Members on the Record (Automated) for Thu October 06, 2022

Israel - Palestine

Omar (D-MN-5) 10/05/2022: Retweet of @kthalps – “"I could move to Israel today, buy a house, get a job, travel around with no problem. So could Jake Tapper & Jonathan Greenblatt. But a Palestinian like Rashida Tlaib can't even visit her family home in what is now Israel." I Was Canceled for Criticizing Israel... | thedailybeast.com Link to my censored video below”

Iran

Allred (D-TX-32) 10/05/2022: Tweet – “America must always stand up for basic human rights. I am so proud of these North Texans for making their voices heard in response to the murder of #MahsaAmini and in support of the courageous women of Iran. North Texas Iranians protest after the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran... | wfaa.com”

Blumenthal (D-CT) 10/05/2022: Twitter thread – “Saudis siding with Russia—a deeply offensive blunder. Unconscionable at this moment in world history. There must be consequences. OPEC and Russia meet today, with a big cut in oil output on the table.... | nytimes.com There was no immediate need for the Saudis to push to reduce supply unless they were seeking to harm the U.S. to the benefit of Russia. Significantly diminishing oil prices reflect Congress & President Biden's fighting inflation. OPEC+ creating instability in the global supply of energy threatens this progress. This move will fuel global inflation, raise U.S. gas prices, & provide Russia with windfall profits. This unnecessary, self-destructive cut should spur a prompt far reaching review of our relationship w/Saudi Arabia. Especially as they try to “sports wash” their international image in the wake of Jamal Khashoggi's murder & the humanitarian disaster caused by their war in Yemen. The US must revisit & revise military supplies & sales, & other security aid to Saudi Arabia & rebalance this one-sided relationship. Saudi Arabia cannot turn to other defense suppliers unless they wish to partner with Russia, Iran, or China for far inferior systems.”

Cheney (R-WY-0) 10/05/2022: Retweet of @KianSharifi – “A girls' school in Iran brought a member of the IRGC-run Basij paramilitary to speak to students. The girls welcomed the speaker by taking off their headscarves & chanting "get lost, Basiji". Teenage girls have been at the forefront of protests for days. Link to video”

Cotton (R-AR) 10/05/2022: Retweet of @KatieBrittforAL – “Mahsa Amini was murdered by a terrorist regime simply because she wanted to feel the wind blow through her hair. We continue to stand with the courageous Iranian women, men, and children stepping up to secure the dignity of their core human rights and liberties. #alsen”

Crenshaw (R-TX-2) 10/05/2022: Twitter thread – “A weak foreign policy has consequences when we want to ask our partners for help later. Biden allowed Afghanistan to fall apart. Biden is trying to strike a deal with Iran. Biden is attacking our own domestic production. What did he think was going to happen with the Saudis? Link to quoted tweetOPEC and its allies agreed to slash oil production by two million barrels a day, delegates said, the biggest cut since the start of the pandemic (OPEC+ Agrees to Biggest Oil Production Cut Since Start of Pandemic... | on.wsj.com) The administration's disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal created a new risk for the Saudis. It left a power vacuum waiting to be filled by the Taliban, ISIS, and Al Qaeda. Saudi Arabia's former intel chief called the withdrawal “incompetent” and “careless.” Saudi Arabia's former intel chief calls weapons proliferation risk in Afghanistan very worrying as terror threat grows... | cnbc.com Biden's misguided (and naive) nuclear negotiations with Iran are a slap in the face to the Saudis. Biden is giving their bitter rival a lifeline with sanctions relief. Saudi Patience With Biden Running Out Over Iran Deal... | forbes.com So what'd we expect? Our relationship with Saudi Arabia is one of realpolitik. It's based on practicality and shared interests. If you screw with that balance, they will react predictably. And indeed they are.”

Diaz-Balart (R-FL-25) 10/06/2022: Twitter thread – “I'm alarmed by reports that the Biden admin is considering weakening sanctions imposed on the murderous Maduro dictatorship in exchange for Venezuelan oil. The Maduro regime is a close ally to the world's worst actors, including Russia and terrorist states Cuba & Iran. 1/2 Maduro will use additional resources to maintain his grip on power, assist other dictatorships, & further oppress the VZ people. The Biden admin must not appease brutal, anti-American dictatorships but instead increase production at home. This is a national security issue. 2/2”

Harris (R-MD-1) 10/05/2022: Retweet of @LarryOConnor – “Coming up at 9PM ET on O'Connor Tonight! @RepAndyHarrisMD on all the GOP investigative we've been waiting for! @LisaDaftari on the women's protests in Iran @JGunlock on the Parents' Rights movement Plus the NY Times & FBI find election fraud! Watch Salem News Channel Live... | salemnewschannel.com”

Himes (D-CT-4) 10/05/2022: Twitter thread – “I read these principles for “National Conservatism” just now. First, I applaud the effort of these conservatives to tease principle from the chaos and anarchy that #MAGA injected into the Right and into our polity. @NatConTalk 1/5 National Conservatism: A Statement of Principles - National Conservatism Second, if you read them, you'll see the usual elements of classical liberalism and social and Christian conservatism intermingled, with the usual tensions and contradictions there but unaddressed. 2/5 But this jumped out at me. The coercive power of the state is to be used not just to stop lawlessness, but to stop “immorality” and “dissolution”. Really? First, Iran. 3/5 Link to image Second, who precisely gets to determine immorality and dissolution not defined in law but subject to the state's interest and force? I suspect, but don't know, that the answer is in the very next section “God and Public Religion”. 4/5 I'm really struck by that because, well, the Enlightenment, the liberal inheritance, and again, Iran. But it's fascinating that a clear, if unnamed, morality police can coexist in a document that tries to pay homage to the Western inheritance and the Constitution. 5/5”

Himes (D-CT-4) 10/05/2022: Tweet – “Speaking of Iran. Amen! Link to quoted tweetIranian Women Can Do It! By ⁦@ManaNeyestani⁩ ⁦@iranwire⁩ (Link to twitter.com)”

Lesko (R-AZ-8) 10/05/2022: Tweet – “Our nation was energy independent when President Biden took office, but from DAY ONE, Biden has crumbled our domestic energy production and sold out our energy security to adversaries like Russia and Iran. Americans are paying the price for this avoidable failure. Link to quoted tweetOPEC to cut 2 million barrels of oil per day, three months after Biden traveled to Saudi Arabia asking MBS to boost production”

Menendez (D-NJ) 10/06/2022: Tweet – “I welcome the news that Baquer Namazi has left Iran & will be with his son Babak for the first time in 6+ years. The Iranian regime must immediately release unjustly detained US citizens Emad Shargi, Siamak Namazi & Morad Tahbaz so they too can reunite with their families. Link to quoted tweetAn elderly American wrongfully detained in Iran is on his way out of the country for surgery in the United Arab Emirates, his family says (American citizen Baquer Namazi leaves Iran after being held for more than six years | CNN Politics)”

Omar (D-MN-5) 10/05/2022: Retweet of @xoamani – “Iranian women cutting their hair in protest of forced hijab laws. French Muslim women protesting for their right to wear it. This is no contradiction. Muslim women across the world are fighting for the same thing: the right to choose. @ELLEmagazine Mahsa Amini Was Arrested For ‘Bad Hijab.' But the Only ‘Bad Hijab' Is a Forced One... | elle.com”

Pressley (D-MA-7) 10/05/2022: Tweet – “Our young people are not only the future, they're the present — and they're leading the way all over the world. I stand with those organizing, mobilizing & advocating in Iran, demanding a safer, more just & equitable world. "They can't arrest all of us": Why Iran's defiant young protesters "want the change today"... | cbsnews.com”

Raskin (D-MD-8) 10/06/2022: Tweet – “Freedom-lovers mourn the death of Mahsa Amini, killed by Iran's theocrats, and back Iranian women demanding free lives. Iran's corrupt “morality police” have struck the rock of women's resistance. Let's sanction the mullahs and stand with “women, life, freedom” everywhere.”

Roy (R-TX-21) 10/05/2022: Retweet of @LibertyIranian – “Thank you @chiproytx for sharing our video! Iranian People: We Hear You, We See You & We Support You!... | youtu.be   Link to quoted tweet”

Sanders (I-VT) 10/05/2022: Tweet – “It takes enormous bravery to go to the streets to protest Iran's authoritarian “Supreme Leader.” But, led by courageous young women, that's exactly what's happening. I stand with all of those Iranians who are demanding freedom and a better future.”

Tenney (R-NY-22) 10/06/2022: Twitter thread – “To the brave Iranian people: we hear you, we support you, and we are praying for you. #IranRevolution #IranProtests Link to video Thank you to @LibertyIranian and the countless other individuals and organizations around the world who are standing up on behalf of the brave Iranian people.”

Trone (D-MD-6) 10/06/2022: Tweet – “As the Iranian regime violates the rights of its citizens and ignores the will of its people, let it be known: we stand with the people of Iran. As Iranians put their lives on the line for their freedoms, the United States must speak truth to power and hold the regime to account.”

Saudi Arabia

Bishop (R-NC-9) 10/06/2022: Tweet – “Biden is begging Saudi Arabia and Venezuela for oil. Democrats would rather enrich dictators and despots than support American energy.”

Boebert (R-CO-3) 10/06/2022: Tweet – “The White House is mad at OPEC rather than themselves. We were a net exporter of energy 18 months ago. Now we've become dependent on begging the Saudi Prince and our enemies for energy. The root cause of high gas prices is Biden and he's blaming everyone but himself.”

Casten (D-IL-6) 10/05/2022: Retweet of @Malinowski – “This is a hostile act by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, designed to hurt the United States and our allies and to help Russia, despite President Biden's overtures. I'm introducing legislation with @RepCasten to withdraw our troops from both countries. OPEC and Russia meet today, with a big cut in oil output on the table.... | nytimes.com”

Casten (D-IL-6) 10/05/2022: Retweet of @RepMalinowski – “Tom, @RepCasten and @RepSusanWild are calling for an end to US troop protection to Gulf partners. If Saudi Arabia and the UAE want to help Putin keep oil prices high, they should look to him for their defense. Read their statement below: Link to image”

Casten (D-IL-6) 10/06/2022: Tweet – “OPEC's cut in production is a hostile act that hurts American consumers. I introduced a bill with @Malinowski & @RepSusanWild to remove US troops from Saudia Arabia & the UAE because my focus is on lowering US gas prices, not funding Putin's illegal war. Saudi-led coalition may cut oil production despite White House overtures... | washingtonpost.com”

Casten (D-IL-6) 10/05/2022: Retweet of @Malinowski – “This is a hostile act by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, designed to hurt the United States and our allies and to help Russia, despite President Biden's overtures. I'm introducing legislation with @RepCasten to withdraw our troops from both countries. OPEC and Russia meet today, with a big cut in oil output on the table.... | nytimes.com”

Casten (D-IL-6) 10/05/2022: Retweet of @Malinowski – “I see no reason why we should defend a Saudi dictatorship's oil fields if it is using its control of oil markets to tank our economy and help our enemies. Our message to MBS should be: "If you want to side with Putin, then ask Putin to defend you. And good luck with that."”

Casten (D-IL-6) 10/06/2022: Twitter thread – “OPEC's slash in oil production this week should be called out for what it is: an attempt to enhance Russia's ability to wage an illegal war against Ukraine, and an attempt to meddle in US politics. It is time for us to reconsider our military support for the region. Thread: 1/ @RepMalinowski, @RepSusanWild and I introduced legislation this morning to do exactly that. Link to image 2/ For context, it's worth understanding what our world was like just 2.5 years ago. GDP was in free fall, unemployment was spiking, global travel was frozen and demand for oil was collapsing, taking oil prices along with it. Link to image 3/ This collapse in energy use led to a direct, measured reduction in annual CO2 emissions. Link to image 4/ In response, a group of @GOP Senators introduced a bill to pull US troops out of Saudi Arabia unless they slashed oil production. On the logic that this would raise oil prices and provide welfare to the neediest amongst us - the US oil sector. Bill would remove U.S. troops from Saudi Arabia in 30 days... | reuters.com 5/ Trump echoed that message directly from the White House. Special Report: Trump told Saudi: Cut oil supply or lose U.S. military support - sources 6/ And here's the deal: it "worked". Oil production was slashed. Crude prices spiked 24% the next day. The @GOP got what they wanted. Fox news praised them. Your cost of living went up. Again: this was just 2.5 years ago. Trump plays key role in brokering historic oil deal... | foxbusiness.com 7/ Fast forward to today. Oil prices are too high. We passed the #InflationReductionActto to decouple from petro-state volatility & grow our economy with cheaper energy. We are on the cusp of the biggest wealth transfer in our history from energy producers to energy consumers. 8/ It will slash CO2 emissions by 40% relative to 2005 levels AND leave Americans richer. That is a threat to OPEC. It is also a threat to the @GOP. Every one of them voted against cheaper energy, and they want to overturn it if they win the House. What House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's Commitment to MAGA Extremism Will Mean for Americans... | americanprogressaction.org 9/ Meanwhile, Russia has an economy that depends on oil revenue. The higher the oil price, the more money they have to kill Ukrainians and risk European peace. That's why the US and our allies are so focused not only on cutting off that cash flow. U.S. Treasury seeks three-phased Russian fuel price cap... | reuters.com 10/ So what will OPEC's production cut do? It will boost the oil price, bringing more revenue to Putin, MBS and @SenatorCassidy's oil-dependent regions. It will also kill more Ukrainians, raise costs for US consumers and hurt POTUS electorally. 11/ That brings no benefit to the US collectively, democracy, human rights or the post-WWII order. And so, @RepMalinowski, @RepSusanWild and I have introduced the exact same bill @SenatorCassidy led 2.5 years ago, but this time putting the interests of US consumers first. 12/ Here is the bill text. And here is my challenge to our @GOP colleagues: if you care about US consumers, energy costs and democracy, this is your chance to prove it. Sign on. Join us. Or else at least have the courage to acknowledge your hypocrisy. /fin Postscript: link I forgot to post to bill text. Link to PDF | malinowski.house.gov”

Cornyn (R-TX) 10/06/2022: Tweet – “As diplomatic humiliations go, it's hard to top the decision by Saudi Arabia and its OPEC+ allies to cut oil production by two million barrels a day despite U.S. entreaties. Opinion | The Saudis Snub Biden Again”

Cornyn (R-TX) 10/06/2022: Tweet – “via @NYTimes OPEC Move Shows the Limits of Biden's Fist-Bump Diplomacy With the Saudis... | nytimes.com”

Durbin (D-IL) 10/06/2022: Twitter thread – “From unanswered questions about 9/11 & the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, to conspiring w/ Putin to punish the US w/ higher oil prices, the royal Saudi family has never been a trustworthy ally of our nation. It's time for our foreign policy to imagine a world without their alliance. There're also unjust arrests: Raif Badawi, finally released after 10 years in jail, but unable to leave SA to reunite w/ family in Canada. Waleed Abu al-Khair, human rights lawyer still in jail. Salma al-Shehab, women's rights activist facing outrageous 34 year prison sentence.”

Gallego (D-AZ-7) 10/05/2022: Twitter thread – “Think it's time we take back our Patriot batteries that are in Saudi Arabia. If they like the Russians so much they can use their very “reliable” military technology. Link to quoted tweetOPEC and its allies agreed to slash oil production by two million barrels a day, delegates said, the biggest cut since the start of the pandemic (OPEC+ Agrees to Biggest Oil Production Cut Since Start of Pandemic... | on.wsj.com)   Link to reply@RubenGallego While I am all for this, how do you convince the war machine @GOP? @ATMorr55 @GOP It doesn't need Congressional approval. And then send them to Ukraine… that is a real fuck you to Russia. Link to reply@RubenGallego Will you write a bill to do so?? @dib47 No bill needed POTUS can do this on his own.”

Gallego (D-AZ-7) 10/05/2022: Tweet – “Wrong… we can pull back any sensitive weapons system even after they are sold if we feel they maybe compromised. Beware the friends you keep. Link to quoted tweet@RubenGallego U.S. can't “take back” what doesn't belong to them! U.S. sold them the batteries. Saudi owns them. Bought and paid for!! At most, U.S. could pull back the in-country, defense company support teams?Maybe deny spare parts and repair …or future upgrades?”

Graves (R-LA-6) 10/05/2022: Twitter thread – “My statement on OPEC cutting energy production and the Biden Administration caught with their hands tied: (1/4) Link to image Despite having nearly two years to come up with a plan for American workers to produce American energy, this Administration decided to look abroad and beg our adversaries – and now the cartels have turned their back on President Biden. (2/4) President Biden visited Saudi Arabia in July, then he begged them to increase oil production. OPEC later agreed to produce 100,000 barrels. Now, today's announcement is a production cut twenty times that amount. (3/4) As we warned, “fist bumps for cartels and pink slips for Cajuns” is not a comprehensive energy strategy nor is using the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to mitigate bad policies. (4/4)”

Harder (D-CA-10) 10/05/2022: Tweet – “Russia and OPEC just announced they are cutting oil production. This is why we need energy independence! We can't let Saudi Arabia and Russia dictate our gas prices! Link to image”

Hice (R-GA-10) 10/06/2022: Retweet of @RepDanBishop – “Biden is begging Saudi Arabia and Venezuela for oil. Democrats would rather enrich dictators and despots than support American energy.”

Kennedy (R-LA) 10/06/2022: Tweet – “Instead of increasing U.S. production, Joe Biden and administration officials begged Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, and Russia to produce more oil. These dictators ignored Biden's pleas, slashed supply, and sent energy prices for Louisianians soaring.”

Khanna (D-CA-17) 10/06/2022: Tweet – “The Saudis need the United States more than anything. There should be bipartisan outrage over the Saudi-led OPEC+ production cuts and a demand for them to reverse this decision. Link to video”

Khanna (D-CA-17) 10/05/2022: Retweet of @JeffSonnenfeld – “With Congressman @RoKhanna - time to halt weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and re-evaluate US-Saudi relationship Saudi Arabia's October Surprise For Business... | chiefexecutive.net”

Khanna (D-CA-17) 10/05/2022: Retweet of @katekelly – “"By siding with Russia in hiking oil prices and sabotaging our economy, the Saudis have really outfoxed themselves this time," say @RoKhanna, @JeffSonnenfeld and Steven Tian in this column excoriating today's production cuts Saudi Arabia's October Surprise For Business... | chiefexecutive.net”

Khanna (D-CA-17) 10/05/2022: Retweet of @commondreams – “"They are not our allies," Rep. @RoKhanna said of the Saudis. "They are hurting the American people." Khanna Tells Biden to Cut Off Weapons to Saudis as OPEC Agrees to Slash Oil Supply... | cdreams.news”

Khanna (D-CA-17) 10/05/2022: Tweet – “Are you threatening me? That is sad. A reminder of Khashoggi. Link to quoted tweet”

Khanna (D-CA-17) 10/06/2022: Retweet of @SquawkCNBC – “"There should be bipartisan outrage and demand that they should reverse the system or there will be consequences," says @RoKhanna on OPEC+ cutting production. "I don't think you could get a Republican senator saying 'Yes, we think it's a good thing Saudi Arabia is cutting oil." Link to video”

Malinowski (D-NJ-7) 10/05/2022: Twitter thread – “Tom, @RepCasten and @RepSusanWild are calling for an end to US troop protection to Gulf partners. If Saudi Arabia and the UAE want to help Putin keep oil prices high, they should look to him for their defense. Read their statement below: Link to image Learn more about the bill by visiting below. Representatives Malinowski, Casten and Wild Introduce Bill to Remove U.S. Troops from Saudi Arabia and UAE Amid OPEC's Drastic Cut in Oil Production... | malinowski.house.gov”

Malinowski (D-NJ-7) 10/05/2022: Twitter thread – “This is a hostile act by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, designed to hurt the United States and our allies and to help Russia, despite President Biden's overtures. I'm introducing legislation with @RepCasten to withdraw our troops from both countries. OPEC and Russia meet today, with a big cut in oil output on the table.... | nytimes.com I see no reason why we should defend a Saudi dictatorship's oil fields if it is using its control of oil markets to tank our economy and help our enemies. Our message to MBS should be: "If you want to side with Putin, then ask Putin to defend you. And good luck with that." To anyone who says the answer is to increase our own oil production -- the Inflation Reduction Act requires one new oil/gas lease for every new wind/solar one. But our oil companies have resisted investing in new production. They'd rather spend their profits on stock buybacks. We'll have to press them even harder, while pursuing OPEC's worst nightmare: a buyers cartel. Meanwhile, the only way to break our reliance on oil-rich dictators for good is to break our reliance on oil, and become the world's clean energy superpower.”

Malliotakis (R-NY-11) 10/05/2022: Retweet of @NMalliotakis – “Biden went to Saudi Arabia to beg OPEC for more oil and they decided to CUT 2 million barrels/day instead.  @potus needs to stop begging, stop raiding our emergency reserves & ramp up domestic production NOW.  This is ridiculous! Link to video”

Maloney (D-NY-12) 10/05/2022: Tweet – “The only way to truly free our economy in the long run and decrease prices for consumers is a #GreenNewDeal. Our nation must not be impacted so severely by the members of OPEC+ which includes Russia. Saudi-led coalition may cut oil production despite White House overtures... | washingtonpost.com”

Murphy (D-CT) 10/05/2022: Retweet of @JBWolfsthal – “Nothing says freedom of speech like buying a social media platform with Saudi money. Link to quoted tweet”

Pascrell (D-NJ-9) 10/06/2022: Tweet – “The Saudi royal family who butchered an American reporter and are close friends with the trump crime family are trying to raise your gas prices. Link to quoted tweetBREAKING: OPEC+ Panel Recommends 2M B/D Cut to Output Limit | #OOTT”

Sanders (I-VT) 10/05/2022: Tweet – “OPEC's decision to cutback on production is a blatant attempt to increase gas prices at the pump that cannot stand. We must end OPEC's illegal price-fixing cartel, eliminate military assistance to Saudi Arabia, and move aggressively to renewable energy.”

Slotkin (D-MI-8) 10/06/2022: Twitter thread – “OPEC's announcement is unacceptable & reflects a new low in our relations with the Gulf. All diplomatic options should be on the table, including the withholding of American military hardware & security assistance that Saudi Arabia, in particular, is so dependent on. 1/ 2/ The relationship with the Gulf States has always been complicated & transactional, but this news considerably raises the stakes. U.S. policy has swung like a pendulum between Trump & Biden, but these countries have long-benefitted from our support for the last 60 years. 3/ At best, the cartel has rejected any idea of being a helpful actor & chosen profit over aiding the world economy. At worst, they've made a conscious choice to align themselves with Putin over the U.S. 4/ Either way, as many of us have been saying for a year, it's time for some tougher diplomacy with real stakes. If the administration is reticent to threaten U.S. equipment, Congress should be ready to do so. 5/ In the meantime, we need to prioritize U.S. energy security. We need an all-of-the-above approach to energy resilience, from U.S. supplies, to alternative energy, including nuclear power & everything in between. 6/ Redundancy is how we manage threats like the one now from OPEC. In the short-term, I'll repeat what we should do to impact gas prices: suspend the federal gas tax, tap into the SPR to raise supply & take decisive diplomatic action against states that claim to be our partners.”

Smith (D-MN) 10/05/2022: Tweet – “Republicans have long resisted transitioning to clean, American energy. That's kept us in a global oil market, controlled by regimes like Venezuela and Saudi Arabia who play a huge role in determining our own gas prices. Here's the result: Link to quoted tweetToday OPEC+ is expected to consider a cut in oil production of up to 1 million to 2 million barrels a day — an amount that could drive oil and gas prices back up after weeks of falling. (OPEC+ is expected to cut oil production as it seeks to boost the price... | trib.al)”

Wild (D-PA-7) 10/05/2022: In reply to TweetCrown Prince Bone Saw totally played President Biden and we, the people, are going to pay at the pump. Plus, Putin's dirty hand in all of it, too. – “@B52Malmet Link to quoted tweetTom, @RepCasten and @RepSusanWild are calling for an end to US troop protection to Gulf partners. If Saudi Arabia and the UAE want to help Putin keep oil prices high, they should look to him for their defense. Read their statement below: (Link to twitter.com)   Link to replyIf… (Link to twitter.com) @B52Malmet Link to quoted tweetTom, @RepCasten and @RepSusanWild are calling for an end to US troop protection to Gulf partners. If Saudi Arabia and the UAE want to help Putin keep oil prices high, they should look to him for their defense. Read their statement below: (Link to twitter.com)”

Jewish, Anti-semitism

Bass (D-CA-37) 10/05/2022: Retweet of @JoeyDFreeman – “For the first time post-COVID, I marked the High Holidays in person — and it was even more special with @KarenBassLA praying beside my family & me at @WiseLA, where I grew up and became a Bar Mitzvah. Our next Mayor always has & always will show up for LA's Jewish community. Link to quoted tweet”

Carbajal (D-CA-24) 10/05/2022: Tweet – “Wishing Jewish communities in the Central Coast and across the country a peaceful #YomKippur. May all who observe have a meaningful day of prayer and an easy fast. Link to image”

Chu (D-CA-27) 10/05/2022: Tweet – “As the sun sets and Yom Kippur comes to a close, I'm thinking of our Jewish community members and friends. To all those who observe, I hope your fast was both meaningful and reflective. G'mar chatima tova.”

Cole (R-OK-4) 10/05/2022: Tweet – “On this holy day, I am wishing our Jewish friends across the country & around the world a blessed #YomKippur! Link to image”

Donalds (R-FL-19) 10/05/2022: Retweet of @CaseyDeSantis – “It was inspiring to see the strength and generosity of Southwest Florida's Jewish community today at Chabad in Fort Myers where hurricane relief and preparations for Yom Kippur were both underway. I hope all of our Jewish friends have an easy and meaningful fast tomorrow. Link to image”

Foster (D-IL-11) 10/05/2022: Tweet – “Wishing the Jewish community an easy fast and a blessed Yom Kippur!”

Green (D-TX-9) 10/05/2022: Tweet – “Wishing all my Jewish friends in #TX09, across the U.S. and around the world a very happy and blessed Yom Kippur. May you enjoy a meaningful day of prayer, reflection, and atonement.”

Meng (D-NY-6) 10/06/2022: Tweet – “I condemn this disgusting vandalism in #KewGardensHills. This antisemitism is unacceptable, especially during #YomKippur. There is no place for hate! Link to quoted tweetOn the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, newspapers racks distributing Jewish publications were vandalized with swastikas. We must be able to feel safe in our neighborhoods. We must do more. The continued rise of antisemitism is unsustainable and unacceptable. (Link to twitter.com)”

Meng (D-NY-6) 10/06/2022: Tweet – “Disgusting and unacceptable Link to quoted tweetOn the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, newspapers racks distributing Jewish publications were vandalized with swastikas. We must be able to feel safe in our neighborhoods. We must do more. The continued rise of antisemitism is unsustainable and unacceptable. (Link to twitter.com)”

Ryan (D-NY-19) 10/05/2022: Tweet – “To preach Nazi propaganda, especially so close to Yom Kippur, is simply despicable. I firmly denounce this activity, and stand strong with the Jewish communities in Columbia and Ulster Counties and across all of #NY19. Anti-Semitic material in Columbia County condemned by county Dems - Mid Hudson News”

Scott (R-FL) 10/05/2022: Tweet – “Chag Sameach to all Floridians observing #YomKippur. Link to quoted tweetWishing Florida's vibrant Jewish community observing #YomKippur an easy and meaningful fast. G'mar Chatima Tova. (Link to twitter.com)”

Scott (R-SC) 10/05/2022: Tweet – “Wishing all our Jewish friends observing Yom Kippur a blessed and peaceful holiday! G‘ mar Hatimah Tovah! Link to image”

Torres (D-NY-15) 10/05/2022: Tweet – “As the Vice Chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, I held a hearing on Antisemitism. Combating Antisemitism is not and should never be the sole responsibility of the Jewish community. It is a moral obligation that binds all of us. Link to video”

Afghanistan

Green (R-TN-7) 10/05/2022: Tweet – “There have been ZERO hearings on the botched Afghanistan withdrawal, the origins of COVID, or the Biden DOJ labeling parents as terrorists. @HouseGOP's #CommitmentToAmerica is a government that's accountable—not this.”

Herrell (R-NM-2) 10/05/2022: Tweet – “No proper vetting of evacuees took place after Joe Biden's chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal. There have been multiple sexual assaults on American soil. Now, a boy has been attacked in Las Cruces. Herrell on Ingraham: Afghan Evacuee Assault... | youtu.be”

Lesko (R-AZ-8) 10/05/2022: Tweet – “.@HouseGOP commits to a government that's accountable. We will conduct oversight to hold the Biden Administration accountable for its botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, labeling parents as domestic terrorists, and its authoritarian COVID-19 response. #CommitmentToAmerica”

McCarthy (R-CA-23) 10/05/2022: Retweet of @RepLisaMcClain – “Democrats have yet to hold a single hearing on: ❌The botched Afghanistan withdrawal ❌AG Garland attacking parents ❌The border crisis A pillar of our Republican #CommitmentToAmerica is holding the Biden Administration accountable for these disasters.”

McCarthy (R-CA-23) 10/06/2022: Retweet of @RepPeteStauber – “With Dems in control of the House we've had: 🟥NO hearings on the origins of COVID 🟥NO hearings on Biden's failed Afghanistan withdrawal 🟥NO hearings on the DOJ targeting parents as domestic terrorists @HouseGOP is ready to bring accountability back to Washington.”

Portman (R-OH) 10/06/2022: Twitter thread – “A report released by @DHSgov OIG confirms Biden admin's Afghan evacuee process was plagued by poor planning & mismanagement from the start. It found the DHS Unified Coordination Group tasked w/ managing the op was not initially funded & didn't have clear & direct authority. I support the resettlement of Afghans who stood in battle with us & our allies over the last 20 yrs, but due to this admin's catastrophic, dysfunctional evacuation of Afghans, US faces an increased national security threat. Home Security & Governmental Affairs... | bit.ly”

Stauber (R-MN-8) 10/06/2022: Tweet – “With Dems in control of the House we've had: 🟥NO hearings on the origins of COVID 🟥NO hearings on Biden's failed Afghanistan withdrawal 🟥NO hearings on the DOJ targeting parents as domestic terrorists @HouseGOP is ready to bring accountability back to Washington.”

Tiffany (R-WI-7) 10/05/2022: Tweet – “Joe Biden fired service members who refused the COVID jab, but then looked the other way to allow unvaccinated Afghans into our communities. The Democrats' double standard AGAINST Americans must end. End the mandates and reinstate fired service members! DHS released unvaccinated Afghans while threatening to fire unvaccinat... | m.washingtontimes.com”

Womack (R-AR-3) 10/06/2022: Tweet – “Under Democrat rule, there have been ZERO House hearings on COVID-19 origins or the botched Afghanistan withdrawal. They can't even produce a budget as they jam through trillions in spending. Accountability is a pillar of @HouseGOP's #CommitmentToAmerica: A Government That's Accountable - Commitment to America”

Other - Middle East

Green (R-TN-7) 10/05/2022: Tweet – “Welcome home! Tennesseans celebrate your safe return alongside your family and loved ones. @TennesseeGuard @TNMilitaryDept Smyrna Based Medical Company Returns from Middle East... | tn.gov”