House adopts nonbinding resolution condemning socialism and urging voter-ID legislation
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The House passed a 220-192 resolution denouncing socialism and calling for the SAVE America voter-ID bill, a move Democrats say is a political stunt ahead of the midterms.
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a nonbinding resolution denouncing socialism with a 220-192 vote on Tuesday. The measure also included language urging the passage of the SAVE America Act, a voter-identification bill that has drawn criticism from Democrats.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., said the vote was intended to contrast the Republican position with that of Democrats, adding that the issues of socialism and voter eligibility would be on the November ballot.
Democratic leaders called the resolution a political maneuver. Rep. Pete Aguilar, chair of the House Democratic Caucus, said Republicans were adding “another talking point” by pairing the anti-socialism language with the SAVE Act.
The resolution survived a preliminary vote after two Democrats, Rep. Jared Golden of Maine and Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington, broke with their party to support it. The rule also contained provisions that benefit the lobster fishing industry.