[ワシントン ２４日 ロイター] – Rookie Republican congressman George Santos, who is facing calls for his resignation following falsifying his credentials, did not attend the White House welcome party on Monday night. Some of the party’s hardline new lawmakers are also believed to have been absent.
All new lawmakers were invited to a bipartisan reception hosted by President Biden and Vice President Harris. But a list of more than 40 registrants distributed by the White House did not include the names of dozens of Republicans who opposed Mr. Biden’s policies.
Among them are several who tried earlier this month to block Republican Majority Leader John McCarthy’s bid for House Speaker until he got major concessions.
One of them, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, said, “My top priority in Congress now is to help soldiers who have been unfairly dismissed due to mandatory vaccines.” of the compulsory vaccination of children.
“I will not go to the reception,” Santos told reporters on Thursday.
Biden is expected to soon begin the campaign for a second term in 2024, and will need congressional support to raise the debt ceiling and enact a new budget.
But in the Republican-backed House of Representatives, many Republicans have said they want to block government spending and investigate Mr. Biden’s family and his use of office.
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