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Oh, how big of him. Is that because he'll be in prison? Or because he'll have achieved his goal of having platinum-level healthcare for the rest of his life?
Edit: Even active members of Congress don't get free healthcare, even if it's relatively cheap for the level of care. Pretend I was being hyperbolic.
Republicans have already indicated that they're fine with politicians working from a prison cell. Crimes against those you claim to represent are no reason to kick out someone with an R next to their name.
Why would he get healthcare for life? He’s a one term rep.
Iirc, his alleged goal, according to a roommate, was to get into Congress to get free healthcare for life. I just looked it up, and even active members of Congress don't get free healthcare. It might be very good, but it's not free.
Just take what I said as misinformed hyperbole.
It's as good (or cheap) as what you would find on the Obamacare exchanges. By law, members of Congress can only be offered the same health plans that are available to everyone else.
I have a health plan through my employer, so I don't really have a paradigm for what the exchange looks like.
You can browse DC area plans at dchealthlink.com.
If you are a member of Congress, the government contributes 72% of the cost of the premium plans (or up to 75% if you choose a cheaper plan). You pay the rest.
No, members of Congress do not get special health care.
Members of Congress and their staff must use an Obamacare plan, unless they receive health care via a spouse’s or parent’s plan or otherwise purchase one without the government contributing to its premiums.
Yep, I found the same information elsewhere. Just take what I said as hyperbole.
And if we can be sure of anything, it's that Santos' word is his bond.
I'd expect nothing less from President of the United Federation of Planets!
So he's definitely running for re-election, then.
He is fucked lol. Maybe hoping for a pardon from Fat Ass if he gets in.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Santos railed against the ethics committee Thursday in a lengthy post on X in which he called the report a “disgusting politicized smear” and claimed that he was being “stoned by those who have flaws themselves.” He added he would not be seeking reelection to a second term in 2024 after all, reversing course from a previous announcement in April that he would.
By filing the expulsion motion himself, Guest adds credibility to the resolution after lawmakers were hesitant about voting to expel Santos earlier this month when the question was brought forth by fellow New York Republicans.
At least two Democratic lawmakers, Reps. Robert Garcia (Calif.) and Dan Goldman (N.Y.), have said they will file privileged resolutions to expel Santos upon their return from Thanksgiving break, but it’s likely Republican leadership will prioritize the measure brought forth by Guest.
The initial indictment and Santos’s penchant for perpetuating falsehoods — including a claim that he’s the grandson of Holocaust survivors and that he worked at companies that never employed him — led Democrats to pursue expelling him from the House.
The House Ethics Committee announced its investigation in March, with its members voting unanimously to look into a long list of claims against Santos, including about his past business practices, campaign finance expenditures and an allegation of sexual misconduct.
The committee expanded its investigation in June to include allegations that he fraudulently obtained unemployment insurance benefits, which marked a departure from the panel’s typical practice of staying out of matters that coincide with federal charges against lawmakers.
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He is not seeking reelection because it is not fair to his family to have the press bothering them. It not because of all the crimes Santos did.
So this is the agreement he came to with party leadership not to bring charges, I assume.