US House Condemns Socialism in GOP-Led Vote as Claire Valdez Prepares for Congress
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Updated · New York Magazine · Nov 4
US House Condemns Socialism in GOP-Led Vote as Claire Valdez Prepares for Congress
2 articles · Updated · New York Magazine · Nov 4
Summary
A House majority — nearly all Republicans and eight Democrats — approved a resolution condemning socialism in all its forms, explicitly including the Democratic Socialists of America.
Claire Valdez, a 37-year-old congresswoman-elect from New York, mocked the vote as symbolic and said it showed lawmakers were afraid of a growing socialist movement.
Valdez said she is coordinating with other incoming DSA-backed members ahead of January, arguing the bloc could gain leverage if Democrats win enough seats in the midterms.
Her agenda includes abolishing ICE, Medicare for All, affordable social housing and the PRO Act, while she has not committed publicly to backing Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker.
The clash highlights a broader fight inside Congress as Republicans weaponize anti-socialist messaging and democratic socialists try to turn local electoral gains into national influence.