Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) has introduced a measure to censure Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) for misleading statements the freshman congressman made during his 2022 campaign.
The measure, via an expedited process, would force a floor vote on the matter, bypassing committee votes, but seems unlikely to pass in the Republican-controlled lower chamber.
The same process was recently used by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) in her successful effort to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) over misleading comments he made about President Donald Trump colluding with Russia ahead of the 2016 election. The move prompted backlash from Democrats, who broke into chaos on the House floor in protest….