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Newsday Editorial: Santos “Has Little Familiarity With Specific Nassau And Suffolk Issues, Especially Local Environmental Concerns”

Newsday Editorial: Santos “Has Little Familiarity With Specific Nassau And Suffolk Issues, Especially Local Environmental Concerns.” “Opposing Suozzi is Republican George Santos, a financial professional with asset management and business development experience at firms like Citgroup, Goldman Sachs and LinkBridge Investors. Santos, 32, who lives in Whitestone, has little familiarity with specific Nassau and Suffolk issues, especially local environmental concerns.” [Newsday, Editorial, 10/13/20]

Santos Wanted The Federal Government To Bury Power Lines And Trim Trees On Long Island, But He “Could Not Articulate How Or Why The Federal Government Would Support Such A Plan”

Santos Wanted The Federal Government To Bury Power Lines And Trim Trees On Long Island, But He “Could Not Articulate How Or Why The Federal Government Would Support Such A Plan.” “Santos is a first-time candidate who was appalled by ‘the Third World electrical grid system’ exposed by storms this past summer. He pledges that as a first-term representative he will work to secure federal dollars to begin burying the power lines and trimming trees, and boldly promises that if unsuccessful he won't run again. However, Santos could not articulate how or why the federal government would support such a plan.” [Newsday, Editorial, 10/13/20]

Santos Wanted To Cut School Funding In The Middle Of The Pandemic

Santos Wanted To Reduce School Funding In The Middle Of The Pandemic. “Herald Gazette: School officials are worried about possible cuts from the state coming later in the year. How can you help local schools get the funding they need? […] GS: Our schools should be running on lower, leaner budgets since in the majority of schools there is a hybrid model, meaning they need less for the staff. The overhead has dropped drastically too. I don’t think the fear is that they won’t receive any funds. I think it is that they won’t receive as much. I think the funding will be adjusted to the overhead the schools have now, not what it was prior to the pandemic. I was a public school student and I depended on that system and wouldn’t want anyone else to not have access to a good decent quality education. I’d fight to secure funds for schools but I’d like to know the real facts and numbers. Budgets can’t be one size fits all. They need to be adjusted.” [Long Island Herald, 10/15/20]

Santos Supported Lowering Corporate Taxes

Santos Said He Supported Lowering Corporate Taxes.

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[Project VoteSmart, accessed 7/14/22]

Santos Wanted To “Halt Legal Immigration With Minimal Exceptions” Until A System Was Designed For All Immigrants To Achieve Green Card Eligibility After 10 Years

Santos Wanted To “Halt Legal Immigration With Minimal Exceptions” Until A System Was Designed For All Immigrants To Achieve Green Card Eligibility After 10 Years. “Santos has an unconventional plan to address the nation's broken immigration system, which he calls the Legacy Act. It would halt legal immigration with minimal exceptions and during that hiatus a system would be devised for all those here, illegally or not, that would lead to green card eligibility after 10 years. While flawed, as a challenger he gets credit for outlining a coherent vision for fixing the current system.” [Newsday, Editorial, 10/13/20]

Santos Tried To Criticize Joe Biden Over Rising Gas Prices, But According To Talking Points Memo, “None Of These Numbers Make Sense”

Talking Points Memo On Santos’ Claims About Paying More For Gas: “None Of These Numbers Make Sense”

December 2021: Santos Claimed He Was Spending $249 Per Week On Gas, So He Was Spending $4,524 More On Gas Because Of Joe Biden But “Apparently Got A Little Carried Away With Himself.” “Spiking gas prices have been an issue for many Americans over the last six months. Both on their own and as a primary driver of inflation they’ve hit President Biden’s popularity hard. But one New York City candidate, George Santos, apparently got a little carried away with himself trying to illustrate the point. Santos is running in New York’s 3rd congressional district, currently represented by Tom Suozzi (D). The 3rd is basically the North Shore of Long Island in Nassau County, suburbs of New York City. But it also includes a slice of northeastern Queens (i.e., New York City proper) and a bit of Suffolk County, which is eastern Long Island. Which brings us to Santos’ lament.”

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[Talking Points Memo, 12/13/21]

Talking Points Memo On Santos’ Claims About Paying More For Gas: “None Of These Numbers Make Sense.” “I buy gas around here and guess is not currently $4 a gallon. But it has gotten that high if you buy premium. So let’s be generous and use that as our number. That would mean George’s tank should be about 20 gallons. But let’s knock it down to 18 gallons. So George’s calculations tell us he’s using 54 gallons of gas a week. Does he really let his tank go all the way to empty? Seems odd. But that’s what he said. So he’s going through 54 gallons a week. Let’s continue to be generous and say he gets only 20 miles to the gallon. So yeah, George drives 1,080 miles a week! Here’s the problem though. George says he lives in Whitestone, Queens, part of that sliver of Queens which is in the 3rd district. He works, according to his campaign website bio, at a place called Linkbridge Investors. When I type these locations into Google Maps I get 14.3 mile commute. Now let’s say George takes a scenic route and bump it up to 20 miles. That generates 200 miles a week for the daily commute. Which leaves 880 miles unaccounted for. […] In any case, George can’t be driving almost 900 miles a week over and above his daily commute, can he? If George has a place in the Hamptons and goes out there every weekend that would still leave almost 700 miles a week unaccounted for. Maybe George drives a school bus or a large military vehicle? For George’s numbers to work he actually has to be getting around 2.6 miles to a gallon (14.3×10=143 … 143/54=2.6). I looked it up. Schools buses are surprisingly fuel efficient: about 10 miles a gallon. None of these numbers make sense. And George is in finance!” [Talking Points Memo, 12/13/21]

Infrastructure

“Santos Could Not Articulate How Or Why The Federal Government Would Support” His Plan “To Secure Federal Dollars” To Bury Power Lines And Trim Trees Around The Electrical Grid

Newsday: “Santos Could Not Articulate How Or Why The Federal Government Would Support” His Plan “To Secure Federal Dollars” To Bury Power Lines And Trim Trees Around The Electrical Grid. “Santos is a first-time candidate who was appalled by ‘the Third World electrical grid system’ exposed by storms this past summer. He pledges that as a first-term representative he will work to secure federal dollars to begin burying the power lines and trimming trees, and boldly promises that if unsuccessful he won't run again. However, Santos could not articulate how or why the federal government would support such a plan.” [Newsday, Editorial, 10/16/20]

Immigration

Santos Proposed Halting All “Legal Immigration With Minimal Exceptions And During That Hiatus A System Would Be Devised” To Make All Immigrants Green Card Eligible After 10 Years

Santos Proposed Halting All “Legal Immigration With Minimal Exceptions And During That Hiatus A System Would Be Devised” To Make All Immigrants Green Card Eligible After 10 Years. “Santos has an unconventional plan to address the nation's broken immigration system, which he calls the Legacy Act. It would halt legal immigration with minimal exceptions and during that hiatus a system would be devised for all those here, illegally or not, that would lead to green card eligibility after 10 years. While flawed, as a challenger he gets credit for outlining a coherent vision for fixing the current system.” [Newsday, Editorial, 10/16/20]

Health Care

Santos Said “He Would Not Vote To Get Rid Of The Affordable Care Act,” But That “He Wants To See It Replaced Eventually With A Better Health Care System”

Santos Said “He Would Not Vote To Get Rid Of The Affordable Care Act,” But That “He Wants To See It Replaced Eventually With A Better Health Care System.” “Turning to issues, Santos said that if elected, he would not vote to get rid of the Affordable Care Act as it provides coverage and certainty to millions of Americans in this time of uncertainty. He wants to see it replaced eventually with a better health care system.” [Syosset Jericho Tribune, 10/14/20]

Santos Claimed That “We Can Establish National High Quality Healthcare For All American Citizens By Simply Removing The Burden Of Illegal Immigration That Plagues Our Country’s Public Coffers”

Santos Claimed That “We Can Establish National High Quality Healthcare For All American Citizens By Simply Removing The Burden Of Illegal Immigration That Plagues Our Country’s Public Coffers.”

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[George Santos, Twitter, 7/6/21]

Climate Change

Santos Claimed That Investments In Fighting Climate Change Were “Perpetuated And Pushed Forward By Multi-Billion Dollar Corporations Who Make Billions Of Dollars On The Backs Of These So-Called Programs”

Large Banks Like Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, CitiGroup, And JPMorgan Chase Pledged To Invest Trillions Of Dollars In “Projects Meant To Fight Climate Change And Achieve ‘Sustainable Development.’” “Trillions in financing pledged by banks to climate change projects present an unprecedented gamble that could end up in potentially the largest government bailout ever seen, warned several experts on environmental policy and investment. Many of the world's largest banks have recently made pledges to direct trillions in investments to projects meant to fight climate change and achieve ‘sustainable development.’ Bank of America pledged $445 billion by 2030; Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley each promised $750 billion by 2030; CitiGroup promised $1 trillion by 2030; and JPMorgan Chase committed to $2.5 trillion in 10 years. Dozens of other large banks have joined the UN-backed Net-Zero Banking Alliance, promising not only to slash carbon emissions from their own operations, but also to push their clients to do the same.” [Epoch Times, 4/28/21]

• Epoch Times: Banks Made These Investments “With The Understanding That Climate Projects Will Be Backed By Governments.” “But it's not just the goodness of corporate hearts prompting the pledges, several experts told The Epoch Times. Banks are acting with the understanding that climate projects will be backed by governments. The Biden administration is reportedly considering a $3 trillion spending bill that places emphasis on broadly defined climate projects. ‘It just seems like the politically salient thing to do for the banks,’ said Nicolas Loris, environmental policy economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation. Playing along with the Biden plan allows the banks to ‘potentially be protected and also reap some of the opportunities to have taxpayers offset some of the risk,’ he said.” [Epoch Times, 4/28/21]

• Santos Claimed That Climate Investments Were “Perpetuated And Pushed Forward By Multi-Billion Dollar Corporations Who Make Billions Of Dollars On The Backs Of These So-Called Programs.” “George Santos, a veteran investment banker who previously worked at Citi Bank and Goldman Sachs, was more blunt. ‘They are the No. 1 benefactors. It's not the environment. All this climate stuff is perpetuated and pushed forward by multi-billion dollar corporations who make billions of dollars on the backs of these so-called programs,’ he said. ‘If this goes wrong, there's only one solution for it, which is a federal government bailout.’” [Epoch Times, 4/28/21]

Trade

Santos Opposed Tariffs Because “They’re Counterproductive” And “Lower Trade”

Santos Opposed Tariffs Because “They’re Counterproductive” And “Lower Trade.” QUESTION: “So what about tariffs, would you increase tariffs?” SANTOS: “I believe that tariffs are very negative and positive at the same time. I only believe in tariffs when they're absolutely necessary.” QUESTION: “But what if they're trying to offset the trade deficit?” SANTOS: “It does not matter. Tariffs work against that. They're counterproductive, they lower trade, they reduce trade in reality. So if you're trying to counter the trade deficit, you counter it by increasing trade, not by limiting trade and squeezing trade by increasing tariffs.” [Nassau Patriots, 44:13-44:43, 6/29/22] (VIDEO)

Foreign Policy

Feb. 2022: Santos Called For Removing Russia “From The International Banking Community Altogether” And Cutting “Their Supply Of Oil”

Feb. 28, 2022: Santos Called For Removing Russia “From The International Banking Community Altogether” And Cutting “Their Supply Of Oil.” “‘It sends a signal to Russia, we’re pulling back sanctions … If you’re not going to enforce your sanctions, if you’re not going to stand by them, to not only remove them from the SWIFT [banking] system,’ Santos said. ‘They need to remove them from the international banking community altogether,’ he continued. ‘Cut them at the knees, cut their supply to oil, cut the pipeline. Sanction the pipeline, stop it. Don’t make it operational. It’s not operational yet. Sit down with Germany and say, ‘We need to make them understand that they are going to have severe consequences for their actions,' but instead we’re giving them a pat on the shoulder.’” [Fox News, 2/28/22]

Professional History

May 2021-Present: Santos Left LinkBridge To Work At His “Family Firm,” Devolder Organization LLC, Which He Was Listed As “Authorized To Manage And Control”

May 2021: Santos Left LinkBridge Investors To Work At His “Family Firm,” Devolder Organization LLC. “As I noted, according to his campaign website, Santos recently left Linkbridge Investors to go to work at 'Devolder Organizations', which he describes as his 'family firm'. AL pulled the business records for Florida[1] and found 'Devolder Organization LLC'. Now at first I thought, where's the 's'? How do we know this is the same company? But the authorized manager of the business registration listed on the registration papers seems to settle it: George A. Santos. The company's corporate papers appear to have been filed in May, which fits with Santos's recent departure from Linkbridge Investors.” [Talking Points Memo, 12/31/21]

• Santos Was Listed As “Authorized To Manage And Control” Devolder Organization, LLC.