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Just hours before New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani arrived in Washington for his first meeting with President Donald Trump, the House of Representatives passed a bipartisan resolution condemning what it called the “horrors of socialism.” The resolution was introduced nearly a month ago, but Republicans brought it to the floor for a vote on Friday, CBS News reported.
“A yes vote on this resolution should be a relatively straightforward, easy decision,” Republican Arkansas Rep. French Hill said.
“It simply states that Congress denounces socialism in all its forms and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States of America.”
The measure passed in a bipartisan vote of 285-98.
Among the 86 Democrats who backed it were 14 members from New York and New Jersey, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who endorsed Mamdani only in the final moments of the mayoral race.
Other New Yorkers who supported the resolution included Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres, Queens Reps. Greg Meeks and Grace Meng, and Long Island Reps. Laura Gillen and Tom Suozzi.
Suozzi made a point of distancing himself from Mamdani throughout the campaign.
The resolution also received support from Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis of Staten Island, whose mother fled Cuba in 1959 to escape what she described as “the very things that our new socialist mayor in New York City says he wants.”
Democratic California Rep. Maxine Waters was among those who voted against the measure.
“I wish we were here on the House floor this morning debating solutions that would reduce grocery bills, lower housing costs, end Trump’s tariffs strangling American small businesses and manufacturers, solve the Republican health care crisis, or any legislation that allows Americans to afford live through the catastrophic economic policies of Trump and the Republicans,” she said.
Standing beside Trump in the Oval Office after their meeting, Mamdani dismissed a question about the resolution.
“I have to be honest with you, I focused very little on
