House Democrats fume about GOP's anti-socialism bill
House Democrats are grumbling that Republicans are setting one last political trap for them before November by attaching language touting their marquee voter ID legislation to a resolution denouncing socialism. Why it matters: This is a classic election-year tactic by the majority party in Congress, but centrist Democrats say it is also a missed opportunity for a genuinely bipartisan vote to…
House Democrats are expressing frustration over Republicans inserting language promoting their voter ID legislation into a resolution condemning socialism. This tactic, a common strategy among the majority party in Congress ahead of the November election, is seen as a missed chance for a genuine bipartisan vote against socialism.
Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a centrist Democrat, criticized the move, stating that Republicans are not serious about addressing socialism by including the SAVE America Act as a "poison pill" that no Democrat will support. The House is scheduled to vote on a four-page resolution denouncing socialism and calling for the enactment of the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of U.S. citizenship for voting in federal elections.
However, Democrats oppose the act, fearing it would disenfranchise citizens without passports. Some moderate Democrats, including Gottheimer, Scholten, Suozzi, and Moskowitz, tried to remove the SAVE Act from the resolution but were unsuccessful. They proposed an amendment, but it was not taken up by the House Rules Committee. Several other Democratic moderates expressed their inability to support the resolution due to the inclusion of the SAVE America Act, emphasizing their opposition to the voter suppression measure.
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