Dem lawmakers already filling hopper with far left bills as socialists prepare to storm DC
House Democrats are prepping a blitz of far-left bills—including decriminalizing prostitution and axing ICE — as a newly empowered majority and a surge of socialist lawmakers look to ram long-stalled legislation through Congress.Original “Squad” member Rep.Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) has bills to end the federal death penalty and decriminalize prostitution, which she has called a “byproduct of discrimination, poverty and/or addiction.”Pressley will be joined by eight new incoming lawmakers who are members of the Democratic Socialists of America and who are getting ready to flex their muscle, although their experience in elected office varies.Her “People’s Justice Guarantee” is meant to combat mass incarceration and expand access to “restorative justice,” which critics have bashed as a lenient, criminal-first approach to justice.The newbies are expected to draw from the DSA’s platform –- which commits all endorsed candidates to backing its radical agenda.
A DSA electoral commission document reviewed by The Post sets up a “Socialists-In-Office” network to collaborate with winners “towards the goal of promoting Democratic Socialism.” The progressive onslaught extends far beyond DSA-backed lawmakers like Pressley.Rep.Yvette Clarke (D-NY) wants to boost “diversity visas” after President Trump slashed thousands from the program that sprinkles 55,000 US work visas around the globe.Outgoing Rep.
Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) has a bill to provide training to business owners on resisting ICE — a proposal that comes after a campaign season in which a host of candidates called to eliminate or defund the immigration enforcement agency.Velazquez is being succeeded by democratic socialist Claire Valdez, who has called for a “living wage” and talked up her own time working low-wage jobs at Taco Bell.
Rep.Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) has introduced the “Drain ICE Act” to rescind $75 billion in funds the agency got under Trump’s One Big B...