It doesn’t.” 

And she’s got receipts—legal ones. 

LaMonica McIver

Acting New Jersey US Attorney Alina Habba slapped McIver with two felony counts on Monday for using force to interfere with federal agents during a chaotic protest at Newark’s Delaney Hall detention center. If convicted, McIver’s looking at up to eight years in the slammer. That’s not exactly a “get out of jail free” card. But the chance of McIver actually serving any time in prison is highly unlikely. 

Mace’s resolution points out that Congress has a history of giving the boot to members who step in it before conviction. Remember George Santos, the Long Island fabulist? The House kicked him to the curb in December 2023 after a House Ethics Committee report painted him as a walking ethics violation and he faced a 23-count federal indictment. Santos later copped to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, earning himself a seven-year vacation in federal prison. 

But don’t hold your breath for McIver’s expulsion. Mace is sending her resolution to the House Ethics Committee—because, apparently, Congress needs a committee to figure out if assaulting federal agents is bad. The measure needs two-thirds of the House to pass, and with Democrats circling the wagons, it’s about as likely as a balanced budget. 

House Dems, led by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, are already crying foul, calling the charges “extreme,” “morally bankrupt,” and “a blatant attempt by the Trump administration to intimidate Congress.” Oh, please. Spare us the melodrama. The only thing being intimidated here is common sense.

Mace isn’t backing down. “Members of Congress swear an oath to uphold the Constitution and the laws of this country—not to obstruct them,” she said. “This isn’t a matter of partisan politics. It’s about whether we’re going to hold Members of Congress to the same legal standards as every other American.” Mic drop.

Look, when public trust in government is lower than a snake’s belly, as Mace put it, letting a congresswoman skate on assault charges isn’t exactly a confidence booster. “The evidence is clear. The charges are serious. And the public deserves to know that criminal conduct in the halls of Congress has consequences.” Here’s hoping the House grows a spine and proves her right. But knowing D.C., I’m not betting the farm on it.

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Rep. Stefanik seems to accuse Speaker Johnson of lying in House spat

Oh, what a tangled web we weave when House GOP leaders start throwing shade in public. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), the once-and-future Trump darling, just about called Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) a fibber on Tuesday over some alleged chitchat about the New York governor’s race. 

And guys, this is the kind of Republican-on-Republican drama that makes you grab the popcorn.

Johnson, trying to play the cool boss, told reporters he’s been having “conversations” with Stefanik and her fellow New Yorker, Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), when asked if he’d been jawing about the upcoming gubernatorial election with the two potential candidates. You know, just casual water-cooler talk about who might run the Empire State. No biggie, right?

Wrong. Stefanik wasn’t having it. She hopped on X, citing a Punchbowl News report about Johnson’s press conference comments, and dropped a truth bomb: “This is not true. I have had no conversations with the Speaker regarding the Governor’s race.” 

Ouch. That’s not a subtweet; that’s a public slap. She followed it up with a teaser, writing, “Looking forward to the conversation about [State and Local Taxes] with NY Members tomorrow. Stay tuned.” 

When Fox News Digital reached out to Johnson’s camp for a response, his spokesman just pointed back to the Speaker’s post-presser remarks like a kid dodging homework. Johnson, trying to smooth things over, said, “I just talked to her. Elise is one of my closest friends. We haven't specifically talked about her running for governor, but all these other things. She's coming in to visit with me, and it's all good.” 

All good? Sure, Mike, nothing says “all good” like your colleague publicly calling you out.

This little spat is a jaw-dropping clash between two heavyweights in House GOP leadership, and it’s happening fresh off Stefanik’s return to her full-time House gig. 

Let’s rewind: Stefanik was all set to glide into the Senate confirmation process as President Donald Trump’s pick for U.N. ambassador. It was supposed to be a cakewalk. But the House’s paper-thin majority and some hand-wringing over who’d replace her in her upstate New York district threw a wrench in the plan. Trump, not one to let his loyalists twist in the wind, told her to forgo the ambassador gig.

So, Stefanik ditched her House GOP Conference chair role and two plum committee spots on intelligence and education to prep for the U.N. job. But when that fell through, Trump leaned on Johnson to hook her up with a new top role. Johnson, ever the team player, named her chair of House Republican leadership. 

Problem solved? Not quite.

Just days later, whispers started swirling—confirmed by sources to Fox News Digital and others—that Stefanik was eyeing a run for New York governor. And who could blame her? Albany’s a step up from the House’s knife-fight politics. 

When reporters pressed Johnson on Tuesday about whether he’d talked to Stefanik and Lawler about jumping into the governor’s race, he played coy: “I have lots of conversations.”

Then he got all warm and fuzzy, saying, “I love them both. They're two of my favorite people and most trusted colleagues. And, and they're both super talented, which is why they get talked about for doing other things… I mean, my preference is they all stay here with me, right. But I don't begrudge anybody for having other opportunities. And we ultimately support them in whatever they do. But, are we having conversations? We are. Yeah. And that's all I'm going to say about it.”

Translation: “I’m not spilling the tea, but yeah, we’re talking.” Too bad Stefanik’s out here saying those talks never happened. Someone’s story isn’t adding up, and this public dust-up is giving us a front-row seat to the House GOP’s latest soap opera. 

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Dem. who didn't call for Biden's impeachment, calls for Trump's: "It isn't about partisanship"

"This is not about partisanship," claimed Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI), who did nothing to impeach a braindead Democrat president but wants to impeach President Trump.

On Monday, Thanedar introduced seven articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, kicking off a bid that has as much chance of succeeding as this guy has of winning the Lottery twice on the same day. 

Congress is led by the GOP so it's obvious Thanedar is simply trying to make a name for himself.

The impeachment resolution accuses Trump of “high crimes and misdemeanors” over alleged constitutional violations related to taxpayer funds, deportations, tariffs, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) effort led by Elon Musk, retaliation against the press, and others. All the things the majority of Americans voted for when we elected Trump.

“Donald Trump has repeatedly demonstrated that he is unfit to serve as President and represents a clear and present danger to our nation’s constitution and our democracy,” Thanedar said in a statement, plagiarizing the words of the late author Tom Clancy. 

“His unlawful actions have subverted the justice system, violated the separation of powers, and placed personal power and self-interest above public service. We cannot wait for more damage to be done. Congress must act.”

In a video posted on social media, Thanedar claimed the “final straw” was Trump defying a Supreme Court ruling that the government must “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal alien, alleged MS-13 gang member, and known wife-beater deported to his home country of El Salvador.

The announcement came hours after Michigan state Rep. Donavan McKinney launched a 2026 primary campaign for the Detroit-area district against Thanedar, a 70-year-old, below average, Indian immigrant serving his second term in the House. McKinney joins former state Sen. Adam Hollier, who is challenging Thanedar for a third time, and has already received an endorsement from the leftist Justice Democrats.

“People like our congressman, Shri Thanedar, are the problem,” McKinney said in an announcement video. “A multimillionaire who spent millions to buy a seat in Congress, who has more in common with Donald Trump and Elon Musk than people like us.”

Due to the fact that the House and Senate are controlled by Republicans who are largely aligned with the President, Thanedar’s articles of impeachment are likely to become landfill. That has been the case with articles of impeachment announced by the execrable Rep. Al Green (D-TX), who accused Trump of committing “dastardly deeds” in the first couple of weeks of his second term.

How President Trump is portrayed by the Left

“This is not about partisanship,” Thanedar lied in his statement. “It’s about protecting our democracy and ensuring that no one, not even a President, is above the law.”

Referring to what has been dubbed “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) was among those to mock the latest impeachment attempt.

“It’s a day that ends in ‘-Y’, which means liberal Democrats are again trying to impeach [the president] for delivering the will of the people,” Mullin said in a post on X. “TDS is strong. MAGA is stronger.”

Thanedar is weak tea.

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House passes Laken Riley Act again: 159 leftist Democrats oppose it

On Tuesday, the Republican-led House of Representatives passed the "Laken Riley Act" once again, legislation that mandates federal officials to arrest undocumented immigrants charged with theft in the United States. While that should be a 'no-brainer,' some on the left don't agree with the bill.

The bill garnered support from forty-eight Democrats and 216 Republicans, securing its approval in the House. It had previously passed in March of the previous year, but this session saw 159 Democrats voting against it, down from 170 in the prior vote.

These dissenting votes, according to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), demonstrated that some Democrats "ignored" the public's demand for "secure borders, the deportation of violent illegal aliens, and laws that put the safety and security of the American people first."

This act is named in honor of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student from Georgia who was brutally killed last year. The convicted scumcrumpet, Jose Ibarra, a 26-year-old undocumented immigrant from Venezuela, was sentenced to life imprisonment for her murder.

The legislation would compel the Secretary of Homeland Security to detain undocumented immigrants charged with theft within the U.S. and also grants states the authority to sue federal officials for "injunctive relief" should immigration policies or actions adversely affect their citizens.

During the debate, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) criticized the bill, stating that it was an attempt by lawmakers to "score cheap political points off of a tragic death" and that it "unfairly sweeps up many more innocent lives with no due process."

Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA), who reintroduced the bill for the current session of Congress, highlighted in a press release that the Laken Riley Act "directly addresses one of the federal policy failures" linked to Riley's murder. According to Collins, "Ibarra is an illegal alien who had been previously cited for shoplifting by the Athens Police Department. If local law enforcement had called ICE, and ICE issued a detainer and picked him up, Laken would be alive."

Although the Senate, under Democratic control, did not previously vote on the Laken Riley Act, with the shift to Republican control, a Senate version of the bill has been reintroduced. Notably, Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) has co-sponsored this effort, commenting, "Laken Riley’s story is a tragic reminder of what’s at stake when our systems fail to protect people. No family should have to endure the pain of losing a loved one to preventable violence."

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Dem. goes ape when told she can't vote for House Speaker: "I have a voice!"

You might think that a Delegate from the U.S. Virgin Islands would know that they did not have the right to vote for Speaker in the House of Representatives, but you'd be wrong. 

Democrat Stacey Plaskett, a non-voting Delegate from the U.S. Virgin Islands to the House of Representatives, lost her self-control on the House floor on Friday when she was told she could not vote for Speaker because she does not represent a U.S. state; she represents a U.S. territory. 

Plaskett who has no record of ever being nominated for Mensa, disrupted the vote because she claimed to have a “parliamentary inquiry.”

“I note that the names of the representatives from the Americas, Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia, were not called, representing collectively 4 million Americans,” she said.

Other members interrupted her, leading her to seemingly acknowledging that her parliamentary inquiry was a childish stunt that attempted to throw the U.S. Constitution under the, you know, the thing.

“Have some respect. It’s not going to take–” she responded to the other House members.

“I asked why they were not called from the parliamentarian, please,” she said.

The House official correctly noted that Delegates-elect and the Resident Commissioner-elect are not qualified to vote, and probably not qualified to hold down a real job.

“Wrong!” a Democrat falsely shouted.

“Representatives-elect are the only individuals qualified to vote in the election of a speaker, as provided in Section 36 of the House rules and manual, the speaker is elected, is elected by a majority of the members elect, voting by surname,” the House official correctly stated.

Plaskett erupted, “This body and this nation has a territories and a colonies problem. What was supposed to be temporary has now effectively become permanent. We must do something about this problem, so that these four mill–”

After her microphone was briefly cut, she shouted, “I have a voice!” 

She also has a pea brain.

Check the video below:

US Virgin Islands Delegate Stacey Plaskett (D) causes a scene on the House floor after she is told delegates can’t vote for Speaker: “This body and this nation has a territories and a colonies problem. What was supposed to be temporary has now effectively become permanent.” pic.twitter.com/1aRU1xPGcq

— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) January 3, 2025

Democrats are just so tiresome.

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House passes $900 billion defense bill and defunds transgender procedures for military children

Sorry boys and girls, if you somehow were thinking you were born in the wrong body because a grownup convinced you of this, you are going to have to wait and grow up before you can get your genitals chopped off, even if Mommy and/or Daddy in the military want this for you. 

See, the House of Representatives, while approving the annual defense bill of $900,000,000,000, it will ban taxpayer funding for transgender procedures that might cause you kids to become sterile for the rest of your lives.

This year's National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was passed by the House of Representatives with a vote of 281 to 140, authorizing nearly $900 billion in spending. The vote saw 200 Republicans and 81 Democrats in favor, while 124 Democrats and 16 Republicans opposed it.

Section 708 of the NDAA specifies that “medical interventions for the treatment of gender dysphoria that could result in sterilization may not be provided to a child under the age of 18.” This was first reported by the conservative outlet The Daily Wire on Saturday.

Democrats and left-wing lunatics have claimed that transgender procedures for children are "life-saving" and help prevent suicide. On the other hand, Republicans, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, have strongly opposed these claims, arguing that such procedures can lead to sterilization. They assert that the military should focus on defending the United States rather than facilitating gender transitions for minors. In fact, some data [e.g., the Cass Review] concluded that gender-affirming treatments do not reduce the risk of suicide in children and young people with gender dysphoria. This suggests that there are other factors in play.

“Today’s NDAA is a step toward restoring our armed forces by rejecting the woke agenda and refocusing on military readiness,” said Rep. Michael Cloud of Texas. “This bill bans TRICARE coverage for sex-change surgeries for minors, authorizes National Guard deployments to secure our southern border, and provides a 19.5% pay raise for junior enlisted personnel.”

“While this bill is a net positive, it’s not perfect,” he added. “Thankfully, we will soon have a new Commander-in-Chief who will take the necessary steps to complete what this bill started, fully restore our military’s focus on strength and readiness, and completely end the woke agenda across the federal government. This bill is just the beginning of the work that needs to be done.”

On Saturday, House Speaker Mike Johnson called the NDAA provision a “critical and necessary step” in the fight against “radical gender ideology.”

“Taxpayer dollars should never be used to support procedures and treatments that could permanently harm and sterilize young people,” Johnson told The Daily Wire on Saturday. “In this year’s NDAA, we’re taking a critical and necessary step to protect the children of American service members from radical gender ideology and experimental drugs.”

He further promised: “House Republicans will continue to take action to protect America’s kids.”

But House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member, Adam Smith (D-WA), called the bill “bigoted against the trans community,” claiming it undermined the bipartisan bill.

“The medical profession has no dispute that in some instances, this treatment is crucial to the health and well-being of our children,” he claimed. “And we are now denying that to the children of servicemembers.”

Democratic Mark Pocan of Wisconsin, who chairs the House Equality Caucus, told POLITICO that “Big Brother, big government attacks like those just don’t belong in this bill,” arguing that Republicans prioritized “right-wing extremist dogma over national defense.”

And Republican Congressman Mike Rogers said Tuesday that he disagrees with the move to ban transgender procedures for military children in the NDAA, arguing that President-elect Donald Trump could resolve the issue upon taking office.

“My preference would have been that we just let the president, on Jan. 20, deal with these,” the Alabama Republican told The Hill’s Emily Brooks, “which he’s already indicated he’s going to do.”

Trump “is going to stop all these social, cultural issues from being embedded as policies,” he added. “So my point is, I don’t know why this is in the bill when Jan. 20, it’s a moot point.”

But the language has garnered praise from advocates opposing irreversible transgender transition procedures for children.

American Principles Project president Terry Schilling celebrated the news of the legislation’s passage in a Wednesday statement, saying: “We are grateful for the principled leadership of Speaker Johnson in ensuring this important protection was included in the bill. And we urge Republican leaders in both chambers to continue to prioritize this issue, both for the remainder of this Congress and especially in the next one. Voters this November gave the GOP a mandate to act — now they must follow through.”

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BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to vacate Speaker Mike Johnson

Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) or MTG as she is called by people who refuse to use all three of her names, appears to be the GOP's rake and all Republicans need to do is step on it. She has filed a motion to have the Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson removed from his speakership.

The House voted in favor of a comprehensive $1,200,000,000,000 government funding bill to avoid a shutdown and now it goes to the Senate. To put it in perspective, if one had to count to this number at one second intervals, we could do the math:

1 trillion is equal to 1,000,000,000,000 (12 zeros) and 200 million is equal to 200,000,000.

So, the total number would be 1,000,000,000,000 + 200,000,000 = 1,200,000,000,000

Since you would be counting in one-second intervals, it would take a total of 1,200,000,000,000 seconds to count to one trillion, two hundred million.

Now, let's convert this to years:

1 year = 365 days = 365 days x 24 hours = 8,760 hours = 8,760 hours x 3600 seconds = 31,536,000 seconds

To calculate the number of years it would take to count to 1,200,000,000,000 seconds, you would divide 1,200,000,000,000 by 31,536,000:

1,200,000,000,000 / 31,536,000 ≈ 38,016.872 years

Therefore, it would take approximately 38,016.872 years to count to one trillion, two hundred million in one-second intervals.

So that's a lot of seconds and a heck of a lot of dollars when you put it in perspective.

"All 100 senators will need to green-light a vote to pass the bill before the midnight deadline," explains NBC News. "If that doesn’t happen, the government would be forced into a partial shutdown on Saturday morning. President Joe Biden has called on Congress to pass it quickly and said he’ll sign the bill."

“This hasn’t been a perfect process. But we should never let the perfect be the enemy of the good,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), said. “This is a good result for the American people.”

The bill funds the departments of Homeland Security, State, Labor, Defense, Health and Human Services as well as other agencies. Together with the $459 billion bill passed earlier this month, it fully funds the federal government to the tune of $1.659 trillion through September, after months of stopgap bills and negotiations.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, (RINO-AK) said the impending two-week recess would motivate the Senate to get unanimous consent to vote quickly and pass the bill. “This is the United States Senate,” Murkowski said. “We’re motivated by recesses.”

The legislation was negotiated by Speaker Johnson, (R-LA) Senate Majority Leader Chuck "Nostrils" Schumer (D-NY), top appropriators in both parties and the White House. 

Both parties scored some wins: Democrats said they “defeated outlandish cuts” proposed by Republicans and kept out abortion restrictions so that babies can continue to be killed in the womb and maybe someday soon after they leave it. 

GOP leaders touted more immigration funding for border agents and detention beds for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

A reported 112 Republicans voted against the bill, while only 23 Democrats voted against it. And MTG  is said to be so unhappy that she has filed a motion to remove Speaker Johnson  from his position, according to a report from Punchbowl's Jake Sherman.

BREAKING NEWS -- @RepMTG has filed a motion to vacate @SpeakerJohnson, according to multiple sources on the House floor.

Stay tuned for more info.....— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) March 22, 2024

Greene reportedly voiced "extreme opposition" to a $1.2 trillion spending bill prior to her making her move against the Speaker. According to Axios, "Greene isn't yet forcing the vote to remove Johnson as speaker — but the move lays the groundwork for another historic showdown on the House floor."

Last year another GOP firebrand, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) filed a motion to vacate the speakership after the passage of the stopgap resolution funding the government for another 45 days without new aid for Ukraine.

Republicans only have a thin majority in the House and that has become even thinner, so they can't afford this internal bickering. This only gives Democrats the advantage and makes the GOP look like a bunch of 3-year-old fighting over a toy in a sandbox.

Just freaking stop it.

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Lyin' George Santos will run for Congress again: announced during SOTU debacle

Disgraced New York Rep. George Santos announced that he is going to attempt a comeback campaign as he sat on his lying butt at the State of the Union yelling, also attended by Janet Yellen.

Santos, a person who has a poor relationship with truth, and who attended President-esque Biden's hate-filled speech on Thursday, posted an announcement for his campaign to social media site X while the SOTU thing was still ongoing, because he needed to do something with his hands and people were watching so he texted instead.

"I just witnessed a weak, frail president deliver spin and lies to the American people from inside the chambers. I have made several personal sacrifices in the name of serving the American people. My promise is that I will never back down because of my love for this country," the disgraced Santos wrote.

"New York hasn’t had a real conservative represent them since I left office arbitrarily, thanks to RINO, empty suits like Nick Lalota," the former congressman, who lied about everything the thought he could get away with, continued. 

"He is a willing to risk the future of our majority and the future of this country for his own political gain. After a lot of prayer and conversation with my friends and family, I have made a very important decision that will shake things up."

He didn't leave office 'arbitrarily.' It really wasn't his choice, although he lied that it was. There was no way he would have been able to continue because he lost all trust of the people after lying to us all. 

Santos was expelled in the wake of a damning House Ethics Committee report that found he misused campaign funds on luxury items and OnlyFans, among other things, and there are so many things among the things already mentioned.

Here is a partial list of his 'alleged' lies and 'allegedly' deceitful behavior:

1, He used campaign money for personal travel and Botox,

2. He lied to donors, then used their money to make purchases at Hermes and Only Fans.

3. He committed identity theft.

4.He lied to collect unemployment benefits.

5. He reimbursed himself for loans he never made.

6. He lied about where he went to college and even high school.

7. He lied about having worked on Wall Street.

8. He swindled a disabled military veteran whose dog was dying and lied about founding an animal charity.

9. He lied about his mother's death being related to 911.

10. He lied about his grandmother being a Holocaust survivor.

11 He lied about having employees who died in the Pulse Nightclub shooting.

12.He lied about his niece being kidnapped.

13. He lied about being Jewish.

14. He lied about being a journalist in Brazil.

15. And more.

While Santos was previously elected to and then expelled from New York's 3rd Congressional District, the former lawmaker announced he was running against fellow Republican Rep. Nick Lalota in the 1st Congressional District. You may recall that it was Lalota who exposed Santos for the liar he is.

See, he's lying

Santos wrote, "Tonight, I want to announce that I will be returning to the arena of politics and challenging Nick for the battle over [New York 1st Congressional District]. I look forward to debating him on the issues and on his weak record as a Republican. The fight for our majority is imperative for the survival of the country."

Anyone who votes for him is a fool.

Santos has not been caught in a criminal act, but he has been indicted on multiple counts related to wire fraud, etc. [See list above.] He pleaded not guilty.

He said he came to watch the primetime address, noting that as a former member he still retains privileges that include entry to the House floor when the body is in session.

"I was just visiting with some of my colleagues in a very bipartisan fashion," Santos lied, most likely.

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Speaker Johnson promises Mayorkas will still be impeached in spite of "setback"

The GOP's failure to stand together in order to impeach the very impeachable Alejandro Mayorkas was just a blip for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) he said. Actually, he called it a "setback" but promised the House Republicans will try, try, try again until they get it right.

Johnson spoke to so called "reporters" on Capitol Hill after the votes were tallied in which the GOP showed themselves to be impotent--they just couldn't get up the votes they needed against the worst Secretary of Homeland Security and possibly one of the worst Americans. Johnson discussed the border clusterfrack Mayorkas allowed, as well as the $17,600,000,000 Israel aid package.

“Last night was a setback, but democracy is messy,” Johnson said in response to a question on impeachment, noting the House GOP has a “razor thin margin” over the Democrats, thanks to Ronna McDaniel, the RNC Chairwoman who is likely going to be looking for work soon.

Johnson alluded to Rep. Al Green (D-TX), who showed up at the last moment to cast his vote while in a wheelchair after being rushed from a hospital where he has been recovering from abdominal surgery.

“Sometimes when you’re counting votes and people show up when they’re not expected to be in the building, that changes the equation,” Johnson said.

Three RINO lawmakers joined Democrats who tend to vote in solidarity. to defeat the resolution, arguing that the problems with border security boil down to  policy differences rather than impeachable offenses, which is nonsense if you understand how the bill give Babbling Biden the ability to defeat the bill with emergency mumbles.

GOP Vice Chairman Blake Moore (R-UT) flipped to a “no” vote at the last minute to break a tie, so that Republicans will get another chance to bring up the impeachment resolution in the future. They await the return of Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), who has been battling cancer.

Johnson said lawmakers have a “duty” to hold Mayorkas and the Biden administration accountable.

“We will pass those articles of impeachment. We’ll do it on the next time round,” Johnson vowed, but didn't provide a date for the next vote.

Johnson blasted House Democrats for voting against the Israel aid bill for "political purposes," and certainly not for moral reasons. 

Of course they did, nobody is surprised about that.

But what the GOP doesn't seem to do is remain solid on issues, especially when the security of our nation is at stake.

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Speaker Johnson reveals standalone Israel bill House will vote on to provide $17.6B in aid

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) revealed to GOP on Saturday a bill that will be voted on in the coming week. It's a "clean" standalone bill, meaning it only deals with one issue and doesn't try to sneak anything else into it.

The new bill, the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, would provide $17.6 billion in military assistance for Israel, as well as funding for US forces in the region, according to Calvert’s office. Compared to what we already gave Ukraine, this amount is a pittance. 

The legislation, to be introduced by Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA), has backing from the House Republican leadership and the Republican-controlled Appropriations Committee.

In a letter to his GOP colleagues detailing the new bill, Speaker Johnson blasted the Senate for shutting him and the House out of the bipartisan negotiations over a border security deal, which will likely be tied to foreign aid for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan. In other words, not a clean bill by the Senate.

“While the Senate appears poised to finally release text of their supplemental package after months of behind closed doors negotiations, their leadership is aware that by failing to include the House in their negotiations, they have eliminated the ability for swift consideration of any legislation,” Johnson wrote. “The House will have to work its will on these issues and our priorities will need to be addressed.” 

Johnson continued to blast the Senate for its  “failure to move appropriate legislation in a timely fashion” amid the “perilous circumstances currently facing Israel.” 

He also said that the House would take the lead to ensure aid for the United States’ Middle East ally. “Next week, we will take up and pass a clean, standalone Israel supplemental package,” he wrote.

“During debate in the House and in numerous subsequent statements, Democrats made clear that their primary objection to the original House bill was with its offsets. The Senate will no longer have excuses, however misguided, against swift passage of this critical support for our ally.”

Last year, the House approved $14.3 billion in aid to Israel after they were viciously attacked by Hamas, which was offset by IRS spending cuts that the left opposed because they are like drunken sailors when it comes to spending.

The fact that this bill is clean puts pressure on the Democrats to back it, and it will be interesting to see who, beyond the anti-Semites in the so called Squad will go against our closest ally in the Middle East.

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House advances articles of impeachment against DHS waste Alejandro Mayorkas

House Republicans revealed on Sunday two articles of impeachment against Alejandro Mayorkas, the incredibly incompetent Homeland Security Secretary. DHS is so impotent that it might as well be dismantled altogether.

Mayorkas the articles say, has failed to do his job by not only allowing thousands upon thousands of illegal aliens, record breaking numbers, to enter the country unvetted, but has all but welcomed them at taxpayer's expense and personal security.

The articles accuse the arrogant and somewhat effeminate POS of willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law and breach of public trust.

We will know on Tuesday whether the House Homeland Security Committee approves of the charges that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) vowed to hold a floor vote.

The first article says Mayorkas chose not to enforce the law, specifically a requirement that asylum seekers who illegally cross the border “shall be detained” until there is a decision on their status — with release into the US interior only allowed on a case-by-case basis.

 Mayorkas, 64. isn't the only Cabinet secretary to be impeached, but he's certainly the only one since 1876 when Secretary of War William Belknap received the dishonor.

Hopefully, this will be a clear message to the current clusterfrack of an administration that Americans are fed up with the border crisis and are not going to sit by and do nothing.

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GOP offers to accommodate Hunter Biden's demand

House Republicans say they are willing to go along with Hunter Biden and agree to subpoena him again for the impeachment inquiry into his demented father, President Joe Biden, after refusing to comply with the last subpoena.

Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) wrote to Abbe Lowell, Hunter's lawyer. They gave kudos to Hunter's "newfound willingness" [aka come to Jesus moment] to testify before Congress in a deposition under subpoena.

“Although the Committee’s subpoenas are lawful and remain legally enforceable, as an accommodation to Mr. Biden and at your request, we are prepared to issue subpoenas compelling Mr. Biden’s appearance at a deposition on a new date in the coming weeks,” Comer and Jordan wrote.

So Lowell wrote back to Comer on Friday after the oversight and judiciary panels approved resolutions to hold Hunter in contempt of Congress for flagrantly defying subpoenas issued in November.

The lawyer said Hunter Biden would appear for a deposition or hearing in compliance with a “proper subpoena” since the House voted to formally authorize the impeachment inquiry in December.

The recovering crack addict and whore mongering first son showed up on Capitol Hill twice: once on the day of his scheduled deposition and next as the House considered the contempt resolutions, demanding he be allowed to appear in an open setting such as a public hearing to answer "legitimate" questions while keeping lawmakers from somehow distorting his testimony.

House Republicans said they were willing to have Hunter testify in a public hearing — but only after a deposition — and have insisted throughout the standoff that their subpoenas were valid.

“To be clear, the issuance of these subpoenas does not in any way suggest or imply that the Committees believe the assertions in your January 12 letter to have any merit,” Comer and Jordan wrote in the Sunday letter. “Our willingness to issue these subpoenas is rooted entirely in our interest in obtaining Mr. Biden’s testimony as expeditiously as possible.”

The GOP had been expected to move forward with a floor vote this week, and the Democrat attack dog, Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD) encouraged the Republicans to call off the plan following Lowell's letter.

“Hunter Biden is giving Republicans exactly what they have been demanding this week,” Raskin claimed on Friday, adding that the doper “has offered to appear for a ‘hearing or deposition.’ It is time for Chairs Comer and Jordan to call off this truly absurd and wasteful contempt proceeding and finally take yes for an answer, which Chair Jordan already said he would ‘certainly’ do.”

Raskin is an annoying leftist who lies for a living.

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Georgie Santos vows to file 'sour grapes' ethics complaint against several lawmakers after he got the boot

Former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) had a hissy-fit on X and vowed to file a number of ethics complaints next week against several of his former colleagues. This comes just hours after the lying former congressman was kicked out of the House of Representatives.

On Friday night the ex-congressman went on social media and said he would be filing ethics complaints Monday against four House members: Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Mike Lawler (R-NY). Nick LaLota (R-NY) and the son of Bob Menendez, Rob Menendez (D-NJ). Santos alleges they committed campaign finance violations (as he is alleged to have committed), stock trading, and other sundry alleged ethics violations.

Santos was expelled from the House by a vote 311-114. He has not yet been convicted of a crime, but there is a boatload of evidence and he has been indicted on 23 counts related to wire fraud, identity theft, falsification of records, credit card fraud, and he even is accused of using campaign funds to purchase luxury goods and botox treatments. 

He pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Still, he has not yet gone to trial but it looks as if Congress is fed up with him and his lies.

As for the complaint against Malliotakis, Santos said it will prioritize "her questionable stock trading since joining the Ways and Means committee this Congress."

"Let’s talk about hypocrisy. Can someone ask Nicole MalioStockTips when did she become a savant in stock trading?" Santos wrote in a post on X.

"The signature bank trades she did REEKS of insider trading much like Paul Pelosi’s every trade!" he added, referring to the husband of Rep. Nancy Pelosi, (D-CA).

"Before joining the committee the congresswoman didn’t have an active trading habit or a high volume stake," Santos continued in remarks about Malliotakis. "The question is, what set of information is she trading with?"

The complaint against Lawler, according to Santos, deals with the congressman "engaging in laundering money" by funneling campaign funds through a company he owns stake in. Lawler was closely involved in the resolution process to get Santos out of the House.

"The concerning questions are; is Mr Lawler engaging in laundering money from his campaign to his firm then into his own pocket?" Santos wrote in one post. "I will let the Office of Congressional Ethics be the judge of that."

As for LaLota, Santos questioned whether the Empire State lawmaker was a "no-show" at his local board of elections position during his tenure in law school. Of course LaLota was paramount in writing the resolution that finally got Santos booted from the Hill, so there seems to be a bunch of sour grapes involved in the attack.

"Did Rep Lalota no-show to his tax pay funded job while going to school and if so he can potential have stolen public funds form the tax payers of NY," Santos wrote in another post. "I will let the Office of Congressional Ethics determine the validity of this grave allegation raised in his local media."

Will Kiley, a LoLota spokesperson, told The Hill that Santos "is just mad the congressman has three actual degrees, while he lied about one."

George Santos in drag

Santos also called into question Rob Menendez's relationship with his father, Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), who has been federally charged for allegedly participating in a bribery scheme. Santos specifically raised concerns over what Menendez may have known about his father's crimes, asking "what did he know and when did he know it."

"I think it’s a fair point to make sure we weed out the doubt surrounding Rep. Menendez and his business associations with his father," Santos added.

In a statement to The Hill, Menendez spokesman Michael Zhadanovsky poo-pooed Santos' threat.

"George Santos is neither Rep. Menendez’s colleague nor a constituent, so we will not expend any energy responding to his Botox-fueled fits of rage," Zhadanovsky said.

The House's vote against Santos made him the first House lawmaker to be expelled in more than 20 years and the first gay Republican to get the boot. 

Expelling a member of Congress takes a two-thirds majority vote. 

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Rep. George Santos has been dealt with

The GOP’s House of Representative embarrassment George Santos (R-NY) has become the first House lawmaker to be expelled in over two decades as a hush floated across the House chamber when Speaker Johnson formalized the result of the vote.

The former congressman left the House chamber before all the votes were cast and didn't answer reporter's questions.

The last time a member of Congress was expelled was in 2002 when Rep. Jim Traficant (D-OH) got the boot. It takes a two-thirds majority so expelling someone isn't easy in spite of members who deserve that fate, such as Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI). 

In Traficant's case, he was convicted on 10 felony counts, including racketeering and accepting bribes. In Santos' case, it includes allegedly using campaign funds to buy himself designer clothing and other personal expenses like botox treatment, credit card fraud, 23 counts related to wire fraud, identity theft, falsification of records, and other illegal activities. 

Santos will go to trial early next year, and if somehow divine intervention finds him not guilty of all the charges against him, this will make for an interesting development since he was ousted before having gone to trial. He has pleaded not guilty.

The 311 to 114 vote was largely bipartisan, although a few more Republicans voted to keep the liar in office than to throw him out.

Speaker Johnson would not answer reporters' questions on the expulsion when leaving the House chamber after the vote.

Rep. Steny Hoyer, (D-MD) told Fox News Digital after the vote, "This was not a partisan effort. It was a reflection that, I think, House members came to a conclusion that, given the facts surrounding Santos, election and post-election, that he defamed the House of Representatives…and was not an appropriate person to represent people in the United States Congress."

Rep. Darrell Issa, (R-CA) said that expelling Santos now would take away the presumption of innocence he is entitled to and mentioned that Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) who was accused of taking bribes and working in the interest of Egyptian officials, was not removed from the Senate.

But Menendez should have been, this writer believes.

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Speaker Mike Johnson talks to Santos "about his options” as the boot gets ready

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has been in contact with that lying Rep. George Santos (R-NY) ahead of a possible removal from Congress following a damning House Ethics Committee report.

Johnson spoke to reporters in Sarasota, Florida and told the press that he had “spoken to Congressman Santos at some length over the holiday and talked to him about his options,” [H/T ScrippsNews)

If Santos gets the boot in the butt, he will be the first member of Congress to be expelled in more than twenty years.

Video via @FBSaunders / @scrippsnewsFlorida pic.twitter.com/aKvgZPsdY2

If he somehow doesn’t get expelled, then Congress is as corrupt as the Biden administration.

Regarding the prospect of an expulsion vote this week, NBC News reported that Johnson said “it remains to be seen,” adding that lawmakers will be discussing the matter when they return from the Thanksgiving recess on Tuesday.

Santos was elected to his first term to represent Long Island district last November and thus helped the GOP win a slim majority in the House. However, his finances and balderdash created controversy and multiple inquiries grew which soon pressured him to leave office, which he said, at the time, that he never would.

Now the lying congressman has been handed 23 federal charges including aggravated identity theft, [which Joe Biden also seems to share as he says that he’s the President of the United States of America], wire fraud, and conspiracy. He pleaded not guilty to the charge, which is yet another lie, I believe.

Earlier this month the House Ethics Committee [an oxymoron] released a report saying investigators discovered evidence that Santos violated the House rules and criminal laws.

The gay, Hispanic, Jewish, Catholic, called the congressional inquiry a “smear,” and after the House Ethics report was released, he said that he wouldn’t seek reelection, but pledged, “I will continue on my mission to serve my constituents up until I am allowed.”

Here is a list of a few of his alleged lies in no particular order:

1. He never went to Horace Mann H.S. in the Bronx nor graduate in 2008, after which he said he went to Baruch College and graduated in 2010, in just two years of a four-year degree.

2. He lied to campaign donors and used their money to buy designer clothing.

3. He lied to get unemployment benefits.

4. He committed identity theft using the names of donor on credit cards.

5. Lied to Congress with many inconsistencies on his financial statement.

6. He reimbursed himself for loans he did not make.

7. He claimed to have worked on Wall Street for Goldman Sachs and Citigroup—no such records were found.

8. He lied about founding an animal charity “Friends of Pets United,” but there are no records of that company.

9. Swindled a disabled vet whose dog was dying—Richard Osthoff in 2016.

10. His grandmother was not a Holocaust victim, which he claimed.

11. He claimed he had employees who died in the Pulse shooting in 2016—not true.

12. Claimed he had a niece who was kidnapped in Queens, NY but that there is not record of that.

If this guy doesn’t remind you of Joe Biden, I don’t know who would.

Anyway, Santos survived many attempts by his GOP colleagues to expel him from the House this year, but this time may be different with House Ethics Chairman Michael Guest (R-MO) bringing forth another expulsion resolution with a growing number of lawmakers saying they would vote to get him out of the House.

Getting expelled from the House of Representatives is very rare, only being done a handful of times throughout U.S. history partly because it requires a two-thirds majority vote to be successful.

Santos said in a long X Spaces conversation Friday night that he would not resign, saying, “[I’d] admit [to] everything that’s on that report” by doing so. Yet the liar also predicted that he will be expelled from the House if another expulsion resolution goes to the floor for a vote. “I’ve done the math over and over, and it doesn’t look really good,” he said.

He probably doesn’t even do math.

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Hump Day Report

Hamas scarf optional

1.  Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) was censured by the House on Tuesday by a vote of 234 to 188, with 22 Democrats joining all but 4 RINOs who voted present. 

Tlaib is the only Palestinian "American" in Congress and she, along with her so called "Squad" and other anti-Semitic Democrats, poo-pooed Georgia Representative's Rich McCormick's resolution to condemn Hamas-supporting Tlaib and her rhetoric for the genocide of the Jewish people.

MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan refused to acknowledge the sadistic carnage of innocent Israeli civilians by Hamas and instead opined over the human shields used by Hamas who have been killed, saying that Tlaib's censure was "hard to believe." Tlaib's fellow anti-Semites, particularly those in the Squad, were livid that Congress put our ally Israel over an anti-Semitic terrorist organization whose charter calls for the annihilation of the Jewish State.

2.  The woman who believed herself to be a man and murdered six people at the Covenant School, a Christian school in Glen Hills, Tennessee. She was shot and killed by good guys with guns.

The mass shooting occurred on March 27th. The shooter, Audrey Hale, had a manifesto that has never been released because it didn't fit the left's narrative. However, podcaster Steven Crowder was able to obtain three pages of the shooter's manifesto and released it on Monday.

It turns out that Hale was a leftist who harbored racial hatred that targeted white people as "privileged."

“Kill those kids!!! Those crackers going to private fancy schools with those fancy khakis + sports backpacks w/ their daddies mustangs + convertables [sic],” the 28-year-old female shooter wrote in a diary entry dated February 3.“I wish to shoot you weakass d—ks w/ your mop yellow hair, wanna kill all you little crackers! Bunch of little f—gots w/ your white privileges,” she wrote.

Three photographs of the pages of the shooter’s diary were obtained by Crowder, who reported that his investigative team independently confirmed the authenticity of the images. 

The diary entries also reveal her schedule for “death day,” beginning at 7 a.m. (“get dressed”) and ending after 12:37 p.m. with “time 2 die.”

“I hope I have a high death count. Ready to die haha,” she wrote in a diary entry dated March 27, the day of her carnage. And while officials promised to release her diary, they never did.

Hale's ramblings also call the children “f–gots” and evoke stereotypes of traditional masculine children.

3.  The Democrats will retain control of the Virginia state Senate and now flipped the state House of Delegates from the GOP, according to AP projections. They predict at least 21 Democrats have been elected to the state Senate and 51 to the state House of Delegates.

The party reversals may be viewed as a bellwether to 2024 and may even predict that the country will continue to be run by a cognitively impaired geriatric unindicted felon, and a party that hires and appoints people in power based on their melanin levels and sexual proclivities.

4. Israel continues to kick Hamas' butt although they too are suffering military and civilian losses. The IDF is moving toward Gaza City and now has reached the busiest part of the city where there are many hiding places which greatly increases the danger for the IDF. 

The goal is to completely control new areas and completely enclose the busiest part of the city and limit Hamas escape routes. 

Tunnel maps have been recovered by Israeli soldiers and they are being systematically destroyed--more than 10 tunnels have been destroyed today.

On an even more positive note, Hamasshole leader responsible for the October 7th attack, Yahya Sinwar has been blown up into little bite size pieces.

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House GOPers are on the cusp of the kick of George Santos out of office

The Compromised News Network's (CNN) chief congressional biased correspondent Manu Raju recently said on a broadcast that  “There's only been five members in United States history who have been expelled from the House [of Representatives]," adding that it would take “a two-thirds majority in the House” to give Santos directions to the exit. Raju is referring to Rep. George Santos (R-NY).

Santos has been outed as a congenital liar and conman and the subject of much controversy. He has a long track record of lying, even before he got elected to Congress, where lying only happens on days that end in "y."

Later this week, the lower chamber is expected to vote on whether to expel Santos or allow him to remain in office. Although he wouldn't be the first, as mentioned, he'd be the first to get the boot without having committed a crime. Based on the committee's decision about his conduct, there are a few recommendations they can make, including censure, reprimand or expulsion.

Here's the skinny on Santos: 

Last week, Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY) introduced the resolution that would remove the lying Santos from Congress. The offenses he listed were longer than George Floyd's rap sheet, and included details about Santos' background including his education and prior employment, both of which he lied about. 

Esposito also listed the federal indictment on 23 criminal counts. Yes, 23, including wire fraud, money laundering and lying on federal disclosure forms [like Hunter Biden did when he got his gun permit]. He was also accused of stealing $44,000 from donors by charging their credit cards without their authorization. This could amount to serious jail time if he's found guilty [and the evidence points to that probability, but of course he's innocent until that time].

Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY), while speaking with reporters on Capitol Hill, said he believes that “people have seen over the last ten months what a fraud [Santos] is.” 

Rep. Marcus Molinaro (R-NY) also added, “This is a clear case of an individual who used every lie and misdeed in order to attain the very office he holds.” 

Gee, ya think?

So if the House votes to ditch him, it isn't going to make much change on Capitol Hill, if indeed that's really the name of that place. Santos and the rest of our lawmakers are peas in a pod, but Santos wasn't smart enough to get away with what some of them get away with.

Republicans currently hold 221 seats in the lower chamber and Democrats hold 212. If the liar is ejected, New York will hold a special election to fill his seat, and they could very possibly elect a Democrat.

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House GOP file resolution to expel lying George Santos from Congress

House Republicans from New York have made it official--they've filed a privileged resolution on Thursday to kick Rep. George Santos (R-NY) out of Congress.

The resolution was introduced by Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY) and co-sponsored by New York Republican Reps. Brandon Williams, Nick LaLota and Marc Molinaro. 

This drastic move came following a number of scandals involving Santos in which, for example, he allegedly lied to voters about his personal life and background, and was also indicted for several federal offenses in May and charge with additional crimes earlier this month. 

The guy even lied about his college education [or lack thereof].

"Today on the House floor, I introduced a privileged resolution to expel George Santos from Congress," D’Esposito said in a statement after introducing the resolution.

"While George Santos is entitled to his day in court to plead his innocence, the people of New York's 3rd Congressional District deserve a representative who is solely focused on serving the public and not spending the majority of their time combating 23 federal charges such as wire fraud, money laundering and theft of public funds," he continued. "We must remove this conman from Congress."

Amen.

The resolution was first announced on Oct. 11 — one day after the latest slate of federal charges against Santos were announced — but the action Thursday paves the way for the House to hold a floor vote on it within two legislative days.

In response to D’Esposito's action, Santos said he was entitled to due process, which is actually true.

"Three points of clarification: 1. I have not cleared out my office. 2. I’m not resigning. 3. I’m entitled to due process and not a predetermined outcome as some are seeking. God bless!" lying Santos tweeted.

"As alleged, Santos is charged with stealing people’s identities and making charges on his own donors’ credit cards without their authorization, lying to the FEC and, by extension, the public about the financial state of his campaign," U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said in a statement in May.

"Santos falsely inflated the campaign’s reported receipts with non-existent loans and contributions that were either fabricated or stolen. This Office will relentlessly pursue criminal charges against anyone who uses the electoral process as an opportunity to defraud the public and our government institutions."

So maybe he should not only be booted from Congress. Maybe he needs to get his toothbrush ready and packed for a stint in the clink. 

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