More Than 100 Democrats Vote Against Resolution Denouncing Antisemitic Boulder Fire Attack

More than 100 House Democrats voted on Monday against a resolution condemning the recent fire attack in Boulder, Colorado, on people demonstrating in support of hostages kidnapped by Hamas in the October 7, 2023, assault on Israel.

The measure, which denounces the “antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado” and offers a critique of the U.S. immigration system because the suspect was an illegal immigrant, passed with strong bipartisan support from 205 Republicans and 75 Democrats. However, 113 Democrats opposed the resolution, leaving them open to broadsides from Republicans.

“House Democrats just sided with terrorists over cops and couldn’t even bring themselves to condemn antisemitism. They’re officially the antisemite and anti-cop caucus,” Mike Marinella, a spokesperson for the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), said in a statement.

Meanwhile, the Republican Jewish Coalition posted a list on X of all the Democrats who voted against the resolution, calling their opposition “shameful.”

Here are the names of the 113 House Democrats who just voted AGAINST @RepGabeEvans’ resolution denouncing the antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado.

Shameful. pic.twitter.com/jBOZXcRjBF

— RJC (@RJC) June 9, 2025

The resolution notes Mohamed Sabry Soliman, who is now facing hate crime and many other charges in connection to the June 1 firebombing in Boulder, allegedly shouted “Free Palestine” and spoke about wanting to kill all the Zionists.

In addition, it mentions Soliman is an Egyptian national who overstayed his visa and his case “demonstrates the dangers of not removing from the country aliens who fail to comply with the terms of their visas.” The resolution also expresses gratitude to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — a federal agency derided by some Democrats.

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) chided Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO), who introduced the resolution, during a press conference before the vote.

“Who is this guy? He’s not seriously concerned with combating antisemitism in America. This is not a serious effort. This guy’s going to be a one-term member of Congress. He’s a complete and total embarrassment,” Jeffries said. The top Democrat also called the resolution and Evans a “joke.”

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) fired back at Jeffries in a post on X.

“Only radical Democrats would call it a joke to denounce antisemitic terrorism and express gratitude to law enforcement for detaining the terrorist here illegally who perpetrated the Boulder attack,” Scalise said. “Appreciate [Evans] — a veteran and former law enforcement officer – for leading on this important resolution.”

Evans, a first-term congressman who is a former Army Black Hawk helicopter pilot and police officer, also delivered a retort.

“I served our nation in uniform in the Middle East, as a cop in Colorado, & now as a Congressman,” Evans said on X. “This wildly offensive sentiment from Democrat’s Leader is why antisemitism persists. The Left is unserious about finding real solutions. Condemning terrorism is not a joking matter.”

Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO), who represents Boulder, had pushed for the House to go with his own resolution condemning the attack and criticized the measure from Evans. Among his complaints was that it contained small “inaccuracies” and failed to recognize the Boulder Police Department or FBI for their response to the firebombing — only ICE, “the one agency that was not in Boulder that day.”

Still, Neguse ended up voting to pass the measure from Evans, which did affirm “that free and open communication between State and local law enforcement and their Federal counterparts remains the bedrock of public safety and is necessary in preventing terrorist attacks.”

A Democrat who voted against the resolution, Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY), griped about how arguing the Boulder attack is a “reflection” of the U.S. immigration system “uses Jews as a partisan pawn.”

Nearly all House Republicans and Democrats joined together to pass another resolution from Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) condemning antisemitic violence across the United States — including the Boulder firebombing — in the midst of a “disturbing pattern of targeted aggression” that also encompasses the recent killing of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., and an arson attack on the home of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, who is Jewish.