Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that socialist proposals such as Medicare for All, student loan forgiveness, and the Green New Deal with a guaranteed job for all, are antithetical to American foundational values of self-responsibility and opportunity, and by guaranteeing these programs as “rights”, we risk abandoning our actual rights.

H. Res. 675 · 116th Congress · Oct 31, 2019 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that socialist proposals such as Medicare for All, student loan forgiveness, and the Green New Deal with a guaranteed job for all, are antithetical to American foundational values of self-responsibility and opportunity, and by guaranteeing these programs as rights, we risk abandoning our actual rights.

That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that—

(1)

the role of the United States Federal Government is to provide opportunities to increase individual economic opportunity and self-empowerment;

(2)

the proper role of the United States Federal Government is governed and outlined by the United States Constitution;

(3)

current socialist proposals are working against the defined role of government and abandon the values which make us American;

(4)

capitalism is the pinnacle of American democracy and economic freedom;

(5)

the aforementioned proposals promote socialism and undermine the American founding principles of individual freedom and liberty;

(6)

despite any flaw in our political system, our political representatives in this compound Republic should be mindful and committed to promoting individual responsibility and merit-based opportunity;

(7)

our belief is in the individual; government becomes dangerous when power shifts from the individual to big government and the collective state;

(8)

the United States House of Representatives promotes capitalism and the free market as a way to empower Americans across all walks of life to access economic opportunities and political freedoms;

(9)

the United States House of Representatives should continue to focus on policies which enrich the American identity by promoting self-responsibility and fostering opportunities through the free market and a healthy economy; and

(10)

the Federal Government should only do things that need to be done on the Federal level, like interstate commerce and the collective defense.

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Oct 31, 2019viewing Introduced in House Mr. Walker (for himself, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Murphy of North Carolina, Mr. Williams, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Riggleman, Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Banks, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Guest, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Crawford, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Spano, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Davidson of Ohio, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Comer, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Mr. Wright, Mr. Babin, Mr. Gooden, and Mr. Mullin) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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