Two House Democrats rescued a resolution that condemns socialism.
By voting yes, they advanced the resolution. It almost failed when five Republicans voted against it: Andy Harris (MD), Clay Higgins (LA), Ralph Norman (SC), Chip Roy (TX), and Pete Sessions (TX).
From Fox News:
Five Republicans voted against the rule, which was poised to fail until Reps. Jared Golden, D-Maine, and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., provided two critical votes to get the GOP over the finish line in a narrow 209 to 208 vote.
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The rebels’ issue was not with the measure itself, nor the bills it would have allowed the House to pass. Their votes were a protest against how their leaders handled a plan to avert a government shutdown just before the midterm elections, a short-term funding bill called a continuing resolution (CR). That measure passed just before the rule vote began.
“NO ON CR. NO ON RULE THAT DOES NOT ALLOW US TO AMEND AND FIX THE CR: The House of Representatives will be voting for a government funding continuing resolution TODAY that FAILS to deliver on common-sense policies for the American people,” Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, wrote on X.
Many House Republicans ended up furious after the “Senate modified an original House-passed CR, including adding an unrelated measure to delay a congressionally approved hemp product ban by 30 days and a provision curbing the Trump administration’s control over federal grants.”
The House Rules Committee advanced the resolution on Monday.
Those House Democrats were not happy, meaning none of them voted for it during the committee meeting.
Instead of speaking out about socialists taking over their party, the Democrats chose to criticize it. From Fox News:
Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., called the bill “nonsense” and argued it did little to better the lives of Americans.
“So you’re concerned about rising gas, or are you concerned about grocery prices? You know, don’t worry. Republicans in Congress are passing another non-binding resolution condemning socialism,” McGovern said.
Tensions erupted at one point as Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., clashed with Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil, R-Wis., over the definition of socialism.
Neguse had attempted to press Steil on whether he would see President Donald Trump trying to take a “20% stake” in Kroger grocery stores as socialism, to which Steil replied he would “want to see the details.”
“Oh, you’d want to see the details,” Neguse yelled as the two men spoke over each other. “You said if the government owns grocery stores, that would be socialist. But if, of course, Donald Trump were to announce an equity stake in a grocery store, well, ‘I’d have to really see the details,’ because we all know the play.”
Someone tell Neguse his argument has no standing because that hasn’t happened, and Trump hasn’t threatened or suggested an equity stake. At least, I don’t recall him saying that. It does sound like something he’d say just to stir the pot.
Anyway!
I honestly don’t know why the House GOP has this resolution since the House approved a similar one in November 2025.
That resolution passed 285-98, with 86 Democrats voting in support.
Then again, the primaries have shown the socialist faction has gained ground in the Democratic Party.
I’m not shocked since a CBS News poll in August found that 58% of Democrats have a positive view of socialism.
Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member Angie Nixon won the Democratic Senate primary in Florida. She will likely lose against incumbent Republican Sen. Ashley Moody.
But still! Nixon soundly defeated establishment-favored Alex Vindman. Yikes.
Let’s not forget Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee. You all know about him.
We have far-left Afghan American California state Sen. Aisha Wahab running to replace disgraced Eric Swalwell. She defeated an establishment-backed candidate. Though not a DSA member, the group supported her, and she has similar beliefs.
Democratic socialist Melot Kiros defeated 15-term Rep. Diana DeGette by 10 points to become the Democratic nominee to represent Colorado’s 1st Congressional District.
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