Members on the Record (Automated) for Sat October 08, 2022

Israel - Palestine

Blackburn (R-TN) 10/08/2022: Tweet – “Advocates of economic warfare against Israel have increasingly sought to use ESG criteria as pretexts for boycott advocacy. @SenTedCruz Sens. Cruz, Blackburn Claim 'ESG Rating' Employs Pretexts Allowing Embrace of Anti-Israel Boycott... | newsmax.com”

Castro (D-TX-20) 10/08/2022: Retweet of @LinaAbuAkleh – ““We again make the point that the impunity in Shireen's killing was not just tragic in its own right but also set the stage for further violence against journalists, including Wednesday's events in Deir al-Hatah, because it was not properly investigated or addressed”.@PressClubDC Link to quoted tweet”

Castro (D-TX-20) 10/07/2022: Retweet of @CeliaIsrael – “🍸 Please join us for a reception with your next Mayor of Austin! Celia will be joined by @JoaquinCastrotx, one of the first elected officials to endorse Celia's campaign. 🎊Come grab food and drinks while hearing Celia's vision for the city we all love. Join Celia and Joaquin Castro for Happy Hour at El Mercado!... | celia4atx.link   Link to image”

Cicilline (D-RI-1) 10/07/2022: Tweet – “The violent murder of Ahmad Abu Murkhiyeh is abhorrent and demonstrates the work that needs to be done to protect the rights of LGBTQ+ individuals in the Middle East and around the world. Shock, questions after gruesome killing of gay Palestinian... | abcnews.go.com”

Cruz (R-TX) 10/07/2022: Tweet – “😬 Link to quoted tweet"The man Is brilliant" -- Mandela Barnes praised Rev. Jeremiah Wright after speech accusing Israel of "ethnic cleansing" (‘The Man is Brilliant': Mandela Barnes Praised Rev. Jeremiah Wright After Speech Accusing Israel of ‘Ethnic Cleansing'... | freebeacon.com)”

Gottheimer (D-NJ-5) 10/07/2022: Twitter thread – “Great to be able to sit down with members of North Jersey's Jewish community and with local and national @AIPAC leaders to discuss the United States' relationship with our historic ally, Israel. In Teaneck, Gottheimer talks about bipartisan Congressional Israel trip... | jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com Our congressional trip this summer showed Israel that efforts to strengthen and maintain our nations' strategic relationship are bipartisan and more important than ever. There is excitement around the Abraham Accords and, of course, deep concerns regarding a potential Iran deal.”

Johnson (R-WI) 10/07/2022: Tweet – “The truth is finally coming out about Mandela Barnes. He is simply too radical for Wisconsin. ‘The Man is Brilliant': Mandela Barnes Praised Rev. Jeremiah Wright After Speech Accusing Israel of ‘Ethnic Cleansing'... | freebeacon.com”

Torres (D-NY-15) 10/07/2022: Tweet – “9 pro-BDS student groups at UC Berkeley School of Law voted to ban pro-Israel speakers. A ban that excludes most of the Jewish community is an example of how anti-Zionism in policy translates into antisemitism in practice. Link to video”

Iran

Blackburn (R-TN) 10/08/2022: Tweet – “Iran continues to use lethal force against the anti-regime protesters to silence them as they fight for their fundamental human rights. That's why I introduced a resolution to support the brave female protestors in their quest for freedom. Iran's Crippled Economy Sustains Protests After Religious Police Lit Flame... | wsj.com”

Cornyn (R-TX) 10/08/2022: Tweet – “Iran regime protesters in downtown Austin Link to image”

Moulton (D-MA-6) 10/07/2022: Tweet – “The women of #Iran have shown more bravery over the last few weeks than most people will ever show in a lifetime. I'm proud to join #HR9075, which calls on the Islamic Republic of Iran to immediately end #humanrights violations & release all arbitrarily detained individuals.”

Omar (D-MN-5) 10/07/2022: Retweet of @jeremyslevin – ““We watch the brave incredible young girls in schools in Iran who are standing up to teachers...There is no morality in trying to oppress women. So here in the U.S. when the right extremists are challenging our bodily autonomy, we have to stand up and say 'Women, Life, Freedom!'" Link to video”

Egypt

Van Hollen (D-MD) 10/07/2022: Tweet – “This is what climate leadership looks like. After years of watching the Trump Administration roll back environmental protections, it's good to see @POTUS — now fortified by clean energy investments from the Inflation Reduction Act — lead by example. Link to quoted tweetScoop: Biden will travel to COP27 in Egypt in November (Biden will attend COP27 - the U.N's climate change summit - in Egypt)”

Saudi Arabia

Bacon (R-NE-2) 10/07/2022: Retweet of @RepBrianMast – “President Biden wouldn't have to rely on Saudi Arabian dictators for oil production if he would just sit down with American producers and allow us to become energy independent again.”

Burchett (R-TN-2) 10/07/2022: Tweet – “Biden calls Saudis a pariah, cuts our production, depletes our reserves, and now he begs OPEC to increase production. OPEC+ ministers agree to cut production by 2M barrels per day... | foxbusiness.com”

Burchett (R-TN-2) 10/07/2022: Tweet – “$1.60 ? Link to quoted tweetBiden: "I was able to bring gasoline down below a dollar sixty, but it's inching up because of what the Russians and the Saudis just did." (Link to twitter.com)”

Cruz (R-TX) 10/07/2022: Tweet – “President Biden would rather make us dependent on Saudi Arabia and open up oil deals for Venezuela than unleash American energy from Texas. Biden hates Republicans so much, he would rather give oil money to...... | nypost.com”

Fallon (R-TX-4) 10/07/2022: Tweet – “After calling Saudi Arabia a “pariah”, Biden is now begging OPEC to abandon their plan to cut production by 2 million barrels a day. The answer is simple!! Drop the regulatory assault of domestic energy producers. Make American energy independent again!”

Herrell (R-NM-2) 10/07/2022: Retweet of @RepPeteStauber – “I've got a 3 word solution to fix Biden's failed fist bump diplomacy with the Saudis and OPEC's announcement to decrease production: Unleash. AMERICAN. Energy!”

Hyde-Smith (R-MS) 10/08/2022: Tweet – “President @JoeBiden stifled U.S. energy production & sent energy prices soaring. Instead of increasing our production to ease prices, @POTUS begged Saudi Arabia, Putin, & now Venezuela to produce more oil. These dictators ignored Biden's pleas. Now Americans must pay for it.”

Khanna (D-CA-17) 10/07/2022: Tweet – “We give Saudi Arabia 70% of their weapons. For them to drive up energy prices for the American people is outrageous. It's simple. If the Saudi-led OPEC+ doesn't reverse their decision, the US should stop sending them weapons. Link to video”

Khanna (D-CA-17) 10/07/2022: Tweet – “As @kaylatausche reports, Brett McGurk, head of Middle East policy for the White House, must come before Congress and explain why he organized a disastrous visit for @POTUS with MBS over cabinet objections. We also need a ban on exporting gasoline. Link to video”

Malinowski (D-NJ-7) 10/07/2022: Tweet – “Why would we have troops defending a country that behaves this way towards us? I want to put removing U.S. troops on the table. I think it would be very bad for the security situation of Saudi Arabia, and that's their problem. -TM Link to video”

Mast (R-FL-18) 10/07/2022: Tweet – “President Biden wouldn't have to rely on Saudi Arabian dictators for oil production if he would just sit down with American producers and allow us to become energy independent again.”

Roy (R-TX-21) 10/08/2022: Twitter thread – “In light of OPEC debacle, remember @LIVGolfInv - in quest to take out the @PGATour - built its entire “model” on taking $1BB from Saudis to buy off a few PGA Tour players, & PROMOTE Saudi Arabia, likely in violation of US law to register as foreign agents. #StandUpForAmerica Link to reply@chiproytx @LIVGolfInv @PGATOUR But the PGA doesn't tell you that they take about $40 million from the Saudis 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️in sponsorships 🤷‍♀️ @BebeBertino @LIVGolfInv @PGATOUR Sure. The world is interconnected. China too. Let's address all that. But it's a far cry from a billion dollars to specifically pimp the Saudis… known to have been complicit in 9/11 & now purposefully screwing us through OPEC (totally avoidable problem created by Biden & Dems).”

Sanders (I-VT) 10/07/2022: Tweet – “If Saudi Arabia, one of the worst violators of human rights in the world, wants to partner with Russia to jack up US gas prices, it can get Putin to defend its monarchy. We must pull all US troops out of Saudi Arabia, stop selling them weapons & end its price-fixing oil cartel.”

Sanders (I-VT) 10/07/2022: Tweet – “Saudi Arabia's crown prince ordered the murder of a Washington Post columnist with a bone saw. Its disastrous war in Yemen has led to the deaths of 377,000 people and a humanitarian crisis. It's now siding with Russia to damage our economy. Our support for Saudi Arabia must end.”

Swalwell (D-CA-15) 10/07/2022: Tweet – “WATCH this ad folks! Here's my promise: if @CartwrightPA keeps his seat in a Trump district we keep the House. Chip in $5 to keep this ad on the airwaves to stop a MAGA Saudi-sympathizer from flipping a Dem seat. Stand with Matt Cartwright. Donate now!... | secure.actblue.com   Link to quoted tweetMarion and I proudly provided free legal support to the family members of 9/11 victims. My opponent's firm lobbied on behalf of the Saudi government against those same families. I'm honored to have the support of heroes like Kevin and promise to always stand for our values. (Link to twitter.com)”

Wild (D-PA-7) 10/07/2022: Tweet – “Proud to join @RepMalinowski and @RepCasten in standing up to this outrageous price gouging. We cannot stand by and wait for the greed of MBS and other autocrats to hurt everyday Americans filling up. House Democrats propose end to US troop protection in Gulf after OPEC cut... | thehill.com”

Jewish, Anti-semitism

Bacon (R-NE-2) 10/07/2022: Tweet – “H.R. 943, now law, creates a grant program to help teachers incorporate Holocaust education into students' lesson plans. As a lead cosponsor for the GOP side, I made it one of my legislative priorities to get this passed so that we never forget or let history repeat itself. Link to video”

Cruz (R-TX) 10/07/2022: Retweet of @RJC – “Mandela Barnes's praise of Rev. Jeremiah Wright—who has a long and appalling history of trafficking anti-Semitic messages—as ‘brilliant' is shameful. This is "why Mandela Barnes's campaign for U.S. Senate is imploding—because he is too radical for Wisconsin. #WISen Link to quoted tweet”

Schneider (D-IL-10) 10/07/2022: Tweet – “Civic leaders have a duty to condemn hate and bigotry rather than amplify and spread dangerous, divisive rhetoric for political purposes. We must show that the US Congress doesn't condone antisemitism in our halls of government. House Democrats seek to censure Marjorie Taylor Greene over antisemitic comments... | wapo.st”

Torres (D-NY-15) 10/07/2022: Retweet of @RitchieTorres – “The Great Replacement Theory is a dangerous and deadly lie, inciting the mass murder of 11 Jewish Americans in Pittsburgh and 10 Black Americans in Buffalo. The most prominent proponent of GRT is @TuckerCarlson, who must be held accountable for inciting extremism. Link to video”

Van Duyne (R-TX-24) 10/07/2022: In reply to Tweet@RepBethVanDuyne @NewmanSmithHS Rep. Van Duyne has only sponsored a single piece of legislation that has ever passed in the House and it was fluff bill stating that she condemns terrorism. (Beth Van Duyne... | congress.gov) – “@GOminiFab @NewmanSmithHS That resolution was the most supported piece of legislation this Congress, and it not only condemned a horrible act of hate, but it brought light to the antisemitism plaguing our country. I've also passed several pieces of bipartisan legislation through the House. @GOminiFab @NewmanSmithHS You can read more below. Rep. Van Duyne's Amendments Pass in the National Defense Authorization Act... | vanduyne.house.gov @GOminiFab @NewmanSmithHS Rep. Van Duyne's Amendments Pass in the National Defense Authorization Act... | vanduyne.house.gov”

Williams (D-GA-5) 10/07/2022: Twitter thread – “A Member of Congress who diminishes the horrors of the Holocaust as a political stunt brings shame on the People's House. I'm co-leading @RepSchneider's resolution to condemn and censure Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for repeatedly making false comparisons to the evil of the Nazis. We all have a moral responsibility to condemn antisemitism in the halls of Congress. Read more from the @washingtonpost: House Democrats seek to censure Marjorie Taylor Greene over antisemitic comments... | washingtonpost.com”

Afghanistan

Green (R-TN-7) 10/07/2022: Twitter thread – “21 years ago today, U.S.-led coalition forces began attacks on Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, officially launching Operation Enduring Freedom. /1 We will never forget this day, mere weeks after terrorists attempted to shatter our way of life. Accountability for the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan is coming. /2”

Harshbarger (R-TN-1) 10/07/2022: Tweet – “Soon, Biden will need a longer script than ever before. He'll have to answer for leaving troops behind in Afghanistan, allowing Americans to die from fentanyl crossing our border, attacking concerned parents, hiring IRS spies to audit middle-class Americans, & MUCH more.”

McCarthy (R-CA-23) 10/07/2022: Tweet – “We need to rein in the government's abuse of power. While Democrats control everything, there has been NO accountability—from Biden's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan to targeting parents as domestic terrorists. With a House Republican majority, this will STOP. Link to video”

McCarthy (R-CA-23) 10/07/2022: GETTR Post – “We need to rein in the government's abuse of power. While Democrats control everything, there has been NO accountability—from Biden's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan to targeting parents as domestic terrorists. With a House Republican majority, this will STOP.”

McCaul (R-TX-10) 10/07/2022: Retweet of @GOPLeader – “We need to rein in the government's abuse of power. While Democrats control everything, there has been NO accountability—from Biden's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan to targeting parents as domestic terrorists. With a House Republican majority, this will STOP. Link to video”

Murphy (R-NC-3) 10/07/2022: Tweet – “The Ukrainian war started with Biden's cowardly withdrawal in Afghanistan. Putin sensed America's weakness and acted upon it. All the sequelae (gas crisis, food shortage-God forbid Nuclear War) are a result of Biden's incompetence.”

Smucker (R-PA-11) 10/08/2022: Tweet – “@HouseGOP will hold the Biden admin accountable. We'll get answers on how Biden's spending led to 40-year high inflation & hold hearings on the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan and the crisis at our southern border. That's our #CommitmentToAmerica A Government That's Accountable - Commitment to America”

Wexton (D-VA-10) 10/07/2022: Tweet – “Thank you to @Dar_alnoor and the Civic Engagement Leadership Team for hosting me today and for all of your work in resettling Afghan refugees and families. The food was delicious, the conversation was insightful, and the company was lovely! Link to image”