Miyares warns 32 congressional bills advance socialist policies

Former Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has identified 32 current congressional bills as attempts to implement socialist policy goals, according to a new initiative launched by the American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce. The group, where Miyares serves as honorary chairman, released a "Socialism Watch" report tracking legislation across healthcare, energy, labor, housing, taxation, and other sectors. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Miyares described the proposals as "straight from Castro’s playbook," citing his family's history fleeing Fidel Castro's regime in Cuba.

The "Socialism Watch" initiative highlights several specific legislative measures that the group argues would shift economic control from the private sector to the federal government. Among the energy bills flagged is legislation that would ban hydraulic fracturing nationwide beginning in 2029. The same proposal would prohibit greenhouse-gas emissions from power plants and restrict new liquefied natural gas infrastructure, along with most U.S. oil and natural gas exports.

In the labor and healthcare sectors, the group points to bills that would create government-backed job-guarantee programs for qualifying applicants. Other proposals aim to replace private health insurance with a national Medicare for All program. The report also notes legislation that would impose annual taxes on accumulated wealth, even when those gains have not been realized through a sale.

A central focus of the critique is the "Housing is a Human Right Act," a $300 billion bill that supporters describe as a measure to end homelessness. Miyares and the American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce argue that by declaring shelter a government-guaranteed right and investing in "social housing," the legislation intends to push private landlords out of the market.

The group also flagged a proposal to establish a quasi-governmental "National Infrastructure Bank" to fund state projects. Additionally, they highlighted a $1.6 trillion "Green New Deal for Public Schools" bill, warning that it would transfer local school district operations to the federal government.

Miyares grounded his critique in his family's experience with Cuba's economic trajectory. He noted that when Fidel Castro took power, Cuba had the same GDP as Greece, but by the time of Castro's death, it matched that of Sudan. "Socialism doesn't work. It impoverishes every country that embraces it," Miyares told Fox News Digital. His mother, Miriam, fled Cuba in 1965 after her uncle, an opponent of Castro, was arrested and subjected to a mock execution following the Bay of Pigs invasion.

Miyares stated that the debate has moved beyond ideological arguments into actual legislation before Congress. He criticized the political left for what he described as a full-blown embrace of Marxism and socialism, asserting that such systems ultimately hurt the people they intend to help.