Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) introduced a resolution Monday to expel Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) from Congress, escalating a growing controversy surrounding a series of allegations against the Florida lawmaker.
The House Ethics Committee is currently investigating whether Mills violated campaign finance laws, received improper favors tied to his position, engaged in sexual misconduct, and misused congressional resources. Calls for his resignation have circulated for months, with pressure intensifying in recent weeks following the resignations of former Reps. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) amid allegations of sexual misconduct. (RELATED: Report: Police Had Grounds To Arrest Congressman – Then Reversed Course)
In a sharply worded statement, Mace accused both parties of failing to act sooner.
“The swamp has protected Cory Mills for far too long and we are done letting it slide. We tried to censure him and strip him from his committee assignments. Both parties blocked it, but we are not backing down,” Mace said. “The evidence against Mills is overwhelming: beating women and telling them to lie about it, cyberstalking women, lying about his military service, and profiting off his seat. Any Member who votes to keep him here is voting to protect a woman beater and a fraud. He needs to be expelled immediately.”
“I did not come to Congress to watch powerful people abuse women and cover it up. Cory, your days are numbered. Start packing,” she added.
Mills pushed back on the effort, arguing that expulsion before the conclusion of an investigation would undermine due process.
“I personally think that you should allow due process,” Mills told reporters Monday.
“I think that what the precedence that she’s setting right now is that you only have to be investigated, and she’s under investigation … so I think that, by her own admission, she’s kind of also saying that she should be expelled as well,” he said, referencing a separate Ethics Committee probe into Mace over alleged improper reimbursement practices.
Mills has denied wrongdoing and emphasized that he has never been arrested, including in connection with a reported physical altercation involving a girlfriend in Washington.
An expulsion resolution requires a two-thirds vote in the House, a high threshold that could prove difficult to reach. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has signaled caution, maintaining that the Ethics Committee should complete its investigation before the chamber takes punitive action.
“Bottom line is she doesn’t have the votes to expel me. I’m not concerned about political theatrics and fundraising for her failed governor’s race,” Mills said.
Still, some Republicans have signaled openness to holding Mills accountable. Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) wrote on X in response to reports of GOP support for Mills: “Not this Republican. I don’t care if you are Republican or Democrat. No one is above the law.”
Mace previously attempted to censure Mills and remove him from committee assignments last year, but that effort was referred to the Ethics Committee instead of receiving a full House vote.
The push to remove Mills has also drawn support from Democrats, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), who recently said he should step down in light of similar cases.
“You know, I think it’s the right thing to do. This Washington should be a place where we are elevating and acting with integrity, and I think it’s what the American people expect. These are positions of profound privilege and profound responsibility, and I think the most important thing right now is to center these women and their bravery in coming forward,” Ocasio-Cortez told reporters.
“There is such a punitive culture here in Washington that silences people that have been victims of abuse, and for them to do what they did takes a tremendous amount of bravery,” she added. (RELATED: GOP Rep. Identifies Sen. Ruben Gallego As Lawmaker Behind ‘Disturbing’ Allegations)
Ocasio-Cortez also explicitly included Mills among those she believes should leave Congress.
“I’m glad that Eric Swalwell is leaving. I’m glad that Tony Gonzalez is leaving,” she said. “Frankly, I think Cory Mills should probably be on that list as well.”
As the Ethics Committee investigation continues, Mace’s resolution marks the most aggressive step yet in an effort to force a vote on Mills’ future in Congress.
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Anyone from any political party, who is CONVICTED of ANY crime, should most certainly be expelled from government ‘service’ WITHOUT ANY FORM OF COMPENSATION … NO SEVERANCE, PENSION, OR ANY OTHER GRANT OR GIFT!
And they must be made to legally ‘pay’ for whatever it is that they have done!
Make America HONORABLE Again!
How about the congresswoman from Florida? Omar? It sounds like Mace is just wanting to make it a male thing, doesn’t it?