{"id":2488680,"date":"2025-09-19T13:59:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T17:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/58-house-democrats-vote-against-resolution-honoring-charlie-kirk\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:00:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T18:00:09","slug":"58-house-democrats-vote-against-resolution-honoring-charlie-kirk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/58-house-democrats-vote-against-resolution-honoring-charlie-kirk\/","title":{"rendered":"58 House Democrats Vote Against Resolution Honoring Charlie Kirk"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F58-house-democrats-vote-against-resolution-honoring-charlie-kirk%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2488680&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution honoring Charlie Kirk following his assassination, highlighting sharp partisan divisions. The resolution, supported mainly by Republicans (215 of 219), aimed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-biggs-democrats-misleading-jan-6-narrative-more-detrimental-to-our-republic-than-the-day-itself\/\" title=\"Rep. Biggs: Democrats\u2019 \u2018Misleading\u2019 Jan. 6 Narrative \u2018More Detrimental to Our Republic than the Day Itself\u2019\">condemn political violence<\/a> and celebrate kirk&#8217;s commitment to free speech, debate, and American values like faith, family, and freedom.However, a meaningful number of Democrats opposed or abstained from the vote, with 95 democrats voting in favor, 58 against, 38 present, and 22 not voting. Key Democratic figures such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar expressed strong opposition,criticizing Kirk&#8217;s rhetoric,particularly his comments on issues like affirmative action. House Speaker mike Johnson praised Kirk&#8217;s character,emphasizing his ability to engage in vigorous debate yet maintain respect and friendship. The resolution called for unity and a renewed commitment to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >peaceful dialog amid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-grassley-emphasizes-threats-from-antifa-far-left\/\" title=\"Sen. Grassley emphasizes threats from Antifa, far-left\">political extremism<\/a><\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The House approved a resolution honoring Charlie Kirk on Friday in a stark show of the chamber&rsquo;s partisan divide.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It would be it would be great for the country if Republicans and Democrats could stand together to call out political violence,&rdquo; House Speaker Mike Johnson said prior to the vote, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2025\/09\/19\/congress\/house-approves-kirk-resolution-00572967\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But the 310-58 vote showed it was not to be.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/clerk.house.gov\/Votes\/2025282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Clerk&rsquo;s website<\/a>, of the 213 Democrats in the House, 95 voted for the resolution, 58 opposed it, 38 voted present, and 22 did not vote. That means 118 Democrats &mdash; a majority of House Democrats &mdash; did not support the resolution.<\/p>\n<p>On the Republican side, 215 of the 219 Republicans voted for the resolution. Four Republicans did not vote.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; Here are the 58 House Democrats that voted &ldquo;No&rdquo; and the 38 that voted &ldquo;Present&rdquo; on a resolution honoring Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s life and condemning his assassination. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5SPm0EObFl\">pic.twitter.com\/5SPm0EObFl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1969055990768193928?\">September 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic opposition included Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Jasmine Crockett of Texas, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Al Green of Texas, Pramila Jayapal of Washington, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, and Maxine Waters of California.<\/p>\n<p>Some said they regarded Kirk as the enemy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As a black woman, the verbal assault on so many black women coming out of his mouth stunned me,&rdquo; Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson of Florida said, referring to Kirk&rsquo;s criticisms of affirmative action, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/democrats-oppose-resolution-honoring-charlie-kirk-condemning-political-rcna232150\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>. &ldquo;He insulted so many. This country stands on the shoulders of black women.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: AOC just took to the House floor to defend her No vote on the Resolution honoring the life of Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>This is going to make your blood boil.<\/p>\n<p>AOC: &ldquo;We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was&hellip; His rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant, uneducated, and sought to&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MMjecCmyk5\">pic.twitter.com\/MMjecCmyk5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gunther Eagleman&trade; (@GuntherEagleman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GuntherEagleman\/status\/1969061502624653528?\">September 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  However, Johnson said Kirk was &ldquo;never motivated by hatred.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And so even though he could defeat anybody in a debate so often &mdash; and I saw this myself when he would vanquish someone in a policy argument &mdash; he was the first person after that to reach out a hand of friendship or offer an arm around the shoulder of someone who he had just defeated in a contest,&rdquo; Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why? Because it wasn&rsquo;t about winning &hellip; the policy arguments. It was about the people. And Charlie loved vigorous debate, but he loved people more,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-resolution\/719\/text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resolution<\/a> said Kirk &ldquo;personified the values of the First Amendment, exercising his God-given right to speak freely, challenge prevailing narratives, and did so with honor, courage, and respect for his fellow Americans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kirk&rsquo;s assassination &ldquo;was not only a heinous act of violence, but a sobering reminder of the growing threat posed by political extremism and hatred in our society,&rdquo; the resolution said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">History won&rsquo;t forget. Neither should we.<\/p>\n<p>These 58 Democrats voted against condemning Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s assassination:<\/p>\n<p>Amo<br \/> Beatty<br \/> Bell<br \/> Bishop<br \/> Brown<br \/> Carson<br \/> Carter (LA)<br \/> Cherfilus-McCormick<br \/> Clarke (NY)<br \/> Cleaver<br \/> Clyburn<br \/> Crockett<br \/> Davis (IL)<br \/> Escobar<br \/> Espaillat<br \/> Fields<br \/> Figures<br \/> Foushee<br \/> Frost&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepNancyMace\/status\/1969059680522567951?\">September 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The resolution offered the hope that &ldquo;the tragic loss of Charlie Kirk must not be allowed to deepen the divides in our Nation, but instead serve as a turning point to recommit ourselves to better angels, and to the timeless American principles of liberty governed by truth and the virtues of peaceful dialogue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The resolution said Kirk &ldquo;would not have us respond to his death with despair, but rather with renewed purpose &mdash; to speak truth with courage, to stand firm in faith, to seek unity while standing firm in principle, and to serve as living reminders of the values he championed: faith, family, and freedom.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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