On Monday 113 Democrats voted against a resolution “denouncing the antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado.”

Although the measure passed 280-113, “Democrats fumed over language in the resolution expressing ‘gratitude to law enforcement, including US Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel, for protecting the homeland,’” the New York Post reported.

The resolution was submitted by Colorado’s Rep. Gabe Evans, a Republican, who wrote that Mohamed Sabry Soliman is an “Egyptian national illegally in the United States” who “committed a terrorist attack.” 113 Democrats voted against the resolution that included that affirmation, while no Republicans opposed the initiative, Axios reported.

“As a former police officer and Army veteran of the Global War on Terror, I know how Colorado’s radical leftists leaders and laws prioritize illegal immigrants over public safety — allowing antisemitic terrorists like Mohammed Sabry Soliman to strike,” Evans said in a press release.

Hakeem Jeffries, the Democrats’ House minority leader, called Evans a “complete and total embarrassment” and a “joke,” Axios reported on Monday. In recent days, Jeffries has defended the riots against immigration enforcement raging in L.A., blaming Trump instead of Democrats’ open border policies for the unrest.

Another resolution, backed by Boulder Rep. Joe Neguse, passed on Monday. It condemned “the rise in ideologically motivated attacks on Jewish individuals” but did not mention illegal immigration or the fact that Soliman was an illegal Egyptian national.

Instead, it focused on urging people “to speak out against antisemitism and politically motivated violence in all forms.”

Neguse claimed Evans’ resolution was not empathetic enough to the victims of the attack and that it contained “inaccuracies” during Monday’s hearing. But the purpose of Evans’ resolution is to “focus a component of the dialogue” on “public safety” related to sanctuary policies and illegal immigration, Evans said during the hearing. 

“I’m focused on making sure that we have a conversation around how do we prevent this from happening again,” Evans said. “Colorado’s refusal to allow law enforcement to share basic information with federal immigration authorities highlights the danger of these [sanctuary] policies, and it’s a contributing factor to the rise in crime rates, which are impacting the lives and the safety of all Coloradians,” he said.

“People who are good human beings in this country … would be alive if we didn’t have an open-door border policy. That’s the simple truth,” Rep. Jeff Van Drew from New Jersey said during Monday’s session.

“We need more than thoughts and condolences,” Evans said.

Abigail Nichols is a correspondent for The Federalist. She was previously the opinion editor for the University of South Florida's student newspaper, The Oracle. She is now working as the business manager at the University of North Florida's student-run media outlet, Spinnaker Media, while obtaining a Master's Degree in Social work.