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Unidentified House speaker denounces GOP resolution as a ‘‘distraction,’’ urges colleagues to vote no
Summary
An unidentified speaker on the House floor criticized a Republican resolution denouncing socialism as a political diversion from urgent economic issues, cited poll figures and programmatic impacts, and urged colleagues to oppose the measure; no vote result is recorded in the transcript.
An unidentified speaker on the House floor urged colleagues to reject a Republican resolution denouncing socialism, calling the measure an "embarrassing distraction" from what they said are pressing economic problems facing Americans.
The speaker argued the House should be focused on lowering grocery and housing costs and addressing what they described as damaging Trump administration policies. "This resolution is an embarrassing distraction from the complete and total failure of the Trump administration to deliver actual results for the American people," the speaker said, adding that Republicans have "chosen once again to advance a resolution under the guise of denouncing socialism."
The speaker cited public-opinion figures to support the criticism, saying "61% of American[s] say that Trump's policies have worsened economic conditions" and "64% of Americans say Trump policies are raising the prices of food and groceries." They also said longstanding programs such as Social Security,…
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