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...Democratic lawmakers Thursday successfully blocked a GOP resolution condemning Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders's laudatory comments about the Castro regime.
...By a vote of 224-189 that fell along party lines, the House of Representatives on Thursday voted to block a resolution that not only condemned numerous human rights abuses that took place under the Castro regime, but also condemned recent instances where Sanders refused to fully denounce the late Fidel Castro's dictatorial rule over Cuba.
...During a "60 Minutes" interview that aired Sunday, the Vermont senator said it was "Unfair" to say everything about the Castro regime was negative, noting how Castro launched a "Massive literacy program" upon assuming power.
...Despite widespread condemnation by the members of the Democratic Party - including U.S. representatives, presidential candidates and even a DNC spokesperson - no Democratic lawmakers voted to let the resolution move forward.
..."Rep. Shalala and Rep. Mucarsel-Powell's constituents deserve to know why the representatives they sent to Washington did not even bother to vote on an important resolution to condemn Sen. Sanders's comments & the Castro regime," said Mark Bednar, a spokesman for House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy.
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