Members on the Record (Automated) for Thu November 25, 2021

Israel - Palestine

González-Colón (R-PR-0) 11/24/2021: Tweet – “I commend this historic defense agreeement between our ally, Israel and Morocco, made possible through the #AbrahamAccords 🇺🇸 🇮🇱 🇲🇦 Link to www.jpost.com”

Gottheimer (D-NJ-5) 11/24/2021: Retweet of @RepKathleenRice – “Adding Israel to the Visa Waiver Program will benefit U.S. tourism and national security, while underscoring the strength of the U.S.-Israel alliance. My colleagues and I led a bipartisan letter to @SecBlinken & @SecMayorkas urging Israel's addition to the program ⬇️ Link to image”

Omar (D-MN-5) 11/24/2021: Tweet – “Belgium decision is in line with @EUCourtPress ruling from two years ago. Now the question is will other EU countries comply with the EU court ruling and uphold international law? Link to image   Link to quoted tweetBelgium has decided to begin labeling products made in Israel's West Bank as coming from settlements and will warn companies of human rights abuses being carried out in the region. #Israel | #Belgium | #WestBank https://t.co/x8rY1urN7I”

Jewish, Anti-semitism

Deutch (D-FL-22) 11/24/2021: Twitter thread – “Mazel Tov, @akeyak, on your appointment as Deputy Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism. Your record speaks for itself, and I know Jewish communities around the globe will benefit from your expertise in the battle against antisemitism. Now, time to confirm Special Envoy nominee, @DeborahLipstadt, so she, too, can get to work fighting the rise of antisemitism. Read my full letter with @RepKManning and Antisemitism Task Force members to @SenatorMenendez and @SenatorRisch 👇 Link to image”

Manning (D-NC-6) 11/24/2021: Retweet of @RepTedDeutch – “Now, time to confirm Special Envoy nominee, @DeborahLipstadt, so she, too, can get to work fighting the rise of antisemitism. Read my full letter with @RepKManning and Antisemitism Task Force members to @SenatorMenendez and @SenatorRisch 👇 Link to image”

Pallone (D-NJ-6) 11/24/2021: Tweet – “Joined Rabbi Kanelsky from the Center for Jewish Life in Marlboro to light the Menorah at my office in Long Branch in anticipation of Chanukah next week. Link to image”

Roy (R-TX-21) 11/25/2021: Retweet of @RandyEBarnett – “As an American Jew, I give thanks for the United States of America. My late father, Ronald E. Barnett, called it “the promised land for Jews.” Link to image”

Roy (R-TX-21) 11/25/2021: Tweet – “Thankful for him and you. Link to quoted tweetAs an American Jew, I give thanks for the United States of America. My late father, Ronald E. Barnett, called it “the promised land for Jews.” https://t.co/8E03vBVdUq”

Zeldin (R-NY-1) 11/25/2021: Retweet of @AuschwitzMuseum – “25 November 1938 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Joseph Bremer, was born in Rotterdam. In August 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection. Link to image”

Saudi Arabia

Bacon (R-NE-2) 11/24/2021: Twitter thread – “The Hill: “Manchin calls on Biden to restore Keystone XL pipeline.” Link to thehill.com   Link to reply@RepDonBacon Who in the world is asking for this??? @NebFeminists Many of our building trade Union members are… Link to reply@RepDonBacon Some don't remember the history of this, but there would be few jobs. Some at first for construction, then those would be gone. The tar sands oil wouldn't even be used in the US. It would end up at the Saudi Aramco terminal at the gulf to be loaded on tankers. @sun_dawg1 Prices are determined by global markets, and this would have helped. The Building Trade Unions wanted this work and we would have refined the oil in the US, which is more jobs. Our Ally was treated shabbily too. Link to reply@TylerChesus @RepDonBacon You never discussed my concerns over the Ogallala Aquifer. Worth the risk? @JJones6512 @TylerChesus The pipeline was rerouted to improve safety. Link to reply@TylerChesus @RepDonBacon How would it save lives? @see_tina_go @TylerChesus Pipelines are safest transport for oil and natural gas. Nothing is risk free, but this carries least risk.”

Omar (D-MN-5) 11/24/2021: Retweet of @jacobin – “Two bills now before Congress would block a proposed $650 million arms sale to Saudi Arabia. That won't end the war in Yemen, but it's a necessary start. Progressive lawmakers should join Ilhan Omar and Bernie Sanders in supporting the bills. To Stabilize Yemen, the United States Must Stop Selling Arms to Saudi Arabia”

Qatar

Mast (R-FL-18) 11/24/2021: Twitter thread – “Sacrificing for our nation comes at a cost. Some return to their homes once their battles end, but many begin new battles that start from within. Today's #veteran spotlight sheds light on those moments. (1/5) Mr. Josh Reinwasser, while serving our nation in Guam and Qatar, served as a loader maintainer for a B-1 bomber. He had pride in the work he did that he could tell from start to finish every step of every part of his job. However, he also developed health complications. (2/5) Link to image Following a period of struggle within, Mr. Reinwasser lost his battle on Veterans Day of 2018. “I will forever be proud of Joshua's service,” his mother tearfully but proudly tells me. (3/5) According to statistics, an alarming number of 6,261 veterans lost their inner fight in 2019. There is still a long way to make sure that those who put their lives on the line receive the care they need. As a Congressman, I will continue to fight for that. (4/5) But more personally, you can also help this by checking up on your fellow veterans and making sure they know that they are loved in their communities. (5/5)”

Afghanistan

Biggs (R-AZ-5) 11/24/2021: Tweet – “I sent a letter back in September demanding answers on the vetting process for the Afghan evacuees. We were lied to over and over and over again. Proper vetting is VITAL to the safety of our country. Link to image   Link to quoted tweetSCOOP: Despite claiming to have screened and vetted the 82,000 Afghan evacuees who were admitted to the US, a confidential congressional report leaked to @dcexaminer reveals US officials skirted the in-person interviews, leaving virtually all unvetted https://t.co/mFX6miOZrD”

Burchett (R-TN-2) 11/24/2021: Tweet – “What is happening to our Country? Link to quoted tweetSCOOP: Despite claiming to have screened and vetted the 82,000 Afghan evacuees who were admitted to the US, a confidential congressional report leaked to @dcexaminer reveals US officials skirted the in-person interviews, leaving virtually all unvetted https://t.co/mFX6miOZrD”

Green (R-TN-7) 11/24/2021: Tweet – “Americans are still stranded behind enemy lines in Afghanistan. They won't be home to celebrate Thanksgiving with their families. This is unconscionable, Joe Biden.”

Kim (R-CA-39) 11/24/2021: Tweet – “The way of life of many Afghan civilians has drastically worsened under the Taliban regime, with many losing their jobs, girls unable to attend public schools, & hunger & public health crises on the rise. It didn't have to be this way. Jobs lost, middle class Afghans slide into poverty, hunger | AP News”

Long (R-MO-7) 11/24/2021: Tweet – “Suuurrprise Suuurrrprise Suuurrrprise! #Afghanistan #Immigration Link to quoted tweetSCOOP: Despite claiming to have screened and vetted the 82,000 Afghan evacuees who were admitted to the US, a confidential congressional report leaked to @dcexaminer reveals US officials skirted the in-person interviews, leaving virtually all unvetted https://t.co/mFX6miOZrD”

McCaul (R-TX-10) 11/24/2021: Retweet of @RepYoungKim – “The way of life of many Afghan civilians has drastically worsened under the Taliban regime, with many losing their jobs, girls unable to attend public schools, & hunger & public health crises on the rise. It didn't have to be this way. Jobs lost, middle class Afghans slide into poverty, hunger | AP News”

McGovern (D-MA-2) 11/24/2021: Tweet – “As Thanksgiving approaches, @SenMarkey and I are thankful for everyone in Massachusetts who has extended a hand of friendship to our commonwealth's newest residents. Read our new guest viewpoint piece in @masslivenews: Welcoming our new Afghan neighbors (Guest viewpoint) - masslive.com”

Mullin (R-OK-2) 11/24/2021: Tweet – “As I reflect on all I am thankful for this year, I can't help but think of the American lives devastated by the failed Afghanistan withdrawal and those who are unable to spend the holidays at home with their family. Read more here: Link to mullin.house.gov”

Rosendale (R-MT-0) 11/24/2021: Tweet – “As I've been saying for months—the vast majority of Afghans the Biden Administration is resettling across America are not vetted and are not our allies. We must send them back immediately. Link to quoted tweetSCOOP: Despite claiming to have screened and vetted the 82,000 Afghan evacuees who were admitted to the US, a confidential congressional report leaked to @dcexaminer reveals US officials skirted the in-person interviews, leaving virtually all unvetted https://t.co/mFX6miOZrD”

Risch (R-ID) 11/24/2021: Tweet – “Last week, my Senate colleagues and I passed a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 heroes that were lost during the United States' evacuation from Afghanistan. These men & women represent America's best & they will not soon be forgotten. Bill honoring 13 service members killed in Afghanistan heads to Biden's desk | TheHill”