Members on the Record (Automated) for Tue June 28, 2022

Israel - Palestine

Bacon (R-NE-2) 06/28/2022: Tweet – “#AmericaFirst means putting our national security interests ahead of our adversaries like Iran, China, & Russia. I served for 30 years in the USAF, including time in Israel helping our #1 regional ally stand up their missile defenses. I'm honored to be supported by @ProIsraelAm. Link to image”

Connolly (D-VA-11) 06/27/2022: Twitter thread – “The decision to overturn Roe v. Wade puts America at odds with a developed world that increasingly recognizes bodily autonomy and reproductive freedom as fundamental human rights. The world turns toward progress. If we don't turn with it, it will leave us behind. In the last 25+ years, nearly 50 countries expanded their abortion rights. Only three scaled them back. Until last week, that is. The US makes it four. In fact, countries are already responding to this decision not by praising us or following our lead, but by further liberalizing their own abortion laws. Link to quoted tweetIsrael on Monday eased its regulations on abortion access in what the country's health minister said was a response to last week's "sad" U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. (Israel loosens abortion regulations in response to Roe... | apne.ws)”

Gottheimer (D-NJ-5) 06/27/2022: Retweet of @JGreenblattADL – “The #antisemitic Mapping Project has now been endorsed by a designated terrorist group, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. This only confirms our concern that this project could incite others to take actions, potentially violent, against the Jewish community. Link to image”

Greene (R-GA-14) 06/27/2022: Tweet – “Loosens? Link to quoted tweet(Israel loosens abortion regulations in response to Roe... | yahoo.com)”

Levin (D-MI-9) 06/27/2022: Retweet of @Bsamuels0 – “Bernie Marcus and Paul Singer (among the most significant Republican megadonors) each gave AIPAC's "United Democracy Project" $1 million prior to key Democratic primaries in May. The Super PAC has already spent nearly $12 million on seven Democratic races GOP megadonors gave millions to AIPAC's super PAC ahead of Democratic primaries... | haaretz.com”

Levin (D-MI-9) 06/27/2022: Retweet of @mattduss – “Just so people are clear on the dishonesty and bad faith at work here: AIPAC's attacks on progressives as “bad Democrats” are being funded by *Republican megadonors.* Link to quoted tweet”

Massie (R-KY-4) 06/27/2022: Tweet – “Israel loosens abortion regulations in response to Roe... | yahoo.com”

Pocan (D-WI-2) 06/28/2022: Twitter thread – “GOP donors giving money through a “democratic” effort is a major Trojan horse. Beware this type of giving. And proceed with great caution on AIPAC's endorsements. The candidates should renounce these efforts to be credible. Link to quoted tweetJust so people are clear on the dishonesty and bad faith at work here: AIPAC's attacks on progressives as “bad Democrats” are being funded by *Republican megadonors.* (Link to twitter.com)   Link to reply@MarkPocan Libertarian donors giving money through a “progressive” effort is a major Trojan horse. Beware this type of giving. And proceed with great caution on Working Families Party endorsements. The candidates should renounce these efforts to be credible. @DarthApathetic Thanks for standing up for Republican donors. Noted. 🙄 Link to reply@MarkPocan Unlimited pools of corporate cash gets magically cleansed when progressives use them now? @DarthApathetic I'm unilaterally against these types of funds, you? Might be in agreement??? Link to reply@MarkPocan I definitely support more regulation but we live a post Citizens United world. Corporate cash is everywhere and pretending it isn't or attacking people who should/will be your allies for it is hypocrisy. @DarthApathetic The ultimate problem - whether it's AIPAC or crypto billionaires or anyone spending $1 million in a primary from special interests - is that it distorts democracy. Candidates shouldn't be the smallest spender in their own races. I fear the progression of this. We all should. Link to reply@MarkPocan @mattduss Calling Jews sneaky and untrustworthy is exactly why Jews believe that Pocan's views on Israel stem from Jew hatred @SethBLowe @mattduss Read where the money comes from - huge GOP donors. That's the issue. Link to reply@MarkPocan @mattduss GOP wasting their money to advance great democratic candidates is a good thing actually. Seems like your only issue is the fact that the donors are supporting a Jewish cause. Disappointing. @SethBLowe @mattduss Awful spin. Awful. Big money corrupts. Link to reply@MarkPocan @mattduss You took money from Manocherian Brothersand American Crystal Sugar. You didn't have qualms excepting donations from big money that contributes to climate change and gentrification respectively, but you have an issue with Jewish causes. Sit back down. @SethBLowe @mattduss Sigh. One issue voters are so uninformed. Link to reply@MarkPocan @mattduss Would love to know what my "one issue" is. Say it out loud. @SethBLowe @mattduss Ignorance. Buh bye. Link to reply@MarkPocan I do too but in the meantime outside groups are going to get involved. I don't like groups like WFP, Justice Dems, Brand New Congress etc. But they have the right to raise a bunch of silicon valley money and jump in these races and so does AIPAC. @DarthApathetic And that's how we lose democracy and have it go to the highest bidder. Too bad you give up so easily.”

Rosen (D-NV) 06/27/2022: Tweet – “Last year, Israel & Jordan agreed to swap solar power & desalinated water — a landmark deal, brokered by UAE & enabled by the Abraham Accords, that will advance American interests by addressing regional energy & water challenges. I'm urging @SecBlinken to lend full U.S. support.”

Zeldin (R-NY-1) 06/27/2022: Tweet – “CUNY has displayed a disturbing tolerance and promotion of antisemitism that needs to be identified, called out and crushed. I fully support @SAFECUNY efforts to combat CUNY Law's disgraceful support for the anti-Israel, antisemitic BDS movement. Link to quoted tweetBREAKING NEWS: S.A.F.E. CUNY files complaint against @CUNYLaw with American Bar Association alleging that the law school's formal adoption of BDS policy is discriminatory, infringes upon academic freedom, and violates multiple ABA accreditation requirements. (Link to twitter.com)”

Zeldin (R-NY-1) 06/27/2022: Tweet – “CUNY has a long history of tolerating BDS and refusing to stop antisemitism within its ranks. I fully support this move by @SAFECUNY. CUNY must do more to defeat and crush antisemitism across its campuses. Link to quoted tweetBREAKING NEWS: S.A.F.E. CUNY files complaint against @CUNYLaw with American Bar Association alleging that the law school's formal adoption of BDS policy is discriminatory, infringes upon academic freedom, and violates multiple ABA accreditation requirements. (Link to twitter.com)”

Iran

Fallon (R-TX-4) 06/27/2022: Tweet – “Since the onset, this Admin has allowed Iran to dictate the terms of their nuclear talks. Instead of ending the talks, Biden is back at the negotiating table -- with Qatar as the broker. It's simple -- we shouldn't be negotiating with the largest state sponsor of terrorism.”

Fallon (R-TX-4) 06/28/2022: Retweet of @LibertyIranian – “.@RepPatFallon expressing his support for the liberty-seeking Iranian people. Congressman Pat Fallon: "I hope that one day the Iranian people will be free."... | youtube.com”

Maloney (D-NY-12) 06/27/2022: Tweet – “Iran should never be able to develop the technology for ballistic missiles. The news of a successful Iranian rocket launch is concerning and dangerous. Iran launches rocket into space as nuclear talks to resume... | politico.com”

Roy (R-TX-21) 06/28/2022: Twitter thread – “The Biden admin's failure to enforce our laws is KILLING people – the 46 dead migrants in Texas are just one more terrible example Biden & Mayorkas have SLASHED our border security &EMPOWERED cartels since the day they took office America is less safe 🧵 At Least 42 People Found Dead Inside Truck Carrying Migrants In Texas: Reports | The Daily Wire REALITY CHECK: Our kids, our schools, our streets, our borders, and our nation are less safe as a whole now. Democrats' failed policies (not guns) are to blame. Here's the PROOF: There were 239,416 migrants at the Southern border in May alone – the highest # in DHS HISTORY. Instead of turning them away, DHS released OVER 95K And a massive migrant caravan heading to the border left thousands of migrants to be smuggled in by cartels MSN | msn.com Fentanyl is now the NUMBER ONE cause of death for American adults 18-45 – and the Biden admin is empowering cartels to smuggle MORE of it into our communities. 1.1k lbs of Fentanyl was seized in May 2022, but unknown amounts are getting through. 150,000 fentanyl pills found in car during traffic stop in Tulare County, CHP says - ABC7 San Francisco Crime is SKYROCKETTING across the country In 2021, at least 12 major cities broke their previous homicide record (all had Dem. Mayors) Yet cities around the country pledged to cut nearly $2 BILLION from police budgets, following the George Floyd riots 'It's just crazy': 12 major cities hit all-time homicide records - ABC News Democrats are SOFT on crime & letting dangerous offenders RUN LOOSE San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin was just recalled by 60%+ of voters. Why? Police were making arrests in *only 8%* of reported crimes Homicides, vehicle thefts, arson & larceny are all up AT LEAST 20% since 2019 Radical DAs across the nation are REFUSING to hold those who break our laws and harm their fellow citizens accountable. In Baltimore, State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby said she won't criminally charge DRUG DEALERS. And remember the 150,000 fentanyl pills recently seized in central California? Well… Drug traffickers arrested in California with 150,000 fentanyl pills released after just days in jail | Fox News Boston DA Rachel Rollins PUBLISHED A LIST of 15 crimes she won't prosecute except under “special circumstances.” This is an open INVITATION to criminals, and we're suffering the consequences. We're also less safe on a GLOBAL scale Biden's botched Afghanistan evacuation left behind BILLIONS of dollars of military equipment – not to mention THOUSANDS of Americans and loyal Afghans His disastrous withdrawal led to the DEATH of 13 servicemembers FIRST ON CNN: US left behind $7 billion of military equipment in Afghanistan after 2021 withdrawal, Pentagon report says - CNNPolitics This admin is doing everything they can to UNDERMINE our national security and give our ENEMIES free reign Forcing Americans to submit to fantasy energy policies and radical climate ideology plays into the hands of authoritarian regimes such as China, Russia, Iran, and Venezuela Biden's waiving sanctions on the Nord Steam 2 pipeline was a GIFT to Putin Iran is enriching uranium at an unprecedented 60% -- closer than ever to building a nuclear weapon And Democrats' renewables obsession makes us MORE DEPENDENT on China – our #1 enemy Climate zealots are hell bent on making our grid less reliable: MORE blackouts & MORE deaths The North American Electric Reliability Corporation released a report that found that grids throughout the US could face BLACKOUTS if the wind doesn't blow enough America's Summer of Rolling Blackouts - WSJ Democrats' failed policies are making Americans' lives MISERABLE. Energy Prices 📈 Inflation 📈 Crime 📈 Overdoses 📈 We're LESS HAPPY and LESS SAFE than we were years ago – and our children have been hit hardest. 71% of parents said the pandemic took a toll on their child's mental health, 69% said it was the WORST THING to happen to their kid Kids' Mental health–related emergency visits INCREASED during lockdowns Adolescent suicide attempts increased, esp girls Children's mental health is in crisis | apa.org 60% of gun deaths are suicides, but Dems IGNORE the reasons kids are trying to kill themselves Serious psychological distress jumped 71% among 18- 25-yos in 2008-2017 2X as many 22-23yos attempted suicide in 2017 vs 2008. 55% more had suicidal thoughts The mental health crisis among America's youth is real – and staggering | theconversation.com To keep our kids safe, we must address the ROOT CAUSES of the mental health crisis. We need to talk about how lawlessness, tyrannical mandates, rising crime, drug addictions, and broken families that are harming our children and our communities. We need to stop STRIPPING law-abiding Americans of their God-given freedoms, OPPRESSING domestic manufacturers and energy producers, REWARDING criminals and our nation's enemies and FAILING to enforce the law. Our kids aren't safe, our communities aren't safe, and our nation isn't safe. But it's the radical left's fault, not guns'. End 🧵”

Tenney (R-NY-22) 06/27/2022: Tweet – “Bipartisan opposition to Malley's Great Capitulation is as strong as ever. The deal he's negotiating is a disaster that will imperil our national security. Link to quoted tweetAs Iran Deal talks restart, Rob Malley is counting on everyone in Washington having fallen asleep at the wheel over the last few weeks, forgetting the details of a horrible deal already on the table. Here's a reminder of some major problems Malley will try to ignore. 🧵”

Wicker (R-MS) 06/27/2022: Tweet – “Iran is developing rocket technology that has worrying military implications. It is time to return to the maximum pressure policies of the last administration to halt this surge. Iran launches satellite-carrying rocket into space | Washington Examiner”

Saudi Arabia

Bonamici (D-OR-1) 06/27/2022: Tweet – “I agree with North Plains Mayor Lenahan and other leaders in Washington County — this tournament does not belong in our community. Saudi Arabia's continued human rights violations are egregious and this controversial event should not be in Oregon.   LIV heads to Oregon, where locals aren't happy... | golfchannel.com”

Long (R-MO-7) 06/27/2022: Retweet of @ShellenbergerMD – “Biden was counting on Arab nations to produce more oil but a few hours ago French President Macron was overheard telling Biden that the United Arab Emirates is at max capacity & the Saudis can't produce much more. It appears to be a direct appeal to Biden to produce more oil. Link to video”

Lummis (R-WY) 06/27/2022: Tweet – “American energy producing states and workers are ready to rise to the moment, if only this administration will allow producers to produce. 🇺🇸 Link to quoted tweetBiden was counting on Arab nations to produce more oil but a few hours ago French President Macron was overheard telling Biden that the United Arab Emirates is at max capacity & the Saudis can't produce much more. It appears to be a direct appeal to Biden to produce more oil. (Link to twitter.com)”

Iraq

Lieu (D-CA-33) 06/27/2022: Retweet of @ashley_ehasz – “I flew Apaches over Baghdad, ready to die for our country. In the wake of the SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, I will not standby while Americans' right to have an abortion is ripped away. So for the love of God, vote this November. #BansOffOurBody Link to video”

Ruppersberger (D-MD-2) 06/27/2022: Twitter thread – “Honored to join my constituents, Garry + Yvonne Green, today at the road dedication ceremony for their daughter @USArmy Spc. Toccara Green, MD's first female KIA in the War in Iraq. MD 7, close to where Spc. Green grew up + where her parents still live, will now bear her name.1/2 Link to image Dedicating a road in Spc. Green's memory is especially fitting because a road is ongoing. She remains in our hearts and minds and always will. We will never forget the price Toccara and the Green family have paid – and continue to pay – for our freedom. 2/2”

Turkey

Sherman (D-CA-30) 06/27/2022: Twitter thread – “Pleased to have recently met with Atilla Kahveci, Mustafa Aydin and Gokham Dorum where we discussed the importance of their democracy and human rights in Turkey. (1/2) Link to image I also met with @EnesFreedom to discuss human rights in China, Turkey and elsewhere. We all admire @EnesFreedom's courage to speak truth, even if it could hurt one's career. (2/2) Link to image”

Jewish, Anti-semitism

Garamendi (D-CA-3) 06/27/2022: Tweet – “We have a word for governments that follow the word of religious leaders; theocracies. What @RepBoebert is proposing is anti-American. She proposes allowing the government to discriminate against Catholics like me, against Islam or Judaism. These toxic ideas have no place here. Link to quoted tweet“I'm tired of this separation of church and state junk.” Lauren Boebert went full theocracy, and proclaimed, “The church is supposed to direct the government” per the founding fathers. (Link to twitter.com)”

Afghanistan

Grassley (R-IA) 06/27/2022: Tweet – “.@ChuckGrassley: “@POTUS' disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan left a safe haven for terrorists to rebuild & plot attacks outside that country's borders. It's unconscionable that we would return an extremist, w/ anti-American views, to that safe haven.” Senators Introduce the Preventing Terrorist Transfers to Afghanistan Act | U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa   Link to quoted tweetSen. Rubio, @MarkWarner, @LeaderMcConnell, @SenatorRisch, @InhofePress, @ChuckGrassley, & @SenShelby introduced a bill to prevent the transfer of individuals currently detained at the United States Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to Afghanistan. (Rubio, Colleagues Introduce the Preventing Terrorist Transfers to Afghanistan Act... | rubio.senate.gov)”

McCaul (R-TX-10) 06/28/2022: Retweet of @RepGregSteube – “Biden left Americans behind. Biden left our military's equipment for the Taliban. Biden made decisions that killed 13 U.S. service members and countless Afghan civilians. Now his administration is obstructing Congressionally mandated oversight.”

Moulton (D-MA-6) 06/27/2022: Tweet – “Thanks to @homebaseprogram for this important discussion about public service. It was also incredible to hear from Said Noor, a U.S. Army veteran whose family my team was able to help evacuate from Afghanistan last summer. Doing The Right Thing - with U.S. Congressman (D-MA) and Marine veteran Seth Moulton | Home Base”

Roy (R-TX-21) 06/27/2022: Retweet of @RMConservative – “From an air force wife: "Last Independence Day, my husband was deployed, flying combat missions for the Afghan troop withdrawal, considered a hero. This week, as we lead up to Independence celebrations, my husband is literally fighting for his job." GOP doesnt care.”

Shaheen (D-NH) 06/28/2022: Tweet – “I've heard from young professionals, including refugees from Ukraine & Afghanistan, who are eager to work in the U.S. but unable to do so because of long processing times for work authorizations. My letter to @DHSgov to address these delays: ⬇️. Link to image”

Steube (R-FL-17) 06/28/2022: Twitter thread – “Biden left Americans behind. Biden left our military's equipment for the Taliban. Biden made decisions that killed 13 U.S. service members and countless Afghan civilians. Now his administration is obstructing Congressionally mandated oversight. President Biden must immediately cooperate with SIGAR's oversight and end his administration's cover up attempt. We will not allow the Biden Administration to escape accountability for the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal. Rep. Steube Demands Biden Stop Obstructing Afghanistan Oversight | Representative Greg Steube”

Steube (R-FL-17) 06/28/2022: GETTR Post – “Biden left Americans behind. Biden left our military's equipment for the Taliban. Biden made decisions that killed 13 U.S. service members and countless Afghan civilians. Now his administration is obstructing Congressionally mandated oversight. President Biden must immediately cooperate with SIGAR's oversight and end his administration's cover up attempt. We will not allow the Biden Administration to escape accountability for the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal. Rep. Steube Demands Biden Stop Obstructing Afghanistan Oversight | steube.house.gov”

Other - Middle East

Gonzales (R-TX-23) 06/28/2022: Tweet – “The open borders agenda is deadly. To stop this madness we can start by ending catch & release, hiring more agents, getting agents out of the processing centers & back on the front lines, adding more drones and sensors, and labeling cartels foreign terrorist organizations.”