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Raising their voices to demand that Santos step down
about everything in his biography has been called into question — from school, to work, and even claims of Jewish heritage familial ties as well as his mother being a victim of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack.
And that’s not to mention a number of investigations into not only how Santos spent campaign money during his successful House run last year, but where those funds came from.
“I’m hoping that we can put some pressure on the rest of his coworkers to expel him from Congress,” said one of the travelers making the journey this week, Glen Head resident Diana Mueller.
The protesters were barely halfway to Washington when Casey Sabella, a Glen Cove resident and community organizer with Courage for America, announced some breaking news that was met with cheers: Santos was officially facing a House Ethics Committee probe, confirmed by McCarthy himself.
“We’re making a difference, and we’re not even off the bus,” Sabella joked.
Later on, not far from the Capitol building, Jody Kassfinkel called Santos a grifter, reaping the benefits of a con-