House Republicans on Thursday failed to overcome a procedural hurdle needed to bring to the floor a resolution condemning Democratic presidential front-runner Sen. Bernie Sanders
Bernie SandersDNC warns campaigns about cybersecurity after attempted scam Overnight Health Care — Presented by American Health Care Association — Trump taps Pence to lead coronavirus response | Trump accuses Pelosi of trying to create panic | CDC confirms case of 'unknown' origin | Schumer wants .5 billion in emergency funds Biden looks to shore up lead in S.C. MORE’s (I-Vt.) positive remarks about Cuba under the late dictator Fidel Castro.
The vote on the previous question, which would have had to be defeated in order for the GOP to successfully amend the rule to immediately consider the measure, ultimately passed along party lines, 224-189.
The resolution — spearheaded by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart
Mario Rafael Diaz-BalartFlorida Republican introduces resolution condemning Sanders's Castro remarks On The Money: Lawmakers strike spending deal | US, China reach limited trade deal ahead of tariff deadline | Lighthizer fails to quell GOP angst over new NAFTA House passes bill that would give legal status to thousands of undocumented farmworkers MORE (R-Fla.), a nephew by marriage of Castro who has strongly rebuked the dictator’s regime — took aim at comments Sanders’ made during a recent appearance on “60 Minutes.” Sanders said during the interview that while he is “very opposed to the authoritarian nature” “it’s unfair to simply say everything is bad” and offered praise for Cuba’s “massive literacy program.”
Diaz-Balart slammed Sanders’s comments, arguing the assertion education, health care or literacy improved under Castro’s regime has been disproven and highlighting the human rights abuses under his rule, calling the remarks “blatantly false, irresponsible, ignorant and hurtful."
“This afternoon House Republicans attempted to use an underhanded maneuver to derail an important public health bill to protect our children from a vaping epidemic. It is shameful that they attempted to create a false choice between standing with the Cuban community and a generation of children whose health is at risk," she told The Hill in a statement.
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It also took aim at Sanders for doubling down on his comments during a CNN town hall and defending his remarks during the recent Democratic primary debate.
“The literacy and education policy of the tyrannical Castro dictatorship served to indoctrinate the Cuban people with Marxistcommunist ideology and anti-U.S. sentiment,” the measure says.
“Killings ordered by Fidel Castro are estimated to be as high as 17,000; Whereas, over 1 million Cubans were forced to flee their homeland and risked their lives to escape the Castro dictatorship,” it says.
Sanders’s comments have sparked backlash from Republicans and a number of Democrats, particularly in Florida.
Former Vice President Joe Biden
Joe BidenBiden looks to shore up lead in S.C. Hillicon Valley: Dems cancel surveillance vote after pushback to amendments | Facebook to ban certain coronavirus ads | Lawmakers grill online ticketing execs | Hacker accessed facial recognition company's database Vulnerable Democrats brace for Sanders atop ticket MORE pushed back on Sanders’s assertion that his comments echoed former President Obama’s remarks on Cuba. During Tuesday night's Democratic debate, Biden stressed that Obama never spoke highly of the communist regime.
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