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House adopts Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank’s resolution condemning socialism
The vote split mostly along party lines after Republicans tied the measure to the SAVE Act, which requires proof of citizenship to register to vote.
- On Tuesday, the House passed a non-binding resolution from Rep. Jeff Crank denouncing socialism and the Democratic Socialists of America , while also calling for the enactment of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act.
- Crank's resolution states socialism "necessitates a concentration of power" that has led to famine and mass murders, citing deaths of over 100,000,000 people under communist regimes, including 65 million in China and 30 million in the Soviet Union.
- Legislative maneuvering occurred as GOP leaders attached the SAVE Act, requiring proof of citizenship to vote, to the resolution, which Rep. Josh Gottheimer and other moderate Democrats called a "missed opportunity" to hold a clean vote denouncing the DSA.
- Eight Democrats broke ranks to vote with Republicans for the measure, while most opposed the legislation due to the election reform rider, resulting in a final tally of 220-192 with two members voting present.
- This vote coincides with Republicans aiming to force Democrats on the record about socialist policies ahead of the midterms, though critics labeled the action performative and a distraction from pressing affordability issues.
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192 House Democrats Refuse to Condemn Socialism Vote
Nearly every House Democrat voted against a resolution condemning socialism in all its forms, a party-line stand that hands Republicans a ready-made campaign weapon heading into November's midterm elections. The House passed H.Res. 1490 on Tuesday by a vote of 220, 192, with just eight Democrats crossing the aisle to join a unified Republican caucus. […]
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