NEW YORK — Congressman George Santos has been in workplace for 4 months, attaining a notoriety that has made him a reputation far past his Lengthy Island district.
In an unique interview with CBS2 political reporter Marcia Kramer on “The Level,” the controversial congressman reveals how he intends to make use of that notoriety to attempt to obtain leads to Washington.
After his inauspicious entry into the House, the very last thing you might need anticipated to listen to from Santos was an in depth plan that he thinks will lastly power Congress to repeal the SALT bill. Whether or not it really works stays to be seen, nevertheless it’s one thing nobody else has tried.
“Marcia, I’ve made it clear. The Speaker wants my vote for the subsequent debt restrict,” Santos mentioned.
The person who some say lied his way into Congress advised Kramer he is obtained a daring plan to power Congress to repeal the SALT invoice that restricted the deductibility of state and native taxes. He is merely going to commerce his vote on the debt restrict for SALT.
“Are you actually saying you are holding hostage your vote on the debt restrict?” Kramer mentioned.
“And that is my vote to carry hostage, and my district helps me for it,” Santos mentioned.
Santos does not have the help of native Republicans and plenty of Lengthy Island voters are nonetheless upset over his election, however he tells Kramer he is undeterred.
“I do know that you just need to run for re-election, however the query actually turns into how will you actually ship to your district? I imply, you are on no committees. Jerry Nadler has banned you from going to the bipartisan conferences of the New York delegation, and the 11 payments that you have really sponsored, you don’t have any co-sponsors,” Kramer mentioned.
“OK,” Santos mentioned.
“So how do you get something completed if you’re type of a pariah in Washington?” Kramer requested.
“So the assertion prior, that is harsh phrases, as a result of it isn’t true. I work very nicely, and I’ve working relationships with Democrats. I am texting backwards and forwards with a number of of them, in the event you checked out my cellphone proper now, and,” Santos mentioned.
“Nicely, who’re you texting? Which Democrat?” Kramer requested.
“I do not put individuals’s names out on the press as a result of I’ve discovered that then you definately guys, or not you essentially, however the press will go assault them,” Santos mentioned.
In a wide-ranging interview, Santos additionally advised Kramer he’s studying to make use of the notoriety his indiscretion thrust upon him.
“Whenever you’re operating for Congress, Marcia, you are operating to go be the voice of your neighborhood. Now, it occurs that I’ve a really loud voice, and I am beginning to perceive what I can do with it for the nice and, you understand, take lemons and switch them into margaritas. Not lemonade, it is boring,” Santos mentioned.
Kramer says Santos was something however boring throughout an prolonged version of “The Level.”
He talked about all the things from his favourite joke late evening speak present hosts advised about him to how he will co-sponsor a invoice with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
You may watch your entire interview Sunday at 11:30 a.m. on CBS2 and streaming on CBS News New York.
