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Pelosi: Speaker Ryan must call on Congressman Collins to resign

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi released a statement calling on U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan to take action.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following Saturday morning's announcement that Congressman Chris Collins was suspending his re-election campaign, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi released a statement calling on Speaker Paul Ryan to take action.

“Speaker Ryan must call on Congressman Collins to resign," Pelosi said. "No person is above the law, not the President nor his first supporter in Congress."

Congressman Collins was charged with insider trading and lying to the FBI just three days ago.

And even without a campaign, election law does not offer much opportunity to remove Collins’ name from November’s ballot. The only ways to be removed are death, accepting nomination for a separate office or moving out of state.

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