House adopts 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.
TL;DR
- The House voted 220-192 to adopt a resolution condemning socialism.
- Republicans included a call to pass the SAVE America Act voter-ID bill in the resolution.
- The move is seen as an election-year tactic to capitalize on the Democratic Party's perceived leftward shift.
- Democrats criticized the resolution as a nonbinding political stunt designed for campaign talking points.
- The measure's advancement was aided by two Democratic Representatives who voted for a rule that also included a measure benefiting the lobster fishing industry.