House to vote on measure condemning socialism ahead of November election
Republicans also inserted a call to pass the highly controversial voter-ID bill known as the SAVE America Act into the socialism resolution.
On Tuesday, the House adopted a resolution to condemn socialism in all its forms in a pre-election political move. The vote resulted in a 220-192-2 tally, with eight Democrats joining all Republicans in supporting the resolution. Two Democrats abstained from the vote. GOP leaders scheduled the vote after Democratic primary voters backed several democratic socialist candidates, linking those victories to their push for the SAVE America Act.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise stated that the resolution denounced socialism and the idea of non-American citizens voting in elections.
The resolution reaffirms the GOP's support for the SAVE America Act, a voting regulations bill that has been stuck in the Senate, lacking even a simple majority. A handful of Republican hardliners initially voted no, but two moderate Democrats, Jared Golden and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, helped the procedural vote succeed. House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar noted that some Democrats have introduced a separate resolution condemning socialism without supporting the SAVE America Act, calling it a capitalist system and rules-based approach.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries voted against the resolution due to the inclusion of the SAVE America Act, arguing that Republicans are focused on voter suppression instead of addressing everyday Americans' affordability issues amid a cost-of-living crisis.
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