Last updated on Sun March 20, 2022 at 12:48 PM Washington DC time.
Israel - Palestine
Lee (D-NV-3) 03/19/2022: Tweet – “This week, I cosponsored a resolution commemorating the 30th anniversary of the March 17, 1992 terrorist attack on the Embassy of Israel in Buenos Aires. With a rising number of anti-Semitic attacks today, our country must remember, reflect, and stand up against hate.”
Long (R-MO-7) 03/19/2022: Retweet of @HananyaNaftali – “This is the Iranian Zolfaghar missile marked with the text "Israel must be wiped off the map". And Biden wants to remove them from the US terror list? Link to image”
Mast (R-FL-18) 03/19/2022: Tweet – “Iran has been on a mission to blow Israel off the map - literally. We need to support our strongest ally and ensure they have the tools they need to defend their right to exist. Bipartisan bill to authorize supplying Israel with bunker-buster bombs introduced... | jns.org”
Risch (R-ID) 03/19/2022: Tweet – “I share PM Bennett & FM Lapid's concerns on the potential lifting of the #IRGC's FTO. As they rightly point out: delisting would be an insult to the victims & ignore reality. It's hard to believe Biden would consider this in exchange for a mere “promise not to harm Americans." Link to quoted tweetPrime Minister Bennett and Foreign Minister Lapid: "The IRGC is a terrorist organization that has murdered thousands of people, including Americans. We refuse to believe that the United States would remove its designation as a terrorist organization." (The Prime Minister of Israel... | facebook.com)”
Waltz (R-FL-6) 03/20/2022: Retweet of @RichSementa – “.@netanyahu and @michaelgwaltz with @marklevinshow tonight Netanyahu and Waltz, Tonight On Life, Liberty and Levin... | rumble.com”
Syria
Kinzinger (R-IL-16) 03/20/2022: Twitter thread – “The Wagner group is deployed everywhere. We already killed 400 like them in Syria, now maybe a good time for more? Libya, Syria, South America, and Ukraine. Wagner doesn't have nukes…. The shadow warriors deployed to kill Zelensky - Asia Times The shadow warriors deployed to kill Zelensky... | asiatimes.com Nice private mercenary group you got there, be ashamed if something happened to it”
McCaul (R-TX-10) 03/19/2022: Tweet – “LR @RepMcCaul “Assad shouldn't be welcomed ANYWHERE. He should be ostracized as a war criminal. I strongly oppose any attempts to normalize with him.” Link to quoted tweetI'm sickened to see the mass murderer Bashar al-Assad on a visit to #Dubai. I have long made clear, there can be no attempt to normalize #Assad while he commits atrocities against #Syrians. History and the U.S. Congress will condemn those who normalize his crimes. #Caesar”
Risch (R-ID) 03/19/2022: Tweet – “I'm sickened to see the mass murderer Bashar al-Assad on a visit to #Dubai. I have long made clear, there can be no attempt to normalize #Assad while he commits atrocities against #Syrians. History and the U.S. Congress will condemn those who normalize his crimes. #Caesar”
Iran
Cammack (R-FL-3) 03/20/2022: Tweet – “This past week was a busy one. Speaking out against the dangerous Iran negotiations the Biden administration is engaging in, standing up for our farmers during a needless hearing, and showing why small businesses are hurting under Biden. Watch! Link to video”
Cruz (R-TX) 03/20/2022: Tweet – “.@TPostMillennial : Ted Cruz vows that GOP will not back Biden's nuclear deal with Iran Ted Cruz vows that GOP will not back Biden's nuclear deal with Iran... | thepostmillennial.com”
Meijer (R-MI-3) 03/19/2022: Retweet of @kilmeade – “@RepMeijer joins to react to bipartisan concerns regarding a possible Iran deal. WATCH: Link to video”
Pfluger (R-TX-11) 03/20/2022: Tweet – “Americans deserve transparency and the White House isn't delivering. "The burden of proof falls on the White House. The White House needs to communicate, not only to the United States but also to the international community…” As diplomats near Iran nuclear deal, Republicans are wary... | nationaljournal.com”
Reschenthaler (R-PA-14) 03/20/2022: Tweet – “Exporting oil and gas from Venezuela or Iran would line the pockets of a dictator and boost the economy of the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism. We must invest in AMERICAN oil and gas companies, unleash AMERICAN energy production, and boost AMERICA'S economy.”
Roy (R-TX-21) 03/20/2022: Retweet of @NRO – “Republicans need to put nations, financial institutions, and corporations on unmistakable notice that Biden's Iran nuclear deal does not have the force of law. | by @AndrewCMcCarthy Biden Iran Nuclear Deal: What Republicans Can Do | National Review”
Roy (R-TX-21) 03/20/2022: Retweet of @AndrewCMcCarthy – “What Can Republicans Do about Biden's Russia-Engineered Iran Nuclear Deal II? What Can Republicans Do about Biden's Russia-Engineered Iran Nuclear Deal II? | National Review”
Scott (R-FL) 03/19/2022: Tweet – “I've been clear: Iran is our adversary & cannot be trusted. That's why I joined @SenTedCruz & our colleagues to introduce a bill prohibiting the Biden administration from waiving Congressional sanctions that stop cooperation on Iran's nuclear program. Link to quoted tweetThe Biden administration is dismantling sanctions and is aching to secure a new agreement with the Iranian regime that is even weaker than the original catastrophic Obama-Iran nuclear deal. 1/x (Sen. Cruz Introduces Legislation to Ban the Biden Administration From Waiving Sanctions On Iran Nuclear Activities | Senator Ted Cruz)”
Saudi Arabia
Gosar (R-AZ-4) 03/19/2022: Tweet – “Infanticide is immoral. “Infanticide became forbidden in Europe during the 1st millennium. Christianity forbade infanticide from its earliest times …The practice ceased in Arabia in the 7th century after the founding of Islam, since the Quran prohibits infanticide.” Link to image”
Lieu (D-CA-33) 03/19/2022: Twitter thread – “The Russians will never be able to subdue the proud Ukrainian people. Never. cc: @RusEmbUSA Link to quoted tweetIncredible CCTV footage from the home of a Ukrainian couple. Russian troops enter their yard, point guns at them, demand they lie down, hand over the woman's phone. The couple walks right up to the soldiers, forces them out. Woman says she'll give her phone over her dead body. (Link to twitter.com) Link to reply@tedlieu @RusEmbUSA will the american backed saudis ever be able to subdue the proud yemeni people, congressman? @AnthonyWentz2 @RusEmbUSA No”
Long (R-MO-7) 03/19/2022: Retweet of @AFP – “#BREAKING Huthi attack on Aramco facility in Saudi Arabia: coalition”
Turkey
Lieu (D-CA-33) 03/19/2022: Tweet – “I support Turkey providing Ukraine with the S-400 anti-aircraft system. I would also support lifting the U.S. sanctions on Turkey for purchasing the S-400 from Russia if Turkey transfers its system to Ukraine. Link to quoted tweet"American officials have floated the idea of Turkey's government providing Ukraine with the sophisticated S-400 antiaircraft system. It is the very system, made by Russia, that American officials punished Turkey for buying from Moscow several years ago." (For the U.S., a Tenuous Balance in Confronting Russia... | nytimes.com)”
Lieu (D-CA-33) 03/19/2022: Tweet – “Turkey has not deployed its S-400 missile defense system. It's just sitting there untouched. Why? Because of U.S. sanctions. Turkey wants to get back into the F-35 program. Transferring the S-400 helps Turkey solve this problem and provides Ukraine with air defense capabilities. Link to quoted tweetThe United States has informally raised with Turkey the unlikely possibility of sending its Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems to Ukraine to help it fight invading Russian forces, according to three sources familiar with the matter. @humeyra_pamuk reports”
Jewish, Anti-semitism
Levin (D-MI-9) 03/19/2022: Retweet of @USJewishDems – “When congressional lines are redrawn, incumbents from the same party can end up in the same race. We're here to help Jewish voters make informed decisions before they vote. Join our candidate forum for the #MI11 primary with @HaleyLive and @Andy_Levin. Michigan's 11th District Candidate Forum · Jewish Democratic Council of America... | mobilize.us”
Afghanistan
Beyer (D-VA-8) 03/19/2022: Tweet – “Good news. This will help: Biden administration designates TPS for Afghanistan | usatoday.com”
Levin (D-CA-49) 03/19/2022: Twitter thread – “This week, I joined @POTUS as he signed my bill into law to rename the San Diego @DeptVetAffairs Medical Center after local hero Army CPT Jennifer M. Moreno! CPT Moreno made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in Afghanistan. I'm proud to rename the San Diego VA in her honor. Link to image Although we have more work to do to support our woman veterans and servicemembers, it's my great hope that renaming the San Diego VA Medical Center after a distinguished local woman veteran inspires similar recognition across the country. President Biden Signs Rep. Mike Levin's Bipartisan Bill to Rename the San Diego VA Medical Center after Woman Veteran... | mikelevin.house.gov”
Scanlon (D-PA-5) 03/19/2022: Tweet – “Today, @CSSPhiladelphia and Saint John Chrysostom in Wallingford hosted a beautiful welcome lunch for Afghan evacuees living in our area. These families have been through so much. It was a privilege to spend time with them and welcome them to our community. Link to image”