Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Majority Leader Steve Scalise told reporters they\u00a0had not seen the call from New York Republicans for Santos to step down.
The Republican, who defeated longtime Democratic Assemblyman Peter Abbate in November, took his seat and participated in a vote to reelect Assemblyman Will Barclay (R-Oswego) as minority leader in the chamber.
Assemblymember-elect Lester Chang was sworn into the New York State Assembly and cast his first vote this week, even as his colleagues continue to debate his
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