Ethics violations will take center stage in the House for the second week in a row, as a push to expel Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick comes to a head.
Only six lawmakers have ever been expelled from the House, and prior to the expulsion of former Rep. George Santos in December 2023, none had been booted for more than 20 years. Some have complained that the slow-moving process of the Ethics Committee allows lawmakers to linger in Congress even as clouds of suspicion hang over them.
But this week could offer a rare — and perhaps necessary — chance for the Ethics Committee to set stronger standards, said Donald K. Sherman, a former counsel for the committee who now serves as president of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
