Members on the Record (Automated) for Tue November 09, 2021

Israel - Palestine

Higgins (D-NY-26) 11/08/2021: Tweet – “.@NewYorkStateAG James' selection of @STMOTW founder Avi Israel will provide the Board with a strong voice for so many families who know first-hand the community needs and personal challenges of dealing with addiction. Link to quoted tweetI'm proud to appoint Avi Israel, President & Founder of @STMOTW in Buffalo, to New York's Opioid Settlement Board. In this role, Avi will help distribute up to $1.5 billion we've secured so far for communities in New York for opioid prevention, treatment, and recovery programs.”

Higgins (D-NY-26) 11/08/2021: Tweet – “Avi Israel & his wife Julie have turned the incredible pain they went through with the loss of Michael into help for so many families in WNY through @STMOTW. This appointment by @NewYorkStateAG James will further that good work with the allocation of needed resources. Link to quoted tweetAvi Israel named to state's opioid settlement advisory board https://t.co/eo9tKwWytu”

Malinowski (D-NJ-7) 11/08/2021: Twitter thread – “NSO's entity listing by @SecRaimondo signals that our government is ready to take action to stop US exporters & investors from engaging with such companies. Tom, @RepKatiePorter, @JoaquinCastrotx & @RepAnnaEshoo issued a statement following this victory: Link to malinowski.house.gov The lawmakers simultaneously sent two letters to @SecRaimondo & @SecBlinken urging further action following the entity listings. Link to photo The group called for the entity listing in a July statement on NSO Group's Pegasus Spyware. Read that statement below. Link to malinowski.house.gov”

Jewish, Anti-semitism

Beatty (D-OH-3) 11/09/2021: Retweet of @RepValDemings – “Those who forget history are condemned to repeat it. Giving antisemitism and fascism space to breath leads to violence, always. Remember the victims of Kristallnacht and all those that came after. Link to quoted tweet”

Demings (D-FL-10) 11/09/2021: Tweet – “Those who forget history are condemned to repeat it. Giving antisemitism and fascism space to breath leads to violence, always. Remember the victims of Kristallnacht and all those that came after. Link to quoted tweet9-10 November 1938 | November Pogrom (known also as Kristallnacht), a pogrom against the Jews throughout Nazi Germany. Hundreds killed & died by suicide, 30,000 men arrested, over 1,000 synagogues burnt, over 7,000 Jewish businesses destroyed or damaged: https://t.co/hrrnJUqR3e https://t.co/XT40DDV8RH”

Levin (D-MI-9) 11/09/2021: Twitter thread – “On the 83rd anniversary of Kristallnacht, we must recommit to uniting against antisemitism and all forms of hate and intolerance. When resilient communities come together to combat the interwoven forms of hatred that threaten us, we can build a safer, more compassionate world. Here is an op-ed I wrote on the topic in 2019. Link to thejewishnews.com”

Long (R-MO-7) 11/09/2021: Tweet – “US #Holocaust Museum says #China boosting #Uyghur repression (from @AP) Link to apnews.com”

Syria

Risch (R-ID) 11/09/2021: Tweet – “It is shameful that a growing number of countries are open to normalizing relations w/ #Assad. The #UAE and others that are ignoring the ongoing violence against #Syrian civilians should work towards implementing #UNSCR2254 before taking any further steps toward normalization.”

Iran

Tenney (R-NY-22) 11/08/2021: Tweet – “Iran-backed militias threatened Iraq’s leader, and days later his home was attacked by drones. The Biden Administration should clarify whether #Iran played a role in the attacks. We shouldn’t be negotiating with a regime that’s actively working to assassinate foreign leaders.”

Iraq

Gallego (D-AZ-7) 11/09/2021: Retweet of @rollcall – “Ruben Gallego counts 11 times he got lucky in Iraq, 11 times during his deployment in Iraq’s Anbar province that he barely escaped death. In his new memoir, he credits luck for surviving. Link to rollcall.com”

Gallego (D-AZ-7) 11/09/2021: Tweet – “If you want to read an unvarnished look at war and it’s aftermath please pick up my book, THEY CALLED US “LUCKY”. The story of the hardest hit Marine Unit in Iraq, my unit Lima 3/25. Link to www.harpercollins.com”

Gallego (D-AZ-7) 11/09/2021: Retweet of @jeremyduda – “"They Called us 'Lucky'", @RubenGallego's memoir of his war experiences with the Marine Corps' hardest-hit unit in Iraq, is out today. Link to www.amazon.com   Link to photo”

Gallego (D-AZ-7) 11/09/2021: Retweet of @brahmresnik – “OUT TODAY “They Called Us ‘Lucky’”@RepRubenGallego’s memoir of service in Iraq with Marines’ Lima Company, unit hit hardest by casualties. Hard to put down-even at breakfast. Link to photo”

Murphy (D-FL-7) 11/08/2021: Tweet – “16 years ago, SFC Alwyn Cashe succumbed to wounds he suffered in Iraq after returning again & again to a burning vehicle to save his fellow soldiers. It’s past time to award this amazing man the Medal of Honor he earned. Tonight I’m thinking of his family and all who loved him. Link to quoted tweetStop delaying and give Sgt. Alwyn Cashe’s family the medal of honor he earned | Editorial https://t.co/eCerMaknLy https://t.co/kXhwYh2rY8”

Cruz (R-TX) 11/08/2021: Tweet – “Um, yeah…. And the point is identical. What Biden did in Afghanistan was moronic. Tragically incompetent. And, as Biden correctly observed over a decade ago, the billions in weapons he left behind will be used by the Taliban to murder Americans. Link to quoted tweetIt should be obvious based on the date and context of the 2008 race, but in this clip going around conservative Twitter and shared by senators and members of Congress, Biden is talking about Iraq not Afghanistan. https://t.co/IwpG864BqM”

Turkey

Langevin (D-RI-2) 11/08/2021: Tweet – “We don’t mess around with Nor’easters here in Rhode Island, but I’m wondering if any of our meteorologists can top Turkey Tom’s fall rap… What say you, @jdesnoyersabc6, @tony_tpetrarca, @NBC10_Mark? Link to www.bostonglobe.com”

Libya

Gooden (R-TX-5) 11/09/2021: Tweet – “Kamala Harris is in Europe calling for stronger borders in Libya. What about our own southern border, Kamala?”

Hartzler (R-MO-4) 11/09/2021: Tweet – “You can't make this up: "Border Czar" Kamala Harris is expected to call for stronger borders for Libya — while the Biden administration has done little to discourage 1.5 million migrants from illegally crossing our southern border. Outrageous! Link to www.foxnews.com”

Kuwait

Tuberville (R-AL) 11/08/2021: Tweet – “Welcome home to the 908th Airlift Wing out of Maxwell AFB, back from serving in Kuwait - the largest deployment in the wing’s history. Link to photo”

Qatar

Markey (D-MA) 11/09/2021: Tweet – “Earlier today I visited with Afghan refugees, servicemembers, and those providing critical aid at Camp As Sayliyah in Qatar. It is our responsibility as a nation to care for and protect the Afghan people, including those who still need to get out. Link to video”

Afghanistan

Bishop (R-NC-9) 11/08/2021: Retweet of @mchooyah – “Have we gotten Big Bird’s thoughts on the 13 heroes who were killed during our ridiculous retreat from Afghanistan? @POTUS”

Garcia (D-TX-29) 11/08/2021: Tweet – “GOOD NEWS! This is a step in the right direction by @POTUS & @SecMayorkas. Our country doesn't leave anyone behind. We need to ensure that our #Afghan allies are protected and that they have the resources they need to restart their lives in the US. Link to www.cnn.com”

Greene (R-GA-14) 11/09/2021: Tweet – “They should have never been abandoned in the first place!! 😡 #ImpeachBiden Link to quoted tweetThe Pentagon has intensified its effort to evacuate the families of Defense Department service members and civilians from Afghanistan, creating a system to track the number of immediate family members who remain there https://t.co/bF40VLlCTh”

Jacobs (D-CA-53) 11/08/2021: Tweet – “The August 29 drone strike was just one example of how our counterterrorism operations often end in tragic consequences. This is not the first time, and it sadly won’t be the last. I urge the Admin to review its policies and systems that allow these horrific incidents to happen. Link to quoted tweetResponding to the recent #Kabul strike investigation and twenty years of the same repeated mistakes, CIVIC calls for long-overdue changes to U.S. lethal force & targeting policies. Read our statement ⬇️ https://t.co/PwJ1IiHZQJ https://t.co/qLHz55z4Bc”

Slotkin (D-MI-8) 11/08/2021: Retweet of @xhacka_olta – “Very good mtg with our friends from US Congress and Senate. Working closely together to help our Afghan allies. 🇦🇱 🤝🇺🇸 Link to photo”

Soto (D-FL-9) 11/09/2021: Tweet – ““Biden has suddenly achieved milestones that his predecessors only reached for. He has pulled US troops out of Afghanistan, ending US's longest war…he will soon sign infrastructure pkg Trump had promised but never built political coalition to achieve.” Link to www.washingtonpost.com”

Waltz (R-FL-6) 11/08/2021: Tweet – “143 Afghan pilots & crew are being detained in Tajikistan right now, waiting for the US to save them. Thousands more are hiding in Afghanistan from the Taliban. They stood and fought alongside the US military and now Biden has left them for dead. Link to www.nytimes.com”

Waltz (R-FL-6) 11/08/2021: Tweet – “If only Biden would have taken his own advice on withdrawing from Afghanistan. "It makes a big difference how we end this war... If you leave those billions of dollars of weapons behind, I promise they’re going to be used against your grandchild and mine some day.” Link to quoted tweetThis is exactly what Biden did in Afghanistan. https://t.co/JGd5dredp7”

Ernst (R-IA) 11/08/2021: Tweet – “We’re pushing President Biden to protect the rights of Afghan women and girls.   They need our action now. Link to www.cnbc.com”

Hassan (D-NH) 11/08/2021: Tweet – “The Taliban is threatening the liberty and freedom of Afghan women and girls. This week, I joined my colleague @SenJoniErnst and all women Senators in calling on the Biden administration to protect Afghan women and girls. You can read our letter here: Link to www.hassan.senate.gov”

Padilla (D-CA) 11/09/2021: Tweet – “Good news: @DHSgov heard our calls & is waiving filing fees & streamlining applications for Afghan evacuees who were paroled into the United States. This will help them rebuild their lives here. Now, we must do the same for those who are still trying to evacuate. Link to quoted tweetDHS will waive filing fees and streamline applications for Afghan evacuees, the agency just announced https://t.co/WcKvPHW6iP”

Rosen (D-NV) 11/08/2021: Tweet – “Women and girls are now suffering again under the Taliban regime. I joined every sitting woman in the U.S. Senate in calling on the Biden Administration to develop an interagency plan to protect the rights of Afghan women and girls following the U.S. military withdrawal.”