By Tony Czuczka | Bloomberg
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. George Santos, the New York Republican who has acknowledged inventing vital elements of his life story, mentioned his work in Congress “just isn't about my private life” and vowed “to begin delivering outcomes.”
In an announcement issued after he was sworn in as a newly elected Home member early Saturday, Santos mentioned he’s dedicated to serving his constituents and cited Republican themes akin to curbing inflation and crime.
Santos’ first days in Washington had been a spotlight of consideration alongside days of Republican battles to decide on a Home speaker, which ended with Kevin McCarthy’s election in a fifteenth spherical of voting after he overcame a revolt by conservative holdouts.
Lawmakers repeatedly ignored Santos on his first formal day in Washington on Tuesday whereas different members mingled. Throughout the last votes for Home speaker that started late Friday, Santos was seen making an attempt to bond with a few of his colleagues because the night dragged on.
Santos is also more and more remoted in his house district, which contains elements of Lengthy Island and the borough of Queens in New York Metropolis. The Nassau County Republican Celebration mentioned it wouldn’t assist his reelection in 2024, and he’s going through federal and native investigations.
Santos, 34, has acknowledged misrepresenting vital particulars about his faith, schooling and profession, together with that he graduated from faculty and labored for Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Citigroup Inc. He has additionally beforehand steered that he was Jewish. Brazilian authorities mentioned on Tuesday they might search to reopen a 2008 fraud case in opposition to Santos.
“I'm dedicated to serving the folks of New York’s third Congressional District and discovering options to unravel powerful issues,” Santos mentioned in his assertion.
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