Members on the Record (Automated) for Sun January 23, 2022

Last updated on Sun January 23, 2022 at 12:44 PM Washington DC time.


Israel - Palestine

Long (R-MO-7) 01/22/2022: Retweet of @HananyaNaftali – β€œπŸŒ Magnitude 4.1 earthquake reported in Northern Israel (including Sea of Galilee and Nazareth). Link to image”

Long (R-MO-7) 01/23/2022: Retweet of @HananyaNaftali – β€œRadical Palestinians held a rally in Gaza where they chanted "Death to Saudi Arabia", "Long live Iran" and held signs in solidarity with the Houthis and Qassem Soleimani. Link to image”

Paul (R-KY) 01/22/2022: Tweet – β€œβ€œThe COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech appears to put young men at elevated risk of developing a heart muscle inflammation called myocarditis, researchers in Israel say. In a report submitted today to the Israeli Ministry of Health...β€œ Israel reports link between rare cases of heart inflammation and COVID-19 vaccination in young men... | ow.ly”

Sherrill (D-NJ-11) 01/23/2022: Twitter thread – β€œThank you to @JewishGMW for bringing together elected, interfaith, and community leaders to stand in solidarity against the attack on Congregation Beth Israel and the unacceptable increase in Antisemitism in America. Link to image I refuse to let this violence define who we are and I'm committed to doing everything that I can to stop these hateful acts.”


Apartheid

Cawthorn (R-NC-11) 01/22/2022: Tweet – β€œIt's going to keep getting uncomfortable for patriots refusing to show their papers and defying mandates. Keep. Pushing. Back. Comfort can be restored quickly. Liberty cannot. We will look back in disgust at this medical apartheid. Fight the good fight. Resist mandates. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έβ€

Waltz (R-FL-6) 01/22/2022: Tweet – β€œThe IOC insists they're politically neutral. Yet, they rightly took a stand against Apartheid policies, barring South Africa from hosting or participating in the Games for 30 years. So, the IOC has principles, just not when $$$ is involved. Link to video”


Syria

Massie (R-KY-4) 01/23/2022: Tweet – β€œπŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ Imagine thinking we should have a military base in the sovereign country of Syria. Link to quoted tweetQuestion is @RepThomasMassie why don't you care what's going on with Russia ? Had Trump gotten another term - Russian would be taught in our schools - this Ukraine invasion , was trumps gift to Russia! Along with Arctic drilling- along with taking over our military base in Syria (Link to twitter.com)”

McCaul (R-TX-10) 01/22/2022: Twitter thread – β€œLR @RepMcCaul "I am very concerned by the #ISIS attacks in #Iraq & #Syria and am continuing to monitor the situation. The U.S. must continue to support our partners to ensure the enduring defeat of the caliphate, including the repatriation of foreign fighters, women, & children. "I extend my condolences to the families of those killed by these barbaric ISIS attacks."”


Iran

Murphy (D-CT) 01/22/2022: Tweet – β€œTrump's withdrawal from the JCPOA, a decision opposed by his Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense, will go down as one of the dumbest, most dangerous foreign policy decisions of the last fifty years. Link to quoted tweetIran's nuclear escalation started after the U.S. withdrawal from the #JCPOA in 2018. The graph below illustrates the dramatic growth of Iran's enriched uranium stockpile over the last couple of years. Read our report for more information ➑️ (The Iran Nuclear Deal at Six: Now or Never... | crisisgroup.org) (Link to twitter.com)”

Schatz (D-HI) 01/22/2022: Retweet of @ChrisMurphyCT – β€œTrump's withdrawal from the JCPOA, a decision opposed by his Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense, will go down as one of the dumbest, most dangerous foreign policy decisions of the last fifty years. Link to quoted tweet”


Saudi Arabia

Khanna (D-CA-17) 01/22/2022: Tweet – β€œIf bombing children playing soccer isn't enough reason to end U.S. complicity in the Saudi-led war in Yemen, what is? At least 60 reportedly killed, including children, in airstrikes in Yemen, says aid agency... | washingtonpost.com”

Omar (D-MN-5) 01/22/2022: Retweet of @Abukar_Arman – β€œ#MBS' war against Yemen is approaching its 8th yr with no end in sight. Sure #Yemen is being destroyed. This war has defamed, deformed & debased the Al-Saud Kingdom & scholars of the Sultan. It is a textbook case of strategic suicide. CHANGE THE COURSE. Saudi Strategic Suicide In Yemen And Muslim Scholars... | huffpost.com”


Turkey

Pallone (D-NJ-6) 01/22/2022: Tweet – β€œTurkey is an autocratic, human rights abusing regime that continues to commit atrocities at home and abroad. Selling F-16 fighter jets would be a huge mistake, rewarding them for bad behavior that goes against the country's NATO commitments. F-16 Sale Could Mend U.S., Turkey Ties, But Tension With Russia Intrudes... | wsj.com”


Afghanistan

Boebert (R-CO-3) 01/23/2022: Tweet – β€œWe still have Americans trapped in Afghanistan and Joe Biden is already evacuating ANOTHER embassy because he lost control of ANOTHER region! Simply unbelievable.”

Cruz (R-TX) 01/22/2022: Tweet – β€œBiden prepares for Afghanistan, part 2. Shameful. Link to quoted tweetBREAKING: State Department orders families of U.S. embassy personnel in Ukraine to begin evacuating the country as soon as Monday: U.S. officials”

Ernst (R-IA) 01/22/2022: Retweet of @IowaGOP – β€œNot ONE person in Joe Biden's Administration has been held accountable for what happened in Afghanistan. Americans cannot let the same thing happen in Ukraine. Link to image”

Kim (R-CA-39) 01/22/2022: Tweet – β€œAmericans and allies remain stranded in Afghanistan five months after the Biden administration's withdrawal of U.S. troops. Our nation's word is on the line. I'm leading the RESCUES Act to save lives & hold the administration accountable.”

Kim (R-CA-39) 01/22/2022: Tweet – β€œThe Biden's Administration's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan left U.S. military equipment & supplies abandoned behind enemy lines. Americans deserve to know where our weapons are. That's why I'm demanding accountability and answers. Exclusive -- GOP to DOD: Where's Update on Equipment in Afghanistan?... | breitbart.com”

Long (R-MO-7) 01/22/2022: Retweet of @RNCResearch – β€œWhen Americans were rushing to evacuate the American embassy in Afghanistan, Biden was on vacation. This weekend, he's on vacation again. Link to quoted tweet”

Massie (R-KY-4) 01/22/2022: Retweet of @DrPaulGosar – β€œ1. Absolutely 100% no. We have no dog in the Ukraine fight. Not one American soldier should die there. Not one American bullet should be fired there. We just lost Afghanistan to sandal wearing goat herders. I assure you Russian military is no joke either. Link to quoted tweet”

Mast (R-FL-18) 01/22/2022: Tweet – β€œBiden's weakness highlighted by the catastrophic Afghanistan withdrawal gave a green light to Russia and China to do whatever they please. Link to image”

Mast (R-FL-18) 01/22/2022: Tweet – β€œBiden knew innocent people would die, and he did it anyway. He must be relieved of duty. Watchdog warned months before U.S. pullout Afghanistan's air force would collapse... | npr.org”

Omar (D-MN-5) 01/23/2022: Tweet – β€œIn Minnesota, the weather may be cold, but our hearts are warm! Β  Learn how to help our new neighbors here ⬇️ Minnesota aid agencies seek volunteers to help Afghan refugees.... | sahanjournal.com”

Paul (R-KY) 01/22/2022: Tweet – β€œWhat is it called when you borrow or print money and send it to the Taliban?Β Aid?Β More like stupidity. U.N. Gifts Taliban $32 Million... | breitbart.com”

Swalwell (D-CA-15) 01/22/2022: Retweet of @sfpelosi – β€œJoe Biden is working at Camp David - where, as you'll recall, Donald Trump invited the Taliban on September 11, 2019. But go off! Link to quoted tweet”