Last updated on Sat June 11, 2022 at 01:11 PM Washington DC time.
Israel - Palestine
Babin (R-TX-36) 06/10/2022: Tweet – “Biden's failed foreign policy is undermining one of our greatest allies, Israel, damaging Israeli-Arab relations, and eroding the progress made by Trump's historic Abraham Accords. All because @POTUS won't stand up to his radical, anti-Israel wing. Biden administration overrules Trump policy on Palestinians... | foxnews.com”
Blackburn (R-TN) 06/10/2022: Tweet – “Biden's State Department is creating a new Office of Palestinian Affairs in Jerusalem to work separately from our embassy. This is an attempt to undo U.S. recognition of Israel's sovereignty and support for Jerusalem as the nation's capital. It must not be tolerated.”
Ernst (R-IA) 06/10/2022: Tweet – “Thank you for the support @JackRosenNYC and @AJCongress! It's great to see all the organizations that have rallied behind the DEFEND Act. Link to image”
Hagerty (R-TN) 06/10/2022: Tweet – “I unequivocally oppose this plan. It's inconsistent with the full & faithful implementation of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 & suggests the Admin is again trying to undermine America's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's eternal & undivided capital. Biden reverses Trump move by beefing up the U.S. diplomatic mission to Palestinians in Jerusalem | Daily Mail Online”
Newman (D-IL-3) 06/11/2022: In reply to TweetI just got a DMFI ad against Marie Newman and if I wasn't sure before, I definitely know now who I'm voting for. I look forward to @Marie4Congress continuing to represent me in Congress. – “@sweetrainbrry Thank you!”
Newman (D-IL-3) 06/11/2022: In reply to TweetAh, a Democratic Majority for Israel ad running against Marie Newman. I look forward to voting for her again – “@abdallaha92 Thank you!”
Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14) 06/10/2022: Twitter thread – “Y'all. Republicans are spending tons of money in Democratic primaries. GOP and insurrectionist funders are trying to buy races, including Dem ones. Do your research and DON'T just vote for whoever has the most ads. To “Dems” who welcomed this blood money: you should be ashamed. Link to quoted tweetNew: the 1st & biggest donor to the Bakari Sellers-backed PAC planning to spend $1 million to oust Rep. Rashida Tlaib is a hedge fund manager who has given >$1 million to GOP committees & candidates this year, including Herschel Walker, & $125k to DMFI PAC (New PAC Backed by Bakari Sellers Plans to Spend $1 Million to Unseat Rep. Rashida Tlaib... | theintercept.com) A reminder that today (and any day) is a good day to donate to the ONLY Palestinian-American woman to ever serve in the United States Congress. Apparently to some, one is too many. Not to us. Protect her: I just gave to Rashida Tlaib!... | secure.actblue.com .@RashidaTlaib is also one of the most prolific field and turnout organizers in the entire Dem party. In a SWING STATE. Seeking to defeat ground game leaders out of spite and replace them w/ low-field candidates are risking disastrous consequences for us all. So short sighted.”
Sanders (I-VT) 06/11/2022: Tweet – “Making Gaza's beaches safe for swimming is a small but important step in addressing Gaza's environmental and humanitarian crisis. We must continue to bring people together for these efforts in Palestine and across the region. Link to quoted tweetThe water looks crystal blue, with no trace of sewage, the yellow sand is clean and the smell in the air is salty and pleasant, giving beachgoers in Gaza their first experience in years of clean and safe beaches (For the first time in years, Gazans enjoy clean seawater | Reuters)”
Schneider (D-IL-10) 06/11/2022: Tweet – “We can stand up to Iran, we can work to foster peace in the region by bringing the nations of the region together. The DEFEND act and U.S. leadership will make that difference. New US bill brings together Abraham Accords signatories against Iran... | jpost.com”
Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-23) 06/10/2022: Retweet of @DemMaj4Israel – “Tens of thousands of people turned out for the 23rd annual Pride Parade in #TelAviv today. “We won't let anyone feel afraid in our country, we will always provide protection to the people living in this country” – Mayor Ron Huldai #HappyPrideMonth Police shutter roads as tens of thousands expected at Tel Aviv Pride Parade... | timesofisrael.com”
Apartheid
McGovern (D-MA-2) 06/10/2022: Twitter thread – “Today I joined @USDARD Under Secretary Torres Small to announce $22 million in grants to 134 projects across the country through the Healthy Food Financing Initiative! HFFI is an amazing program we oversee in @HouseAgDems to improve access to healthy foods in urban & rural areas. Link to image We made the announcement at @Market7DC, an incredible community market being built in DC's Ward 7 to address food apartheid & showcase local, Black-owned businesses. Thank you Mary Blackford for your incredible vision & work in bringing this project to fruition. Link to image Congratulations to all of the awardees in this round of grants! Thank you so much for your work in bringing nutritious food to underserved areas. A special shout-out to awardee Flis Market in Erving, MA—can't wait to stop by soon! Link to image”
Syria
Harder (D-CA-10) 06/10/2022: Tweet – “Wonderful to meet with so many of our Assyrian neighbors this week. And I got to share we're forming an Assyrian Caucus to make sure their voices are heard in DC! Link to image”
Schakowsky (D-IL-9) 06/10/2022: Tweet – “I'm a proud member of the newly formed Congressional Assyrian Caucus! Link to quoted tweetWe kicked off Advocacy Day at the Assyrian National Conference meeting with Congresswoman @JanSchakowsky to discuss Assyrian-American priorities and thank the Congresswoman for her leadership on key issues. (Link to twitter.com)”
Lebanon
Banks (R-IN-3) 06/10/2022: Retweet of @RepublicanStudy – “The #RSC FY2023 budget is a plan that puts America First. Republicans Want to Slash Aid to Iraq, Lebanon, and the United Nations... | freebeacon.com”
Iran
Gottheimer (D-NJ-5) 06/10/2022: Twitter thread – “Any nuclear deal with the Iranian dictatorship must be longer and stronger than the previous failed agreement. It's clear that the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism cannot be trusted to hold up its end of the bargain. Nuclear watchdog says Iran is a few weeks away from having a 'significant quantity' of enriched uranium... | cnn.com As they continue their non-compliance with current safeguards, it is critical that we hold Iran and its corrupt leaders to account. The IAEA Board of Governors Resolution on Iran - United States Department of State”
Saudi Arabia
Aguilar (D-CA-31) 06/10/2022: Retweet of @JoyAnnReid – “Tonight on @thereidout we'll follow up on last night's #January6thCommitteeHearings with @RepPeteAguilar @glennkirschner2 @ElieNYC and more… and we'll talk Saudis, Jared and golf 🏌🏿♀️See you at 7! Link to image”
Arrington (R-TX-19) 06/11/2022: Twitter thread – “This week, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified at the Ways & Means Committee. I conveyed my deep concerns with Biden's disastrous economic policies & bloated spending, highlighted how the assault on domestic oil & gas producers has spiked prices at the pump…🧵 and invited the Secretary & President Biden to visit West Texas—the epicenter of global oil and gas production—rather than traveling to Saudi Arabia at the end of the month. See my full remarks here: Rep. Jodey Arrington | Ways & Means Committee Hearing - Treasury Secretary Yellen - June 8, 2022”
Barr (R-KY-6) 06/10/2022: Twitter thread – “This Administration needs to unleash American energy producers to lower prices at the pump. Instead, President Biden is advocating for more government handouts to green energy companies and now is begging Saudi Arabia as well as other OPEC countries to produce more energy. Link to image I'm pushing back with me GOP colleagues in a letter to President Biden ⬆️”
Doggett (D-TX-35) 06/10/2022: Tweet – “President Biden was right the first time, when he pledged to turn the kingdom into a “pariah” after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the brutal assassination and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi with a bonesaw. Analysis | Biden's flip-flop on Saudi Arabia”
Doggett (D-TX-35) 06/10/2022: Tweet – “This trip is more than disappointing. It is time to end the pilgrimage of American Presidents for many years, from both parties, to flatter a regime that shares none of our values and has repeatedly acted in ways that are harmful to our families. Link to quoted tweetPresident Biden was right the first time, when he pledged to turn the kingdom into a “pariah” after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the brutal assassination and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi with a bonesaw. (Analysis | Biden's flip-flop on Saudi Arabia)”
Levin (D-MI-9) 06/11/2022: Twitter thread – “.@SecBlinken suggests the most effective way to stand up for human rights "may be a little bit different" in individual cases. But Biden's embrace of Saudi Arabia's leaders and rejection of others is more than a little different—and that's bad policy. 1/2 Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Jorge Ramos of TelevisaUnivision - United States Department of State When we use different standards for different countries, we undermine US efforts everywhere. The US must be consistent in calling out rights abuses no matter who commits them if we truly believe in pursuing a foreign policy with “human rights and democracy at the center.””
Oman
Lee (R-UT) 06/10/2022: Tweet – “Short of repealing the Jones Act, the best policy is proposed by my “Protecting Access to American Products Act,” which would allow Jones Act waivers to better transport US oil and LNG to places like Puerto Rico—so they don't have to rely on imports. S.1640 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Protecting Access to American Products Act Link to quoted tweetThe United States is one of the world's top exporters of LNG, but Puerto Rico can't buy it due to the total lack of Jones Act-compliant LNG tankers to transport it. So it is instead being imported from Oman. (Link to twitter.com)”
Horn of Africa
Klobuchar (D-MN) 06/11/2022: Tweet – “The biggest story you may not know about. Major famine in Somalia. You can help out @WFP or by donating to any food program in Somalia or other drought-stricken countries. ‘We Buried Him and Kept Walking': Children Die as Somalis Flee Hunger... | nytimes.com”
Jewish, Anti-semitism
Padilla (D-CA) 06/10/2022: Tweet – “Antisemitism has no place in our country, yet it continues to fuel the radicalization process of white supremacists. We must work to root out this evil in all its forms. Link to video”
Pascrell (D-NJ-9) 06/10/2022: Tweet – “Republicans will do anything to protect gun manufacturers' profits. They'll let kids be murdered in schools. They'll let racists slaughter people in churches, grocery stores, and synagogues. They have no shame. After Racist Massacre in Buffalo, Senate GOP Blocks Domestic Terrorism Bill... | commondreams.org Link to image”
Van Duyne (R-TX-24) 06/10/2022: Tweet – “Our Hometown Hero of the week is the Jewish Community Center of Dallas, which has gone above and beyond to better our community. Link to image”
Afghanistan
Biggs (R-AZ-5) 06/10/2022: Retweet of @VenturaReport – “So far we've encountered migrants from Georgia, India , Russia , Uzbekistan, Brazil,Peru , Colombia, Afghanistan, Cuba , Nicaragua , Venezuela and it's not even 9 am yet in Yuma. @DailyCaller Link to image”
Gottheimer (D-NJ-5) 06/10/2022: Twitter thread – “I'm willing to work with anyone if it's good for Jersey families. That's how I helped craft and pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, as well as a veterans bill to help those exposed to toxic burn pits in Afghanistan. Link to video I've also delivered on clean drinking water for families, clawed key dollars back to the District to help lower property taxes, and I'm leading the effort in Congress to invest in – not defund – law enforcement. That's what standing up for Jersey Values is all about and it's never been more important.”
Long (R-MO-7) 06/10/2022: Tweet – “I understand the hearing on @JoeBiden's handling of the #AfghanistanWithdrawal is on prime time tonight. The Committee on Flawed Withdrawals is ready to present their findings. Can anyone tell me which channel it will be on?”
Reschenthaler (R-PA-14) 06/11/2022: Tweet – “Irwin native Kristy Dubinsky's art will be on display at the Westmoreland Air Show. When 13 service members tragically died in Kabul, she used her talents to create portraits for their families. Now our area will have another opportunity to see her moving pieces.”
Other - Middle East
Bacon (R-NE-2) 06/11/2022: Retweet of @MOFA_Taiwan – “#PLA Gen. Wei promised war if #Taiwan is separated from #China. Such rhetoric is dangerous & provocative, as we've never been ruled by the #PRC. Taiwan is strong, & we'll defend our hard-won democracy. History shows appeasement only invites aggression. JW China tells US it will ‘not hesitate to start war' over Taiwan... | aljazeera.com”
Banks (R-IN-3) 06/10/2022: Retweet of @JudiciaryGOP – ““Journalist” compares Navy war veteran, @RepJimBanks, to al Qaeda terrorists. Totally normal. Link to quoted tweet”
Smith (D-WA-9) 06/10/2022: Tweet – “Mother Africa is an organization in Washington's 9th that supports refugee and immigrant women and children from Africa & the Middle East. It was great to meet with the organization this week to learn more about the vital services they offer. I look forward to our work together! Link to image”
Tester (D-MT) 06/10/2022: Tweet – “Great meeting with the folks at @VisionAerial, an American drone manufacturer. Their products don't just help in military operations, they also increase efficiency and reduce risk in industries like forest management. Thanks for the tour, and for letting me take one for a spin! Link to image”