House barrels toward rare double expulsion votes
Summary
The U.S. House of Representatives is preparing to vote on expelling two Florida lawmakers, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and Cory Mills, over ethics and misconduct allegations. Expelling a member requires a two-thirds majority vote, making these decisions challenging in a closely divided House.Key Facts
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick faces charges including illegally using $5 million in COVID relief funds for her campaign; she denies wrongdoing.
- Cory Mills is accused of financial, campaign finance, and sexual misconduct violations, which he also denies.
- Two other representatives, Tony Gonzales and Eric Swalwell, recently resigned before likely expulsion votes due to sexual misconduct claims.
- Speaker Mike Johnson supports expelling Cherfilus-McCormick and is undecided publicly about Mills’ situation.
- Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats will wait for the Ethics Committee’s full findings before deciding on Mills.
- The Ethics Committee’s report on Mills is expected to take months.
- Expelling a member requires two-thirds of the House to vote in favor, a difficult threshold given the narrow party split.
- Most Republicans are expected to vote to expel Cherfilus-McCormick, while Mills’ supporters argue he has not received full due process.
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