Reardon's ruling Friday marked the latest twist in a widely-watched manslaughter prosecution that has seen attorneys on each side try to kick each other off of the case.
The House had approved the package of spending bills earlier Friday, a long overdue action nearly six months into the budget year that would push any threats of a government shutdown to the fall.
George Santos, who faces a slew of federal charges and was expelled from the House last year, attacked the GOP in a social media post and pledged to take “Ultra MAGA/Trump supporting values to the ballot in November as an Independent.”