India, Sept. 19 -- The House on Friday passed a resolution honoring the legacy of Charlie Kirk and condemning political violence in a largely bipartisan vote. The vote was 310-58, with 95 Democrats supporting the resolution, brought on by Speaker Mike Johnson, more than a week after Kirk's assassination.
Thirty-eight Democrats voted "present," and 58 voted "no." The 58 Democrats, including New York Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, faced flak on social media.
"It's a 'damned if you do, damned if you don't' situation," Rep Yvette Clarke, head of the Congressional Black Caucus, said the evening before the vote.
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