"Rashida Tlaib said the vote shows lawmakers "feel threatened" by those "willing to take on the billionaire class.""
"The resolution "denouncing the horrors of socialism" passed 285 to 98 on Friday morning, with 86 Democrats joining 199 Republicans in voting "yes." Ninety-eight Democrats voted against the measure, while two voted "present.""
""I salute the president for receiving Mr. Mamdani because he won fair and square," she said. "But let me just tell you something, knowing very well how Fidel [Castro] works and how Hugo Chavez works and how socialism works.... If it would have been the other way around, and Trump would have been the mayor-elect and Mamdani would have been the president of the United States, I assure you that there's no way that Mamdani is going to r"
The House passed a resolution denouncing socialism by a 285-to-98 vote, with 86 Democrats joining 199 Republicans and two members voting present. The measure was titled "denouncing the horrors of socialism" and generated both bipartisan support and opposition. New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani arranged a White House meeting intended to explore lowering costs for working people. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries voted yes on the measure. Representative Maria Elvira Salazar sponsored the resolution and invoked Fidel Castro and Hugo Chávez while criticizing socialism. Representative Rashida Tlaib said the vote showed lawmakers felt threatened by those willing to take on the billionaire class. Polling indicated nearly seven in ten back Mamdani's tax proposal.
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