Members on the Record (Automated) for Mon June 13, 2022

Israel - Palestine

Ernst (R-IA) 06/13/2022: Tweet – “We had a great time announcing our DEFEND Act on Thursday, joined by our friends, Matt with @jinsadc and Adam from @jfederations to show their support. But the best attendees were the students from Ephriam Curtis Middle School who stopped to watch lawmakers in action! 📚 Link to image”

Hagerty (R-TN) 06/12/2022: Tweet – “This plan is inconsistent with the full and faithful implementation of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 and suggests that the Administration is once again trying to undermine America's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's eternal and undivided capital.Biden Admin Takes First Step Towards Redividing Jerusalem | freebeacon.com”

Levin (D-MI-9) 06/13/2022: Tweet – “It's truly amazing to read about the 170,000+ people marching in Tel Aviv for their annual #Pride parade. Across the globe, we must reinvigorate our efforts to continue the fight for gender expression and LGBTQIA+ rights for all. Tel Aviv Pride parade kicks off in a new location... | haaretz.com”

Levin (D-MI-9) 06/13/2022: Retweet of @matanarad – “AIPAC has set its sights on its next target : a progressive, anti-occupation, pro-worker Jewish member of Congress. If you believe in equality, justice, and democracy. join us tonight at 6pm ET for the Jews for @Andy_Levin phonebank. Sign up here ⬇️ Phonebank for Anti-Occupation Candidates... | actionnetwork.org”

Levin (D-MI-9) 06/13/2022: In reply to TweetAIPAC has set its sights on its next target : a progressive, anti-occupation, pro-worker Jewish member of Congress. If you believe in equality, justice, and democracy. join us tonight at 6pm ET for the Jews for @Andy_Levin phonebank. Sign up here ⬇️ (Phonebank for Anti-Occupation Candidates... | actionnetwork.org) – “@matanarad Thanks Matan! 🙏🙏🙏”

Lebanon

Pallone (D-NJ-6) 06/12/2022: Tweet – “Stopped by the St. Sharbel Lebanese Festival in Somerset today. The rain didn't prevent us from celebrating Lebanese culture with great food and music. Link to image”

Iraq

Radewagen (R-AS-0) 06/12/2022: Tweet – “In this file photo I was visiting a memorial to the heroic life of Sgt. Tina Safaira Time, who grew up in American Samoa, as displayed at the Army Women's Museum in Virginia. She passed in 2004 at 22 years of age, serving our nation in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Link to image”

Libya

Gallego (D-AZ-7) 06/13/2022: Retweet of @ericswalwell – “Reminder as Bill Stepien deposition footage plays revealing a conversation he had with Kevin McCarthy that McCarthy has been subpoenaed by the #January6thCommittee but is too chicken-shit to show up & answer questions under oath. @HillaryClinton testified for 11 hours #Benghazi”

Swalwell (D-CA-15) 06/13/2022: Tweet – “Reminder as Bill Stepien deposition footage plays revealing a conversation he had with Kevin McCarthy that McCarthy has been subpoenaed by the #January6thCommittee but is too chicken-shit to show up & answer questions under oath. @HillaryClinton testified for 11 hours #Benghazi”

Yemen

Meeks (D-NY-5) 06/13/2022: Tweet – “CM @RepGregoryMeeks: Strongly support the @StateDept's $10 million pledge for the @UN plan to address the FSO Safer crisis in #Yemen in order to avoid an environmental catastrophe. I call on our partners to join in pledging to prevent damage to the ecosystem and trade routes. Link to quoted tweetJust in — @SecBlinken says State is working with Congress to provide $10M to support the UN's emergency operation to remove oil from #Yemen's FSO Safer. Experts say it's only a matter of time before the Houthi-controlled vessel leaks or explodes. (US envoy urges funding for Yemen's ‘ticking time bomb'... | al-monitor.com)”

Merkley (D-OR) 06/12/2022: Twitter thread – “Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has put food security of people in Ukraine and around the world in peril. Starvation should never be used as a weapon of war, and Russia must be held accountable for stealing vital grain from Ukraine. Russia Seeks Buyers for Plundered Ukraine Grain, U.S. Warns... | nytimes.com I led a bipartisan Senate Resolution calling on the Biden administration to condemn the weaponization of hunger wherever it occurs—from Ukraine to Yemen. Link to quoted tweetStarvation should never be used as a weapon of war. My Senate colleagues and I introduced a resolution calling on the Biden Admin. to condemn the weaponization of hunger in places like Ukraine and Ethiopia and focus humanitarian efforts on addressing food insecurity and famine. (Link to twitter.com)”

Jewish, Anti-semitism

Auchincloss (D-MA-4) 06/12/2022: Retweet of @JewishBoston – “"It's critical that in a time of rising #antisemitic rhetoric and violence that Congress name, identify and condemn the problem and also regard itself to be part of the solution,” says U.S. Rep. @JakeAuch. House Resolution on Antisemitism Receives Praise... | jewbos.tn”

Castro (D-TX-20) 06/12/2022: Retweet of @davenewworld_2 – “"KENT, Wash. (AP) — A suburban Seattle city will pay more than $1.5 million to settle a dispute with a former assistant police chief who was disciplined for posting a Nazi rank insignia on his office door and joking about the Holocaust." $1.5M to be paid to police chief who displayed Nazi insignia... | apnews.com”

Meng (D-NY-6) 06/12/2022: Tweet – “Celebrating the return of the #Queens Jewish Community Council's annual gala this past week which commemorated its 53 years of service to the Jewish community in Queens. Link to image”

Schneider (D-IL-10) 06/12/2022: Tweet – “It was great to have our team at the Greater Chicagoland Jewish Festival today! Link to image”

Afghanistan

Biggs (R-AZ-5) 06/13/2022: Tweet – “Biden's botched Afghanistan exit cannot be forgotten. Thousands of Americans were initially left behind. Billions of dollars of U.S. military equipment were left behind. Thousands of unproperly vetted Afghans are now resettled across our country. Talk about a disaster.”

Mast (R-FL-18) 06/12/2022: Tweet – “When I was serving in Afghanistan, trash and human waste were often burned in open air pits. These burn pits are emerging as the Agent Orange of my generation. Learn more about what we're doing in response: Marco Rubio, Brian Mast Help Shape Burn Pit Legislation - Florida Daily”

Nehls (R-TX-22) 06/13/2022: Retweet of @mchooyah – “I'm going to watch the hearing about the 13 service members who were murdered during our botched Afghanistan withdrawal. Oh wait, there won't be one.”