Last updated on Sat October 30, 2021 at 06:08 PM Washington DC time.
Israel - Palestine
Tlaib (D-MI-13) 10/28/2021: Retweet of @DCIPalestine – “Tomorrow (Friday) at 10:30 am ET (5:30 pm Jerusalem), hear from leaders of all six Palestinian organizations being targeted by the Israeli government. Watch on Facebook live or register to watch on Zoom: Link to www.facebook.com Link to photo”
Hagerty (R-TN) 10/28/2021: Tweet – “Biden’s proposal to open a 2nd US mission in Jerusalem would reverse the recognition of Jerusalem & divide Israel’s undivided capital city. I questioned Deputy Sec. of State Brian McKeon over the Admin’s controversial plan to reopen a US consulate for Palestinians in Jerusalem. Link to video”
Hagerty (R-TN) 10/29/2021: Tweet – “The Biden Admin insists on making moves that divide the U.S. & Israel. Trump Admin kept its promise to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, & Congress must do everything in our power to strengthen our posture. Pleased to lead my colleagues in this effort. Link to www.jpost.com”
Apartheid
Cawthorn (R-NC-11) 10/28/2021: Retweet of @theblaze – “Rep. Cawthorn targets 'subsidized medical apartheid' with bill to block federal government from saddling businesses with employee vaccine and testing requirements Link to www.theblaze.com”
Jewish, Anti-semitism
Lowenthal (D-CA-47) 10/28/2021: Tweet – “This week, we remember the lives taken too early 3 yrs ago at the Pittsburgh synagogue Tree of Life shooting that was fueled by anti-Semitism. Hate has no place anywhere. Let their memory forever be our reminder. We must not forget.”
Swalwell (D-CA-15) 10/29/2021: Retweet of @MSNBC – “Rep. Swallwell on Sen. Ted Cruz: "Imagine wanting to own the libs so bad...that you would defend the Nazi salute to a Jewish attorney general." Link to www.msnbc.com”
Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-23) 10/28/2021: Retweet of @AJCGlobal – “"Silence is the oxygen that fuels antisemitism," @RepDWStweets noted in a powerful statement during a press conference with AJC's @HHuffnagleAJC and @AviMayer, citing the results of our just released #AntisemitismReport. Watch the full program:”
Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-23) 10/29/2021: Twitter thread – “Domestic violence is a human rights violation & a threat to the safety of all women & children. And the Jewish community is far from immune. That’s why @JewishWomenIntl's launch of National Center on Domestic & Sexual Violence in the Jewish Community is more important than ever. Join me at 10 am today with @JewishWomenIntl CEO @MeredithLJacobs where I will be sharing my work to ensure fair housing for survivors. #DVAM2021 Link to www.jwi.org”
Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-23) 10/29/2021: Retweet of @JewishWomenIntl – “Join JWI and special guest @RepDWStweets as we launch JWI's new National Center on Domestic & Sexual Violence in the Jewish Community TODAY at 10am ET. Register: Link to www.jwi.org”
Rosen (D-NV) 10/28/2021: Retweet of @AJCGlobal – “Today, the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism commemorated the anniversary of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting. Citing AJC's #AntisemitismReport, the group noted that their work is critical as antisemitism continues to surge. Link to www.rosen.senate.gov Link to photo”
Syria
Risch (R-ID) 10/29/2021: Tweet – “I welcome the designation of the IRGC’s UAV Commander, Saeed Aghajani, and those that support #Iran’s destabilizing UAV program. As our troops are attacked in #Syria and the admin. rushes back into nuclear talks, more must be done to address Iran's malign regional influence.”
Iran
Inhofe (R-OK) 10/28/2021: Tweet – “We need good people at @DeptofDefense so we can focus on the real national security challenges we face: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, terrorists. Today, @SASCGOP met w/ 3 very well-qualified nominees. I look forward to supporting their confirmation. Link to www.youtube.com”
Qatar
Spartz (R-IN-5) 10/28/2021: Tweet – “Glad to see productive discussions with the US-Qatar Business Council @USQatar to advance business relationships with the great state of Indiana in advanced manufacturing, AgTech, biosciences, and sport tourism during their visit this week. #AStateThatWorks Link to quoted tweetUSQBC thanks @DarrellIssa, @RepLouCorrea, @RepLaHood, @claudiatenney, @RepMattGaetz, @RepGarbarino, @JayObernolte, and @RepSpartz for participating in the business and investment program to advance business & trade opportunities for US companies. https://t.co/DXReNn52gQ”
Horn of Africa
Torres (D-CA-35) 10/28/2021: Twitter thread – “@RepEspaillat @CongressmanRaja .@RepJayapal worked for 20+ years in global public health and development before being elected to Congress. Now she serves on the House Judiciary Committee and chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Link to photo @RepEspaillat @CongressmanRaja @RepJayapal In college, @RepChuyGarcia organized for workers' rights and inclusive city services. Now in Congress he is fighting to expand access to quality education, affordable housing, and economic opportunity for hard-working Americans. Link to photo Congresswoman @Ilhan Omar, who fled civil war in Somalia as a child, is working for investments in education, fair wages, a just immigration system, and solutions to climate change. Link to photo @Ilhan .@RepCarbajal served 8 years in the @USMC Reserve, including active duty during the Gulf War in 1992. In Congress, he has secured $1 million for the Santa Barbara Veterans Treatment Courts and introduced legislation to combat veteran homelessness. Link to photo @Ilhan @RepCarbajal @USMC Rep. @tedlieu served in the @usairforce and currently serves as a Colonel in the Reserves. In Congress, he is a leader in combating ethnic and racial profiling, and he authored the first-in-the-nation ban on gay conversion therapy for children. Link to photo @Ilhan @RepCarbajal @USMC @tedlieu @usairforce Under President Obama, @RepMalinowski served as Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor to address global corruption. In Congress, he sponsored the Combating Global Corruption Act of 2021 to tackle corruption around the world. Link to photo @Ilhan @RepCarbajal @USMC @tedlieu @usairforce @RepMalinowski In 2004, @RepSires was recognized as Mayor of the Year by the New Jersey State Bar Association. In Congress, he is a member of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, promoting comprehensive policy principles to reduce gun violence. Link to photo”
Sudan
McCaul (R-TX-10) 10/29/2021: Retweet of @HouseForeignGOP – “LR @RepMcCaul on @cnni: “Unfortunately the military has decided to launch a coup. This is not what the people of #Sudan want. They want democracy. They want freedom...I completely support withholding aid, the only leverage we have over this military dictatorship." WATCH⬇️ Link to video”
McCaul (R-TX-10) 10/29/2021: Tweet – “LR @RepMcCaul on @cnni: “Unfortunately the military has decided to launch a coup. This is not what the people of #Sudan want. They want democracy. They want freedom...I completely support withholding aid, the only leverage we have over this military dictatorship." WATCH⬇️ Link to video”
Afghanistan
Bacon (R-NE-2) 10/29/2021: Retweet of @EWErickson – “The moment Biden screwed up Afghanistan, the public began to define him as incompetent and lacking empathy. He has only solidified those preceptions since and the polling is locked in for now. Link to photo”
Gosar (R-AZ-4) 10/28/2021: Tweet – “Illegal aliens should be fined $450,000 and deported 600 at a time on those C-130’s we used to bring illegal aliens into this country from Afghanistan. Link to quoted tweetIllegal aliens deserve nothing. They insult our country with their presence. The only thing we owe them is immediate deportation.”
Green (R-TN-7) 10/28/2021: Tweet – “This — while we have Americans trapped in Afghanistan and a massive passport backlog. Link to www.nationalreview.com”
Hice (R-GA-10) 10/28/2021: Tweet – “Our southern border is out of control. Americans are still stranded in Afghanistan. Inflation is skyrocketing. Gas prices are through the roof, and what are the Democrats doing? Holding a hearing to attack American energy producers. This is real life folks. 👇Watch below👇 Link to video”
Jordan (R-OH-4) 10/28/2021: Tweet – “Border crisis. Inflation. Afghanistan. Critical Race Theory. High gas prices. Rising crime. School board spying. Can’t find workers. Mandates. Ten months.”
Lesko (R-AZ-8) 10/28/2021: Tweet – “Americans are still stranded behind enemy lines in Afghanistan because Biden abandoned them. At the same time, Biden flies illegal migrants into the United States on "secret flights.” SHAMEFUL! Link to quoted tweetJoe Biden’s State Department admits that “close to 200 Americans are still seeking to leave Afghanistan.” Biden abandoned these Americans in Afghanistan following his disastrous withdrawal. https://t.co/8PhX7fC6Qf”
Levin (D-MI-9) 10/29/2021: Tweet – “The U.S. must expand our capacity to resettle refugees, especially given the crises in Afghanistan and Haiti, and elsewhere. We have a national responsibility to use our global leadership to help those affected by war, persecution and natural disaster.”
Mast (R-FL-18) 10/28/2021: Tweet – “There is still an active hostage crisis taking place in Afghanistan. The Biden Administration abandoned Americans at home and abroad. Link to www.politico.com”
Mast (R-FL-18) 10/29/2021: Tweet – “Any extra dollar that the Taliban gets is a terrorist government having more dollars to go out there and conduct terrorism. Joe Biden gave them a lot of dollars in the form of U.S. military equipment. Link to www.foxnews.com”
McCaul (R-TX-10) 10/28/2021: Tweet – “#ICYMI ➡I joined @kilmeade on @foxnewsradio to discuss the crisis at our southern border and President Biden's failed withdrawal from Afghanistan. LISTEN to the full interview here: Link to www.youtube.com Link to video”
McCaul (R-TX-10) 10/28/2021: Retweet of @RepMcCaul – “#ICYMI ➡I joined @kilmeade on @foxnewsradio to discuss the crisis at our southern border and President Biden's failed withdrawal from Afghanistan. LISTEN to the full interview here: Link to www.youtube.com Link to video”
Meijer (R-MI-3) 10/28/2021: Tweet – “Have been working to track more details; from what I can gather @POTUS abandoned ~10,000 US persons (citizen/permanent resident) plus dependents (spouse, minor child). @StateDept continues to obfuscate & @WHCOS refuses to exert political will to save these 10,000 US persons/fam. Link to quoted tweetState Dept. informed congressional staff Thursday that it is in touch with 363 American citizens in Afghanistan, 176 of whom want to leave, per @jmhansler That is significantly higher than the estimates of roughly 100 in Aug. which Admin officials regularly cited.”
Miller (R-IL-15) 10/28/2021: Retweet of @Jim_Jordan – “Border crisis. Inflation. Afghanistan. Critical Race Theory. High gas prices. Rising crime. School board spying. Can’t find workers. Mandates. Ten months.”
Moulton (D-MA-6) 10/29/2021: Tweet – “Earlier this month, Congress passed & @POTUS signed into law, my bill — the Welcomed Act. This bill is already working to make sure our Afghan-American heroes get the housing, employment & education opportunities they need to realize the American dream. Link to thehill.com”
Palmer (R-AL-6) 10/29/2021: Tweet – “This is insanity. Illegal immigrants could be paid $450k while American citizens struggle to afford gas and heat. And what message does this send to families who lost loved ones in Afghanistan or who lost family members in attacks from illegal immigrants? Link to www.wsj.com”
Zeldin (R-NY-1) 10/28/2021: Tweet – “President Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal was such a disaster the Pentagon is reportedly predicting terror groups could be ready to launch attacks on the US next year. The Biden Admin is just not up to this task. THIS is the JV team. Joined @SchmittNYC @newsmax to discuss. Link to video”
Baldwin (D-WI) 10/29/2021: Tweet – “You can make a real difference by working with a bunch of great organizations to support Afghan refugees at Ft. McCoy. Winter clothes are what they need right now for both kids and adults, so do what you can to help. More on how to make a difference: Link to dcf.wisconsin.gov”
Fischer (R-NE) 10/29/2021: Twitter thread – “The Intelligence Community got the timeline wrong even when the US had a significant presence in Afghanistan. And collecting intelligence in Afghanistan is only going to be harder moving forward. Link to www.wsj.com As illuminated at this week’s SASC hearing, the admin now believes ISIS-K could be capable of attacking the homeland in six months. We cannot risk another disconnect between what the Biden administration thinks is happening in Afghanistan and what is actually happening.”
Inhofe (R-OK) 10/28/2021: Tweet – “Tuesday’s hearing confirmed the sad, un-American reality: The Biden Administration left American citizens behind in #Afghanistan – and they either don’t know, or are misleading us, about how many. ICYMI my questioning ➡️ Link to www.inhofe.senate.gov Link to quoted tweet"The American people deserve to know exactly how many American citizens and partners are hiding and awaiting evacuation. We deserve to know why President Biden deceived the American people about the number of Americans in Afghanistan." @RepMikeRogersAL https://t.co/Z3gNmqXjo8 https://t.co/2vju49GuQp”
Other - Middle East
Gallego (D-AZ-7) 10/28/2021: Tweet – “I remember seeing Al Qaeda tribute videos of the terrorists that killed Marines. This is just as bad and actually worse. Al Qaeda terrorist weren’t an existential threat to our democracy. Link to quoted tweetHeroes like Officer Fanone are pissed. @TuckerCarlson made a tribute video to cop killers. He’s also refused to interview Fanone. RT if Tucker should talk to the heroes of Jan. 6, not just the terrorists. https://t.co/OBpy6ny7RQ”
Gosar (R-AZ-4) 10/28/2021: Tweet – “The foreign minister of Panama says that they have apprehended 52 individuals associated with Al-Qaeda. Read that again. Where do you think they were heading?”
Graham (R-SC) 10/29/2021: Retweet of @dcexaminer – “AG Merrick Garland was pressed by Sen. Lindsey Graham about a potential al Qaeda resurgence. "I don’t know whether the withdrawal will increase the risk from al Qaeda or not," Garland said during his contentious Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Link to www.washingtonexaminer.com”
Hassan (D-NH) 10/28/2021: Tweet – “ISIS and other extremist groups are using social media to radicalize vulnerable people. This is urgent — we must take action to stop these extremists. Watch now: Link to video”