Last updated on Wed June 08, 2022 at 12:47 PM Washington DC time.
Israel - Palestine
Deutch (D-FL-22) 06/08/2022: Tweet – “The first report from the UNHRC's Commission of Inquiry confirmed that the process would be biased from the get-go. I appreciate the Biden Administration's continued efforts to strongly push back on those at the UN who continue to advance their scurrilous obsession with Israel. Link to quoted tweetThe U.S. seeks a negotiated two-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians. The @HRC's open-ended, biased, and vaguely defined Commission of Inquiry on the situation in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza does not advance prospects for that peace. (The UN Human Rights Council's Commission of Inquiry on the Situation in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza - United States Department of State)”
Gottheimer (D-NJ-5) 06/08/2022: Twitter thread – “I led a bipartisan group of 25 Members urging the Administration to ask the Palestinian Authority to provide access to the forensic evidence in the death of Palestinian-American journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, for an independent investigation. Group of Democrats and Republicans call on Palestinian Authority to release bullet that killed Palestinian journalist - Jewish Telegraphic Agency An independent investigation cannot accurately determine all the facts without access to the forensic evidence.”
Levin (D-MI-9) 06/07/2022: Retweet of @dylanotes – “AIPAC uses disinformation techniques to spread lies about candidates. It funds 109 lawmakers who sided with insurrectionists to overturn our election. It endorses advocates of the deadly antisemitic "great replacement" conspiracy theory. AIPAC's actions threaten our democracy. Link to quoted tweet”
Levin (D-MI-9) 06/07/2022: Retweet of @harryreis – “This is astounding. Just straight misinformation. But the real question is how Democrats who accept @AIPAC endorsements or PAC money are okay with this. Link to quoted tweet”
Long (R-MO-7) 06/08/2022: Tweet – “#Ukraine urges #Israel to buy #IronDome | The Daily Star Ukraine urges Israel to buy Iron Dome... | thedailystar.net”
Maloney (D-NY-12) 06/07/2022: Tweet – “🚨 #Endorsement Alert 🚨 Harley Lippman, the 2022 Grand Marshal of the Israel Day Parade, has endorsed me for re-election to represent #NY12 I represent a vibrant Jewish community & am proud of the work Harley & I have done to combat anti-Semitism. Link to image”
Manning (D-NC-6) 06/07/2022: Tweet – “The UN Commission of Inquiry issued the first report in its open-ended probe targeting and aimed at discrediting Israel. I remain committed to pushing back against this biased investigation and UNHRC's clear pattern of singling out and undermining Israel. Press Releases... | bit.ly”
Moulton (D-MA-6) 06/08/2022: Tweet – “Targeting the Jewish community like this is wrong and it is dangerous. It is irresponsible. This project is an anti-Semitic enemies list with a map attached. Link to quoted tweetCommunity Response to BDS Supported Mapping Project: @ADL_NewEngland @CJPBoston @BostonJCRC condemn this demonization of the Boston Jewish community. This is no thinly veiled attempt to target the Jewish community. It is explicit. #mapoli Full statement: (Community Response to BDS Supported Mapping Project -... | jcrcboston.org) (Link to twitter.com)”
Newman (D-IL-3) 06/07/2022: Retweet of @halalflow – “Marie Newman who didn't go against the party in anyway — even voted for the bipartisan Infrastructure bill — gets 100s of 1000s spent against her by DMFI, because she was mildly critical of Israel's treatment of the Palestinians: Link to quoted tweet”
Perry (R-PA-10) 06/07/2022: Tweet – “So any comment from @POTUS or @SpeakerPelosi on #Iran's latest military threat against #Israel, or too busy prepping political theater and character assassinations?”
Portman (R-OH) 06/07/2022: Twitter thread – “This report by the @UN_HRC ‘s Commission of Inquiry is simply yet another baseless attack by the UN against the legitimacy of our ally Israel. The report reinforces previous biased UN reports on the conflict, whitewashes Palestinian terrorism, and places blame for the current conflict on Israelis. The facts are that Israel is a prosperous and democratic country which respects the rights of all people. It is the terrorists in Gaza and the unproductive leaders of the West Bank that are the greatest impediments to peace, not Israel.”
Risch (R-ID) 06/07/2022: Tweet – “The @UN Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry on #Israel released a biased report today. I do not support this Commission of Inquiry or its findings. The @UN needs to stop picking on Israel & focus on worse human rights abusers such as #Putin & #Xi.”
Schneider (D-IL-10) 06/08/2022: Retweet of @StateDeptSpox – “The U.S. seeks a negotiated two-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians. The @HRC's open-ended, biased, and vaguely defined Commission of Inquiry on the situation in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza does not advance prospects for that peace. The UN Human Rights Council's Commission of Inquiry on the Situation in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza - United States Department of State”
Tenney (R-NY-22) 06/08/2022: Retweet of @jinsadc – “On this week's UN report raising “serious concerns regarding the compliance of Israel with...international humanitarian law,” @RepTenney and JINSA CEO @MichaelMakovsky write: “there is neither truth nor legal basis for such claims.” Via @Newsweek The Biden administration must crack down on Hamas' disinformation campaign | Opinion”
Torres (D-NY-15) 06/08/2022: Twitter thread – “The BDS movement put together “a mapping project” that accuses Jewish and “Zionist” institutions of various evils in American society. Scapegoating is a common symptom of Antisemitism, which at its core is a conspiracy theory. BDS map ties police, media to Boston Jewish, 'Zionist' institutions... | jpost.com BDS map ties police, media to Boston Jewish, 'Zionist' institutions... | jpost.com If you think “Zionists” are to blame for the ills of American society, you are as much of a conspiratorial crackpot as Marjorie Taylor Greene, with her sick fantasies about Jewish space lasers.”
Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-23) 06/08/2022: Tweet – “The clearly biased @UN_HRC's Commission of Inquiry report continues a longstanding pattern of singling out and undermining Israel at the HRC. The existence of the prejudiced Inquiry Commission does nothing but undermine the prospects for peace. UN probe blames Israel for perpetuating conflict with Palestinians... | timesofisrael.com”
Syria
Menendez (D-NJ) 06/08/2022: Retweet of @cspan – “ONLINE: 10am - Syria @SenateForeign @SFRCdems 10am - @SecYellen testifies @WaysMeansCmte @waysandmeansgop 10:15am - @HouseDemocrats 10:45am - @HouseGOP 11am - @Everytown for Gun Safety Rally Link to image”
Menendez (D-NJ) 06/08/2022: Retweet of @HelloLauraKelly – “#happeningnow A key witness to the murders by Syrian President Bashar Assad against the Syrian people testifies in person, but anonymous, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He is known as The Gravedigger. Link to image”
Menendez (D-NJ) 06/08/2022: Retweet of @cspan – “ONLINE: 10am - Syria @SenateForeign @SFRCdems 10am - @SecYellen testifies @WaysMeansCmte @waysandmeansgop 10:15am - @HouseDemocrats 10:45am - @HouseGOP 11am - @Everytown for Gun Safety Rally Link to image”
Menendez (D-NJ) 06/08/2022: Tweet – “WATCH today's #SFRC hearing: "The Path Forward On U.S.-Syria Policy: Strategy And Accountability." Testifying: @StateDept A/S Barbara Leaf @DeptofDefense DAS Dana Stroul The Gravedigger (witness to mass graves in Syria) @CMLAWSchool's Dr. Milena Sterio Home | United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Link to image”
Risch (R-ID) 06/08/2022: Tweet – “#Assad, with support of #Russia & #Iran, continues to carry out brutal chemical weapons attacks, target hospitals & schools, use starvation as a weapon of war, & force the disappearance of thousands. It's past time the admin hold Assad accountable.⬇️ Ranking Member Risch Opening Statement at Hearing on U.S.-Syria Policy | United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations”
Iran
Banks (R-IN-3) 06/07/2022: Retweet of @FreeBeacon – “NEW: Congress is investigating Meta for censoring Iranian dissidents and pro-democracy advocates. @RepJimBanks, @RepTenney and @RepJoeWilson requested info following reports of Meta deleting & censoring accounts tied to anti-regime activists. Via @Kredo0 Meta Under Fire for Censoring Iranian Dissidents... | freebeacon.com”
Hagerty (R-TN) 06/07/2022: Tweet – “It's long past due for the @iaeaorg's 35-nation Board of Governors to censure the Iranian regime for noncompliance & refer the case to the U.N. Security Council. Moreover, the Biden Admin should revive maximum pressure, not the flawed Iran nuclear deal. UN nuclear watchdog urges Iran to comply with monitoring... | washingtonpost.com”
Hoeven (R-ND) 06/08/2022: Tweet – “Cosponsoring this legislation to ensure we hold Iran and China accountable for their destabilizing and terrorist activities and human rights abuses & to prevent the Biden administration from using taxpayer dollars to advance a nuclear agreement with Iran. Link to quoted tweetThe Biden admin should not re-enter a deal that legitimizes Iran's regime while they continue to fund terrorism, endorse the CCP and enable genocide. I introduced the Iran China Accountability Act to stop taxpayer dollars from funding any deal until US interests are guaranteed.”
Keller (R-PA-12) 06/08/2022: Tweet – “"Instead of the Biden administration calling on Venezuela, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and other nations that don't have our best interests in mind to produce more energy, we must instead put faith back in our domestic energy producers to meet our energy needs." Keller: Biden administration should support domestic drilling... | standard-journal.com”
Levin (D-MI-9) 06/07/2022: Tweet – “The Iran deal was working until the former president unilaterally withdrew from it. Now is the time for the P5+1 to redouble their efforts and reach an agreement so that Iran cannot produce more fissile material. #DiplomacyWorks”
Stewart (R-UT-2) 06/07/2022: Tweet – “President Biden's State Department is publicly worried about secret nuclear activity in Iran, but he keeps negotiating with them anyway. Trusting Iran without verification is bad policy. Link to video”
Wilson (R-SC-2) 06/08/2022: Tweet – “For dissidents of authoritarian regimes, social media is critical to sharing their plight with the world. We need to know if @meta is outsourcing its content moderation to sympathizers of the Iranian regime, silencing activists. #FreeIran Link to quoted tweetNEW: Congress is investigating Meta for censoring Iranian dissidents and pro-democracy advocates. @RepJimBanks, @RepTenney and @RepJoeWilson requested info following reports of Meta deleting & censoring accounts tied to anti-regime activists. Via @Kredo0 (Meta Under Fire for Censoring Iranian Dissidents... | freebeacon.com)”
Womack (R-AR-3) 06/08/2022: Tweet – “The Biden White House energy agenda is: Pro-foreign dependence Pro-Chinese solar panels made with slave labor Pro-considering Venezuela and Iran oil Pro-draining our emergency Strategic Petroleum Reserve Anti-American production We are paying for these policies at the pump. Link to quoted tweetGas prices are continuing to climb to new records. Now, Americans are paying $1.87 more per gallon than a year ago. Americans can't afford to pay for Joe Biden's anti-energy agenda. (Gas prices climb 5 cents overnight, Americans are paying nearly $2 more from just one year ago... | foxbusiness.com)”
Egypt
Malliotakis (R-NY-11) 06/07/2022: Tweet – “Recently my office helped an Egyptian immigrant, caught in the red tape of the immigration system for 4 years, become a proud U.S. citizen. Read more about how we cut through bureaucracy to help. ⬇️ Malliotakis Helps Egyptian Immigrant Become Citizen After Four Years of Red Tape... | malliotakis.house.gov”
Saudi Arabia
Doggett (D-TX-35) 06/07/2022: Tweet – “Harrowing, groundbreaking new investigation makes plain the unthinkable but true unauthorized U.S. involvement in the brutal, Saudi-led war in Yemen—an involvement which I continue to vocally oppose, as a sponsor of the Yemen War Powers Resolution. Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen have been called war crimes. Many relied on U.S. support.... | washingtonpost.com”
Doggett (D-TX-35) 06/07/2022: Tweet – “We demand a total end to American involvement and support for a coalition committing war crimes. Link to quoted tweetHarrowing, groundbreaking new investigation makes plain the unthinkable but true unauthorized U.S. involvement in the brutal, Saudi-led war in Yemen—an involvement which I continue to vocally oppose, as a sponsor of the Yemen War Powers Resolution. (Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen have been called war crimes. Many relied on U.S. support.... | washingtonpost.com)”
LaMalfa (R-CA-1) 06/07/2022: Tweet – “Instead of unleashing American gas production to drive down costs, Biden is begging Saudi Arabia for their oil. He's hurting Americans while simultaneously lining the pockets of OPEC oligarchs. Whatever happened to making Saudi Arabia a "pariah" like he promised when campaigning?”
Levin (D-MI-9) 06/07/2022: Tweet – “This @washingtonpost analysis confirms what we already knew: US support enabled the Saudi-led coalition to commit war crimes. We are overdue for accountability for these strikes and a reckoning on how the US enables partners to commit human rights abuses. Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen have been called war crimes. Many relied on U.S. support.... | washingtonpost.com”
Meeks (D-NY-5) 06/07/2022: Twitter thread – “Chair @RepGregoryMeeks and five Committee Chairs today called on @POTUS to further recalibrate the US-Saudi Arabia relationship and urged the president to advocate for a more balanced bilateral relationship that benefits everyday Americans and reaffirms American values. Link to image You can view the full press release and letter to @POTUS here⤵️ Meeks, House Chairs, Congress Urge President Biden to Recalibrate Relationship With Saudi Arabia... | foreignaffairs.house.gov”
Smith (D-WA-9) 06/07/2022: Tweet – “Saudi Arabia's leadership has repeatedly acted at odds with U.S. policy and values — recalibrating the relationship is long overdue. Proud to join @HouseIntel, @HouseForeign, @OversightDems, and @HomelandDems colleagues in sharing our priorities with @POTUS. Link to quoted tweetNEW: Chairman @RepAdamSmith joined @RepAdamSchiff, @RepGregoryMeeks, @RepMaloney, Rep. @BennieGThompson, and @RepStephenLynch in sending a letter to @POTUS with priority areas for recalibrating the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia to serve U.S. interests and values:”
Tenney (R-NY-22) 06/07/2022: Tweet – “Gas prices are up 25 cents over the past week & 59 cents in just one month. Instead of pushing an all-of-the-above energy strategy to lower costs, Biden is begging Saudia Arabia to boost production, halting new lease sales, & depleting our Strategic Petroleum Reserve.”
Iraq
Gallego (D-AZ-7) 06/07/2022: In reply to TweetHere's a perfect example of the left's tolerance. Claims to be a USMC Iraqi war veteran. Must have been a paper shuffler. (Link to twitter.com) – “@ObieUriah I was an infantryman with Lima Company 3/25 serving in Al Anbar In 2005. My record is public I saw combat. Link to reply@RubenGallego And yet, you come home and support people like Mathew McConaughey? He has stated his intentions on disarming American citizens. What Constitution did you swear to defend and protect? @ObieUriah So am I paper shuffler or not? Maybe I want my country to not feel in constant state of threat and know that there are sane gun safe regulations that balance the 2nd amendment right and also will make our country safer. Link to reply@RubenGallego All the criminals are criminals by nature. By your logic, the criminals would just stop their shit if they only knew they were breaking the law. News Flash... most shootings take place in "gun free" zones or democrat controlled cities/states. @ObieUriah By your logic no law is enforceable so why even try? Why try to punish DUI laws unless you catch them all? Fact is if we closed loopholes we would catch more criminals illegally selling guns. Person to person sales are hard to prosecute because we don't require background checks @ObieUriah But you know this. You just can't accept universal background checks. Because you are caught up in tribalism and partisanship. Link to reply@RubenGallego So we go after the gun dealer and not the gun user? That's not what the DUI laws do. You're jumping on the anti-gun bandwagon. Do a search on How many people die from alcohol How many people die from tobacco How many people die from doctors' mistakes and malpractice @ObieUriah Yes you go after the gun dealer you dumbass. Just like we go after someone selling to underage people. If it's illegal to sell a gun, then you should be prosecuted. What is so hard for you to understand?”
Jordan (R-OH-4) 06/07/2022: Tweet – “🚨 LATE BREAKING: New whistleblowers allege the FBI is “purging” conservatives at the Bureau. One agent? A decorated war veteran who served in Iraq and Kuwait. The FBI had the audacity to question the whistleblower's loyalty to the country! Link to image”
Jordan (R-OH-4) 06/07/2022: GETTR Post – “🚨 LATE BREAKING: New whistleblowers allege the FBI is “purging” conservatives at the Bureau. One agent? A decorated war veteran who served in Iraq and Kuwait. The FBI had the audacity to question the whistleblower's loyalty to the country!”
Ossoff (D-GA) 06/07/2022: Retweet of @DanielaCamposL – “El Senador @ossoff acaba de votar en el Senado para avanzar la legislación que expandiría el acceso a servicios de salud para nuestros veteranos expuestos a químicos tóxicos y pozos de quema durante su servicio a nuestro país en Iraq y Afganistán. Link to quoted tweet”
Ossoff (D-GA) 06/07/2022: Retweet of @DanielaCamposL – “El Senador @ossoff acaba de votar en el Senado para avanzar la legislación que expandiría el acceso a servicios de salud para nuestros veteranos expuestos a químicos tóxicos y pozos de quema durante su servicio a nuestro país en Iraq y Afganistán. Link to quoted tweet”
Tester (D-MT) 06/07/2022: Twitter thread – “Our bipartisan toxic exposure bill is for heroes like Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson. Heath was exposed to burn pits while deployed to Kosovo and Iraq with the Ohio National Guard. He died from that exposure in 2020—leaving his daughter Brielle without her father. Link to image Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson was a son, a husband, and a father who served his country honorably. But his country failed to get him the care he needed. In doing so, this country didn't just fail him, but also his family. Link to image Today, we moved forward with the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act, which will right this wrong for our past, present, and future veterans—getting toxic-exposed vets the health care and benefits they've earned. Link to image I'm grateful to Heath's mother-in-law Susan and his daughter Brielle for carrying on his legacy. Together, we're going to address the decades of inaction and failure by our government, uphold our promises to our vets, and finally pay the cost of war. Link to image”
Wenstrup (R-OH-2) 06/08/2022: Retweet of @WaysandMeansGOP – “.@RepBradWenstrup on supply chain: "If you told me when I was a surgeon in Iraq that my protective equip & pharmaceuticals relied on an adversary--China, esp. our military, I'd say 'how did we get here?' We never should have let our nation be put in such a vulnerable position.”
Yemen
Scanlon (D-PA-5) 06/07/2022: Tweet – “16 million Yemenis are living on the brink of starvation, including 2 million children. The U.S. can no longer be complicit in this crisis. Last week, I joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in introducing a resolution to end unauthorized U.S. military involvement in Yemen. Link to image”
Horn of Africa
Beyer (D-VA-8) 06/08/2022: Tweet – “Extremely important. This is good news, American leadership and diplomacy is helping alleviate suffering and winning passage for humanitarian aid. Important that we continue to push for lasting peace in Ethiopia. Link to quoted tweetWith over 1,100 trucks sent to those in need over the past seven days, the United States welcomes the progress in achieving more regular access for humanitarian assistance to communities in Afar, Amhara, and Tigray. We encourage all parties to continue to build on this momentum.”
Sudan
McCaul (R-TX-10) 06/07/2022: Tweet – “LR @RepMcCaul: “Important reporting from @declanwalsh detailing Wagner's malign activities in Sudan - exploiting resources, propping up corrupt and brutal leaders, and undermining rule of law to fund and facilitate Putin's global malign agenda." ‘From Russia With Love': A Putin Ally Mines Gold and Plays Favorites in Sudan... | nytimes.com”
Jewish, Anti-semitism
Beyer (D-VA-8) 06/07/2022: Twitter thread – “Across the country "they use them to shoot" human beings in schools, grocery stores, hospitals, churches, synagogues, malls, bars, and workplaces. If you think shooting "varmints" is more important than preventing mass shootings of children at elementary schools, you're wrong. Link to quoted tweetSen. John Thune on AR-15s: "In my state, they use them to shoot prairie dogs and, you know, other types of varmints. And so I think there are legitimate reasons why people would want to have them." (Link to twitter.com) If you think Congress needs to take action to stem the flow of these weapons of war designed for the battlefield into American communities, I'm writing legislation to make this happen that could bypass Senate Republicans' filibuster. Here's how: Link to quoted tweetCongress must act to prevent mass shootings. I'm writing a bill to restrict the flow of weapons of war into American communities - including AR-15's and high capacity magazines - that could bypass the filibuster and pass with just 50 votes in the Senate: (House Democrat to Introduce Bill That Would Hit AR-15s With 1,000% Tax | businessinsider.com)”
Gottheimer (D-NJ-5) 06/07/2022: Tweet – “With the alarming rate of bias incidents in our communities, we must work together to bring an end to gun violence, antisemitism, hate, and bigotry. Link to image”
Levin (D-MI-9) 06/08/2022: Tweet – “Andrée was truly a Righteous Among the Nations. Let her bravery and powerful story guide us all. May her memory be for a blessing. Andrée Geulen, Savior of Jewish Children in Wartime, Dies at 100 - The New York Times”
Moulton (D-MA-6) 06/08/2022: Tweet – “Massachusetts has seen a 48% spike in anti-Semitic incidents over the last year. Including just a few days ago in Peabody. We cannot tolerate this at any level. I join my colleagues in condemning anti-semitism in our communities. Link to quoted tweetAppreciate local members of Congress, inc. @RepAuchincloss @RepMoulton @RepKClark, who are praising recent efforts by Congress (inc. unanimous MA House delegation) to combat #antisemitism (via @JewishBoston) #mapoli (House Resolution on Antisemitism Receives Praise... | jewishboston.com)”
Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12) 06/07/2022: Retweet of @RepDonBeyer – “Across the country "they use them to shoot" human beings in schools, grocery stores, hospitals, churches, synagogues, malls, bars, and workplaces. If you think shooting "varmints" is more important than preventing mass shootings of children at elementary schools, you're wrong. Link to quoted tweet”
Afghanistan
Long (R-MO-7) 06/08/2022: Tweet – “Take two aspirin - walk around the barn and call me in the morning @charliekirk. You're being delusional now. Link to quoted tweetWhere is the primetime congressional hearing over the Biden Afghanistan Withdrawal that left 13 American soldiers dead? Or the drone strike on the Afghan toddlers our military thought were ISIS leaders? Or the $85,000,000,000 in weapons of war handed over to the Taliban? 🤔”
Other - Middle East
Johnson (R-LA-4) 06/07/2022: Tweet – “Gas prices have passed $5 per gallon across the country. Dems' solution? Beg Middle Eastern dictators for oil and tell Americans to buy $55,000 electric cars. We need to unleash AMERICAN energy production! The Dem energy policy is absurd. Link to quoted tweetSen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI): “On the issue of gas prices, I drove my electric vehicle from Michigan to here last weekend and went by every gas station and it didn't matter how high it was.” (Link to twitter.com)”