A bipartisan duo helped force Reps. Swalwell and Gonzales to resign. They say other House members could be next.

A bipartisan duo helped force Reps. Swalwell and Gonzales to resign. They say other House members could be next.

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Key Points:

  • Two House members, Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell and GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales, resigned under threat of expulsion amid allegations of sexual misconduct and an affair, respectively, following a bipartisan effort led by Reps. Anna Paulina Luna (R) and Teresa Leger Fernández (D).
  • Luna and Leger Fernández coordinated separate expulsion resolutions, gathering cross-party support and pressuring the men to resign before formal votes, claiming there was already two-thirds support in the House for their removal.
  • The lawmakers indicated that other members facing allegations, such as Republican Rep. Cory Mills and Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, could also face expulsion efforts, emphasizing the need for high integrity and accountability in Congress.
  • Both Mills and Cherfilus-McCormick have denied wrongdoing and warned against expelling members without formal findings, while Luna and Leger Fernández criticized the slow pace of the House Ethics Committee investigations and called for reforms.
  • The resignations mark a rare and significant move to address misconduct in Congress, with Luna suggesting the events could trigger a "chain reaction" leading to further accountability measures.

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