The House on Thursday approved a resolution denouncing socialism in a bipartisan vote that fractured the Democratic caucus.
According to The Hill, the resolution overwhelmingly cleared the chamber in a 328-86-14 vote. The majority of Democrats — 109 of them — voted with all Republicans for the resolution, while 86 voted against it and 14 voted “present.”
The measure, which runs three pages, says “socialist ideology necessitates a concentration of power that has time and time again collapsed into Communist regimes, totalitarian rule, and brutal dictatorships.”
It argues that “many of the greatest crimes in history were committed by socialist ideologues” — mentioning Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, Pol Pot, Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un, Daniel Ortega, Hugo Chavez and Nicolás Maduro — and it lists atrocities committed under socialist regimes.
“Congress denounces socialism in all its forms, and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States of America,” the resolution reads.
When introducing the measure, the office of Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) — a sponsor of the resolution — said passing it “would make a bold statement that the People’s House unequivocally denounces this cruel and unjust ideology.”
“It would also ensure the United States commits to never begin or normalize the implementation of socialist policies that inevitably lead to economic ruin and political authoritarianism,” Salazar’s office added in a statement.
Here are the 100 Democrats who voted in favor of destroying America with Socialism:
- Adams, North Carolina
- Balint, Vermont
- Barragán, California
- Beatty, Ohio
- Beyer, Virginia
- Blumenauer, Oregon
- Bonamici, Oregon
- Bowman, New York
- Bush, Missouri
- Cárdenas, California
- Carson, Indiana
- Casar, Texas
- Castro, (TX) Texas
- Chu, California
- Clarke, (NY) New York
- Cleaver, Missouri
- Connolly, Virginia
- Courtney, Connecticut
- Davis, Illinois
- DeGette, Colorado
- DeLauro, Connecticut
- DeSaulnier, California
- Doggett, Texas
- Espaillat, New York
- Evans, Pennsylvania
- Fletcher, Texas
- Foushee, North Carolina
- Frost, Florida
- Garamendi, California
- García, (IL) Illinois
- Garcia, (TX) Texas
- Garcia, California
- Goldman, (NY) New York
- Gomez, California
- Green, Al (TX) Texas
- Grijalva, Arizona
- Hayes, Connecticut
- Higgins, (NY) New York
- Himes, Connecticut
- Hoyer, Maryland
- Huffman, California
- Jayapal, Washington
- Johnson, (GA) Georgia
- Kamlager-Dove, California
- Kelly, (IL) Illinois
- Larson, (CT) Connecticut
- Lee, (CA) California
- Lee, (PA) Pennsylvania
- McCollum, Minnesota
- McGarvey, Kentucky
- McGovern, Massachusetts
- Mfume, Maryland
- Moore, (WI) Wisconsin
- Mullin, California
- Nadler, New York
- Napolitano, California
- Neal, Massachusetts
- Ocasio-Cortez, New York
- Omar, Minnesota
- Pallone, New Jersey
- Pascrell, New Jersey
- Payne, New Jersey
- Pingree, Maine
- Pocan, Wisconsin
- Porter, California
- Pressley, Massachusetts
- Ramirez, Illinois
- Raskin, Maryland
- Sánchez, California
- Sarbanes, Maryland
- Schakowsky, Illinois
- Scott, (VA) Virginia
- Scott, David Georgia
- Sherman, California
- Smith, (WA) Washington
- Takano, California
- Thanedar, Michigan
- Tlaib, Michigan
- Tokuda, Hawaii
- Tonko, New York
- Torres, (CA) California
- Vargas, California
- Velázquez, New York
- Waters, California
- Watson, Coleman New Jersey
- Williams, (GA) Georgia
- Blunt, Delaware
- Brown, Ohio
- Cicilline, Rhode Island
- Crockett, Texas
- Escobar, Texas
- Eshoo, California
- Hoyle, (OR) Oregon
- Jackson, Lee Texas
- Jacobs, California
- Leger, New Mexico
- Matsui, California
- Ross, North Carolina
- Scanlon, Pennsylvania
- Stansbury, New Mexico
