Progressives Warn Anti-Socialism Resolution Backed by 109 House Dems Is Step Toward Slashing Safety Net

'This resolution is little about intelligent discourse and everything to do about laying the groundwork to cut Social Security and Medicare,' said repmarkpocan,1 of 86 House Democrats who voted against a GOP anti-socialism measure backed by 109 Dems.

"This resolution is little about intelligent discourse and everything to do about laying the groundwork to cut Social Security and Medicare," said Rep. Mark Pocan, one of 86 House Democrats who voted against the measure.More than 100 U.S.

, which"denounces socialism in all its forms and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States," was introduced by Rep. María Elvira Salazar , the staunchly anti-communist daughter of Cuban exiles who once interviewed then-Cuban President Fidel Castro for"I think it's the best resolution that has ever been presented before the United States Congress," Salazarat the U.S. Capitol before the vote.

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