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US House Democrats joining Republicans to denounce socialism, despite GOP's loose use of the term to attack a variety of social welfare programs.

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[–] nulluser@lemmy.world 55 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Where do we find the list of who voted for/against it so I know the tone I should take when I call their office?

[–] kvasir476@lemmy.world 41 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)
[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I am increasingly happy to see that my district's representative is consistently on the right side of this stupid bullshit. I wish I could say the same for other reps in the state.

[–] isgleas@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I am increasingly happy to see that my district's representative is consistently on the right side of this stupid bullshit.

"right" meaning "correct", or ideology?

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Definitely the correct (left) side. :)

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My fucking rep voted for it. He’s getting a nastygram come Monday.

[–] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

Mone didn't, he'll get a thankyougram come Monday

[–] Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de 52 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Cool.

Now, now have the house denounce fascism and white supremacy.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago

That sounds... divisive.

[–] arcterus@piefed.blahaj.zone 29 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This sort of shit is why Mamdani and Ocasio-Cortez defending Jeffries is ridiculous.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 1 week ago

Yep, he and Schmuck Schumer have to go. Their lack of urgency in addressing MAGA is 50% responsible for Trump's second term.

[–] Cyberflunk@lemmy.world 29 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The following 86 Democratic representatives voted in favor of House Concurrent Resolution 58 (H. Con. Res. 58) on November 21, 2025. This resolution, "Denouncing the horrors of socialism," passed with a vote of 285–98.

Alabama

  • Shomari Figures

Arizona

  • Greg Stanton

California

  • Pete Aguilar
  • Ami Bera
  • Salud Carbajal
  • Gil Cisneros
  • Lou Correa
  • Jim Costa
  • Adam Gray
  • Josh Harder
  • Mike Levin
  • Ted Lieu
  • Jimmy Panetta
  • Scott Peters
  • Raul Ruiz
  • George Whitesides

Colorado

  • Jason Crow
  • Brittany Pettersen

Connecticut

  • Jim Himes

Florida

  • Kathy Castor
  • Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
  • Lois Frankel
  • Jared Moskowitz
  • Daren Soto
  • Debbie Wasserman Schultz
  • Frederica Wilson

Georgia

  • Sanford Bishop
  • Lucy McBath

Hawaii

  • Ed Case

Illinois

  • Nikki Budzinski
  • Bill Foster
  • Brad Schneider
  • Eric Sorenson

Indiana

  • Frank Mrvan

Maine

  • Jared Golden

Maryland

  • April McClain Delaney
    • Government Aid: Family received ~$21,505 in farm subsidies (1995–2003) via her father, Thomas C. McClain.

Massachusetts

  • Jake Auchincloss
  • Katherine Clark
  • Bill Keating
  • Stephen Lynch
  • Seth Moulton
  • Lori Trahan

Michigan

  • Kristen McDonald Rivet
  • Hillary Scholten
  • Haley Stevens

Minnesota

  • Angie Craig
  • Kelly Morrison

Nevada

  • Steven Horsford
  • Susie Lee
    • Government Aid: Her husband's company, Full House Resorts, received two PPP loans totaling $5.6 million (loans were repaid).
  • Dina Titus

New Hampshire

  • Maggie Goodlander
  • Chris Pappas

New Jersey

  • Herb Conaway
  • Josh Gottheimer
  • Donald Norcross
  • Nellie Pou

New Mexico

  • Gabe Vasquez

New York

  • Laura Gillen
  • Hakeem Jeffries
  • John Mannion
  • Gregory Meeks
  • Grace Meng
  • Joseph Morelle
  • Josh Riley
  • Pat Ryan
  • Tom Suozzi
  • Ritchie Torres

North Carolina

  • Don Davis

Ohio

  • Marcy Kaptur
  • Greg Landsman
  • Emilia Sykes

Oregon

  • Andrea Salinas

Pennsylvania

  • Brandon Boyle
  • Chris Deluzio
  • Chrissy Houlahan

Rhode Island

  • Gabe Amo
  • Seth Magaziner

South Carolina

  • Jim Clyburn

Texas

  • Henry Cuellar
  • Vicente Gonzalez
  • Julie Johnson

Virginia

  • Eugene Vindman
  • James Walkinshaw

Washington

  • Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
  • Kim Schrier
  • Marilyn Strickland
[–] anachronist@midwest.social 4 points 2 weeks ago

I remember being really excited about Bill Foster winning originally. I thought having a scientist in government would be a big win. Turns out scientists can also be tools.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 1 week ago

As expected, my DINO is on the list. Fucking loser is worthless. I never hear about him doing anything, until it's some MAGA-appeasing bullshit like this.

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 weeks ago

Take this as a list of cowards who need to be ousted

[–] DoctorNope@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Some of the most irony-poisoned bullshit I’ve ever heard, given all the socialism that businesses are benefiting from https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/corporate-welfare-federal-budget-0

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago

The MAGA opposition to "Socialism" only extends to Democrats. Sociopathic Oligarchs will continue to receive their re-distribution of wealth, but don't expect your $2000 "Tariff Rebate."

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That is too far a disconnect. Is not bailing out banks and car companies a form of socialism? Are biological people even considered anymore? People are social animals. By extension, social endeavors should be at the top of the list. Let's not get into the specific definitions of "political" socialism to muddy the waters. It's all people all the time.

[–] crunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 weeks ago

These people talking about the "horrors" of socialism are also clamoring to pay companies to build data centers in their districts.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

1: no

2: no

3: yes

4: preach

5: socialism is the workers owning the means of production, not the government doing stuff

6: true

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

If only we had someone who had all of the answers, then we'd be okay.

[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

well, i asked the other day who the other democrats were that would have caved during the shutdown that need to be primaried. Now I know.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 11 points 2 weeks ago

Those 86 still be primaried by crowd-funded progressive challengers.

The others will be primaried by corporate AIPACrats with several orders of magnitude more campaign funding.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

a distraction BIll for the mess that caused the shutdown to end. pretty much shows which ones are AIPAC funded too. DNC still chasing the ever elusive commie hating magat voting base.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Most Democrats have their fingers in the air trying to figure out what to say to appeal to the largest number of their constituents.

Do their constituents like socialism? Are they scared of it? What will make you like me more?

They somehow still haven't figured out that what a lot of people really want is someone to actually lead.

I get it. In one sense listening to your voters is good. But you don't have to be so desperate about it, and you've gotta try to do what's best for your people without checking to see exactly how much they might like it at every turn.

More Democrats should have called this out for the bullshit it is.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 8 points 1 week ago

They don't FEAR us enough. We need to change that perception.

[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No shit plenty of Democrats won't agree with a particular brand of leftism: the party is a big tent.

From the resolution text, they lump all of socialism with communism primarily Marxism-Leninism, which other socialists would also reject, and don't acknowledge other forms of socialism.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago

I mean I would not sign the bs thing taking out of context quotes. Its like everything republicans do. If you don't sign they will point to that to say your a communist but if you do they will point to it as support for lowering or eliminating taxes and regulation and social programs. Its a trap one way or another so better to me to not be part of it.

[–] MonkRome@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Both of the ones from my state are from moderate conservative districts. Completely unsurprising that they won't stick their necks out for something entirely symbolic. Though I don't get why they can't just abstain from a silly vote.