Democratic "No" votes on House resolution supporting Cuban demonstraters...

[brooklynite]

Expressing solidarity with Cuban citizens demonstrating peacefully for fundamental freedoms, condemning the Cuban regime’s acts of repression, and calling for the immediate release of arbitrarily detained Cuban citizens

Bowman Democratic New York NAY
Bush Democratic Missouri NAY
Chu Democratic California NAY
Clarke (NY) Democratic New York NAY
Davis, Danny K. Democratic Illinois NAY
DeGette Democratic Colorado NAY
DeLauro Democratic Connecticut NAY
DeSaulnier Democratic California NAY
Doyle, Michael F. Democratic Pennsylvania NAY
Evans Democratic Pennsylvania NAY
García (IL) Democratic Illinois NAY
Grijalva Democratic Arizona NAY
Huffman Democratic California NAY
Jacobs (CA) Democratic California NAY
Jayapal Democratic Washington NAY
Johnson (GA) Democratic Georgia NAY
Kelly (IL) Democratic Illinois NAY
Lee (CA) Democratic California NAY
Levin (MI) Democratic Michigan NAY
Lowenthal Democratic California NAY
McCollum Democratic Minnesota NAY
McGovern Democratic Massachusetts NAY
Meng Democratic New York NAY
Moore (WI) Democratic Wisconsin NAY
Nadler Democratic New York NAY
Ocasio-Cortez Democratic New York NAY
Omar Democratic Minnesota NAY
Payne Democratic New Jersey NAY
Pingree Democratic Maine NAY
Pocan Democratic Wisconsin NAY
Porter Democratic California NAY
Pressley Democratic Massachusetts NAY
Rush Democratic Illinois NAY
Stansbury Democratic New Mexico NAY
Takano Democratic California NAY
Tlaib Democratic Michigan NAY
Velázquez Democratic New York NAY
Waters Democratic California NAY
Welch Democratic Vermont NAY
Yarmuth Democratic Kentucky NAY


Anyone know what the issue was?

[MichMan]

1. They support the Cuban government ?

[JohnSJ]

2. The issue seems to be how to keep Florida republican

[Ohio Joe]

3. The only comment I see right now is from Rep. Barbara Lee

From the middle of the article:

Only one Democrat, U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee of California, spoke in opposition.

“They say insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, well for 60 years we have been squeezing the Cuban people thinking that if we starve them just enough it will somehow lead to democracy,” Lee said. “It’s long overdue to support policies that truly help the Cuban people. We should have an honest debate about a new Cuba policy that talks about and supports real human rights for the Cuban people.”

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article255540091.html

The way I read it, it was a protest vote in that we should not be doing meaningless gestures but rather take concrete steps in regards to Cuban policy.

I guess on one hand, it was going to pass by a wide margin so it's not like it was going to be blocked but on the other I'm not sure I really agree that going against something like this is at all productive for Dems... Much the opposite. So while I get the concept, it was a bad move by all Dems who voted against it.

[MichMan]

6. How does voting against oppressed Cuban protesters advance any future new US policy ?

I don't get it

[Ohio Joe]

8. It does not...

I think the idea is that if the US is only going to do symbolic gestures, it is better to do nothing... Or another way, they only want to vote for things that will do real change.

At least... That is my interpretation of one statement.

[dpibel]

4. Seriously?

You went to the trouble to post this and you claim not to know what the issue was?

For real?

[Budi]

5. Haven't read it all, but here's Rep McGovern's(D-Mass) reason for his NO vote:

Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., defended his vote. He said the resolution failed to acknowledge the role the U.S. plays in contributing to the "suffering" of ordinary Cubans, he said in a statement that he tweeted.

The U.S. maintains a decadeslong embargo on Cuba that is a central part of its policy with that nation.

"We can defend the right to peaceful protest and remove restrictive U.S. policies that add to the economic pain experienced by the Cuban people. It is hypocritical to denounce the former while failing to fix the later. For these reasons, I voted no on H. Res. 760," McGovern stated.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna4590

It will be fodder for the Repubs to condemn the Dems as the word "socialism" is already in play.

However it was a strong NO Vote.

Have to dig in deeper to understand more

[Igel]

9. Because all would be light and goodness

if not for the US embargo.

[Budi]

10. LOL. Apparantly so!

And rainbows & kumbya ~

[Autumn]

7. While many of Trump's Cuba policy changes remain in place a symbolic resolution

supporting the Cuban people that does not address those issues is rather an empty gesture.

“H. Res. 760 states that Cubans took to the streets to protest a worsening economic situation, shortages of food and medicine and the denial of freedom of expression. I agree,” said Massachusetts Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, a longtime opponent of the embargo. “We can defend the right to peaceful protest and remove restrictive U.S. policies that add to the economic pain experienced by the Cuban people. It is hypocritical to denounce the former while failing to fix the latter. For these reasons, I voted no.”

Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article255540091.html#storylink=cpy