Members on the Record (Automated) for Sat June 04, 2022

Israel - Palestine

Cornyn (R-TX) 06/04/2022: Tweet – “Israel Builds a Laser Weapon to Zap Threats Out of the Sky Israel Builds a Laser Weapon to Zap Threats Out of the Sky - The New York Times”

Cornyn (R-TX) 06/04/2022: Retweet of @naftalibennett – “Israel has successfully tested the new “Iron Beam” laser interception system. This is the world's first energy-based weapons system that uses a laser to shoot down incoming UAVs, rockets & mortars at a cost of $3.50 per shot. It may sound like science fiction, but it's real. Link to video”

Diaz-Balart (R-FL-25) 06/03/2022: Retweet of @AIPAC – “Join us Sunday on the AIPAC app for a conversation with @MarioDB and learn about his support for a strong U.S.-Israel relationship. 📲 Click here to register and watch: Join me on the AIPAC App... | app.aipac.org @MarioDBCamp Link to video”

Gottheimer (D-NJ-5) 06/03/2022: Twitter thread – “Extremists on the far left continue to attack our key democratic ally Israel at every angle — even on the noncontroversial Visa Waiver Program, which will support tourism & our economy, boost joint security efforts in our fight against terror, & already includes 40 of our allies. Link to image Israel is the sole democracy in the Middle East and plays a critical role in our global fight against terror, including against Hamas, Hezbollah, and ISIS.”

Lee (D-CA-13) 06/03/2022: Retweet of @RepDavidEPrice – “Proud to have joined with @RepBarbaraLee, @RepWexton, @JoaquinCastrotx, and 77 of our colleagues to call on @StateDept to increase diplomatic engagement in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to avoid further escalating tensions and violence in the region. House Members Call for Increased Diplomatic Engagement on Dangerous Flashpoints of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict... | price.house.gov”

Lesko (R-AZ-8) 06/03/2022: Tweet – “I signed on to @RepBrianMast and @RepLeeZeldin's bill to require the State Department to report on whether schools in areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority or Gaza are teaching material that incites hatred against Israel.”

Levin (D-MI-9) 06/03/2022: Twitter thread – “I'm overwhelmed by the encouraging messages since this clip was shared. Y'all, @AIPAC has already started running digital ads against me. I need you to chip in so we can send a message that they won't silence our moral movement: I just gave to Andy Levin!... | secure.actblue.com   Link to quoted tweet   Link to quoted tweetRep @Andy_Levin on the Jewish imperative to reject money from @AIPAC: "It's not about getting endorsed by AIPAC. It's about taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from them. It's not acceptable as a moral Jewish person to support people who are undermining our democracy." 👏 (Link to twitter.com)”

Levin (D-MI-9) 06/03/2022: Retweet of @dylanotes – “Andy Levin does far more for Israel's democracy and security than most lawmakers. AIPAC undermines America's democracy and security by funding 100+ lawmakers who sided with violent insurrectionists and endorsing advocates of the deadly antisemitic "great replacement" conspiracy. Link to quoted tweet”

Levin (D-MI-9) 06/03/2022: Retweet of @DrShushan – “¡POP QUIZ! On the L: Former synagogue prez, union organizer, progressive champ @Andy_Levin On the R: Insurrectionist Repub Greg Steub who flashes guns in a committee hearing & believes "there is no place for abortion in a civilized society" Which one is endorsed by @AIPAC? 🧐 Link to image”

Long (R-MO-7) 06/03/2022: Retweet of @BreitbartNews – “The Israeli Air Force simulated an attack on Iranian nuclear targets with dozens of fighter jets over the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday night, the Israeli military said. Israeli Air Force Simulates Attack on Iran Nuclear Targets | trib.al”

Price (D-NC-4) 06/03/2022: Tweet – “Proud to have joined with @RepBarbaraLee, @RepWexton, @JoaquinCastrotx, and 77 of our colleagues to call on @StateDept to increase diplomatic engagement in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to avoid further escalating tensions and violence in the region. House Members Call for Increased Diplomatic Engagement on Dangerous Flashpoints of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict... | price.house.gov”

Syria

Boyle (D-PA-2) 06/03/2022: Retweet of @RepKinzinger – “This horrific massacre is disturbingly one of countless atrocities committed by the Assad regime. We must shed light on this & hold these war criminals accountable. My letter w/ @RepBrendanBoyle calls on @POTUS to target sanctions on those responsible: Kinzinger, Boyle Call on WH to Sanction Key Syrian Officials... | bit.ly. Link to quoted tweet”

Kinzinger (R-IL-16) 06/03/2022: Tweet – “This horrific massacre is disturbingly one of countless atrocities committed by the Assad regime. We must shed light on this & hold these war criminals accountable. My letter w/ @RepBrendanBoyle calls on @POTUS to target sanctions on those responsible: Kinzinger, Boyle Call on WH to Sanction Key Syrian Officials... | bit.ly. Link to quoted tweetOn 16 April 2013, the #Assad regime's Military Intelligence massacred over 100 civilians (including women and children) in Damascus by driving them to an alley in Tadamon neighborhood, taking them to a pre-dug pit, and executing them one by one. (1/4) (Massacre in Tadamon: how two academics hunted down a Syrian war criminal... | bit.ly)”

Iran

Cotton (R-AR) 06/03/2022: Retweet of @KatieBrittforAL – “As the Biden Administration was working to give sanctions relief to Iran, Iran was trying to hack the Boston Children's Hospital. Rejoining the Iran Deal would be a dangerous mistake. #alsen FBI Director Says Agency Thwarted Cyberattack on Boston Children's Hospital... | nbcboston.com”

Deutch (D-FL-22) 06/03/2022: Twitter thread – “The IAEA will soon report that Iran again failed to answer its questions about uranium particles found at 3 undeclared sites & that Iran's stockpile of 60% enriched uranium has passed a “significant quantity” meaning possibility of manufacturing a weapon cannot be excluded. (1/2) Link to quoted tweetIAEA reports little progress in standoff with Iran, clash with West looms (IAEA reports little progress in standoff with Iran, clash with West looms... | reut.rs) (Link to twitter.com) Iran must never get a nuclear weapon. I look forward to building on my conversations with DG Grossi in Vienna to ensure that Iran's nuclear capabilities and its obstruction of the IAEA are addressed at the upcoming IAEA Board of Governor's meeting. (2/2)”

Egypt

Lesko (R-AZ-8) 06/03/2022: Tweet – “What was in President Biden's so-called “COVID relief” bill? 🚨$50,000 to the Northern Mariana Islands to teach Indigenous canoe-building & explore pre-colonial sea life 🚨Over $470,000 to the Carnegie Institute for the ongoing development of an existing exhibit on Ancient Egypt”

Saudi Arabia

Babin (R-TX-36) 06/04/2022: Tweet – “Biden seems to “lean toward” every option except America. @POTUS: Stop looking to foreign dictators and unleash U.S. energy NOW! As gas prices soar, Biden leans toward visiting Saudi Arabia... | apnews.com”

Levin (D-MI-9) 06/03/2022: Tweet – “.@POTUS should NOT meet w/ MBS. MBS approved journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder—according to his own admin! MBS is responsible for human rights violations at home & abroad. This sends a terrible signal to the global community & undermines US credibility Biden to Travel to Saudi Arabia, Ending Its ‘Pariah' Status... | nytimes.com”

Maloney (D-NY-12) 06/03/2022: Tweet – “I am demanding Jared Kushner produce his communications with Saudi Crown Prince MBS, Saudi officials, or Saudi Arabia from 2017 to the present relating his family's present or future business ventures. Jared Kushner Now Under Congressional Investigation for Landing Sketchy Saudi Investment... | rollingstone.com”

Meijer (R-MI-3) 06/04/2022: Retweet of @SpencerJCox – “Great. Instead of drastically increasing oil/gas production (and more renewables) in a country with some of the most stringent environmental standards in the world (hint: it's ours), let's beg the Saudis. They seem really nice and responsible. Brilliant. Bravo guys. Link to quoted tweet”

Omar (D-MN-5) 06/03/2022: Retweet of @nytimes – “The House is investigating whether Jared Kushner traded on his government position to land a $2 billion investment in his new private equity firm from a prominent Saudi Arabian wealth fund, lawmakers said Thursday. House Panel Examining Jared Kushner Over Saudi Investment in New Firm... | nyti.ms”

Tunisia

Meeks (D-NY-5) 06/03/2022: Retweet of @HouseForeign – “CM @RepGregoryMeeks: Deeply concerned by the recent mass dismissal of judges in Tunisia. This represents another in a series of democratic rollbacks and a major blow to Tunisia's judicial independence. Tunisia's president sacks 57 judges, accuses them of corruption... | reuters.com”

Horn of Africa

Omar (D-MN-5) 06/03/2022: Retweet of @Abdiraxman65 – “Shout to Minnesota Somali. @hamse_warfa @IlhanMN and my amazing people over there for taking our people forward. Alhamdulilah. Link to quoted tweet”

Jewish, Anti-semitism

Omar (D-MN-5) 06/03/2022: Retweet of @votevets – “We have Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs and more who serve in uniform and put their lives on the line for our flag. "Christian nationalism" is completely incompatible with the values of our military, and our country, given our 1st amendment. Link to video”

Raskin (D-MD-8) 06/03/2022: Tweet – “Yesterday Kemp Mill residents were confronted with sickening anti-Semitic posters. In a climate of incitement and white supremacist violence, this anti-Jewish propaganda must be denounced & investigated. Thx to MoCo Exec Marc Elrich & Jewish community for mobilizing quickly.”

Afghanistan

Bacon (R-NE-2) 06/03/2022: Tweet – “It took almost 9 months to get a response from Biden's State Department about honoring our commitments to our U.S. citizens in Afghanistan and Afghan allies, who supported our troops. We will not forget them. Link to image”

Boebert (R-CO-3) 06/03/2022: Tweet – “Biden couldn't even get back the guns that he left in Afghanistan, so how does he intend to come and take ours?”

Davidson (R-OH-8) 06/03/2022: Retweet of @laurenboebert – “Biden couldn't even get back the guns that he left in Afghanistan, so how does he intend to come and take ours?”

Other - Middle East

Cornyn (R-TX) 06/04/2022: Twitter thread – “From 911 Commission report: National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States... | govinfo.library.unt.edu Permeable Borders and Immigration Controls There were opportunities for intelligence and law enforcement to exploit al Qaeda's travel vulnerabilities. Considered collectively, the 9/11 hijackers included known al Qaeda operatives who could have been watchlisted; presented passports manipulated in a fraudulent manner; presented passports with suspicious indicators of extremism; made detectable false statements on visa applications; made false statements to border officials to gain entry into the United States; and violated immigration laws while in the United States. Neither the State Department's consular officers nor the Immigration and Naturalization Service's inspectors and agents were ever considered full partners in a national counterterrorism effort. Protecting borders was not a national security issue before 9/11.”

Whitehouse (D-RI) 06/03/2022: Tweet – “This proves the point that there's no “energy independence” when the energy is oil. No way. OPEC+ agrees to pump more oil ahead of possible Biden Middle East trip... | politico.com”