Florida Democrat resigns as ethics panel weighs expulsion
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Florida Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned minutes before the House Ethics Committee was set to vote on expulsion after a panel found her guilty of 25 House ethics violations tied to FEMA relief funds; she denies wrongdoing and faces a 2027 federal trial, and her resignation ends the committee’s jurisdiction and avoids a potential two-thirds expulsion vote.
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