The comments came after the chairman of the House Ethics Committee introduced a resolution to expel Santos once the body returns from Thanksgiving break.
Johnson is putting forward a unique — critics say bizarre — two-part process that temporarily funds some federal agencies to Jan. 19 and others to Feb. 2.
They can afford to lose only four seats to maintain the majority, and 18 of their incumbents are running in districts won by President Joe Biden in 2020.