Members on the Record (Automated) for Wed December 21, 2022

Israel - Palestine

Bacon (R-NE-2) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “All anti-Semitism is repugnant. I'm glad the growing anti-Semitism we are seeing in some of our universities is being investigated. Our universities must make clear that anti-Semitism is rejected. Department of Education Opens Investigation after Berkeley Law Student Groups Vow Not to Host Pro-Israel Speakers | National Review”

Jackson (R-TX-13) 12/20/2022: Retweet of @Kredo0 – “SCOOP: Biden Admin Sued for Funding Palestinian Terrorism -- Landmark lawsuit seeks total halt of taxpayer funds. Suit led by @RonnyJacksonTX, @America1stLegal, & terror victims Victims of Terrorism Sue Biden Admin for Sending Taxpayer Aid to Palestinians - Washington Free Beacon”

Jackson (R-TX-13) 12/20/2022: Retweet of @America1stLegal – “/1🚨BREAKING: America First Legal has filed a lawsuit against President Biden and Secretary of State Blinken for violating the Taylor Force Act and illegally subsidizing terrorism. AFL Sues President Biden and Secretary of State Blinken to Enforce the Taylor Force Act and to Stop U.S. Funding of Palestinian Terrorism... | aflegal.org”

Jackson (R-TX-13) 12/20/2022: Retweet of @America1stLegal – “/2 AFL is proud to represent Stuart and Robbi Force, parents of Taylor Force, Sarri Singer, survivor of a suicide bombing by a teenage terrorist on a Jerusalem bus in 2003 that killed 17, and U.S. Congressman @RonnyJacksonTX.”

Jackson (R-TX-13) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “Today I'm joining @America1stLegal in SUING the Biden Administration for brazenly & ILLEGALLY financing Palestinian terrorism against Israel. He's DESTABILIZING the region to gain petty political points with the WOKE anti-Israel mob. This needs to END!”

Jackson (R-TX-13) 12/21/2022: Retweet of @America1stLegal – ““Victims of terrorist attacks by Palestinians are suing the Biden administration for allegedly providing taxpayer funds to the Palestinian government.” Read more about our colossal lawsuit against President Biden and Secretary Blinken⤵️ Terrorism Victims Sue Biden For Sending Money To Palestinian Government... | dailycaller.com”

Jackson (R-TX-13) 12/21/2022: Retweet of @DailyCaller – “The disrespect for these families is unbelievable Terrorism Victims Sue Biden For Sending Money To Palestinian Government... | dailycaller.com”

Roy (R-TX-21) 12/20/2022: Retweet of @RMConservative – “After this bill, Ukraine spending will probably top $100 billion, more than we even gave to Israel, the largest recipient of foreign aid, during its entire lifetime as a country.”

Apartheid

Gosar (R-AZ-4) 12/20/2022: Twitter thread – “More than two months into FY2023 and in the dark hours of the early morning, Congressional appropriators unveiled their egregiously wasteful omnibus spending plan that includes another $45 billion of hardworking American taxpayer dollars to fund a proxy war in Ukraine. (1/15) Commenting on the budget “deal,” Senator Mitch McConnell stated that the “number one priority of the United States” is to send another $45 billion to Ukraine to defend its borders. I have news for @LeaderMcConnell: America has 99 problems but the Ukraine ain't one. (2/15) Over five million illegals in two years and counting have broken our laws and illegally entered our country. Fentanyl continues to pour in, killing more than 100,000 Americans last year. (3/15) Inflation is rampant. Real wages are in decline. We have, for the first time since World War II, shortages of items and supply chain problems. We have record crime in many cities across the United States. (4/15) The Department of Justice is being weaponized. The FBI is engaged in illegal censorship and political persecution. We have a monopoly of Big Tech companies that engage in collusion with the FBI to censor, and punish, political dissidents. (5/15) We have the most direct evidence of political corruption contained on Joe Biden's son's laptop revealing illegal bribes from Ukraine and other governments, suppressed by the very law enforcement agencies charged with investigating these crimes. (6/15) We have broken families and a confused young populace wondering if they are a boy or girl and a sustained effort to eliminate Jesus Christ from our public sphere. We have men pretending to be women simply to win at sports. (7/15) We have failing infrastructure across our land. We have a crisis of confidence in our government and a two-tiered legal system, akin to an apartheid state, that defines anarcho-tyranny. (8/15) We have elections in which both democrats and Republicans agree are riddled with incompetence, fraud, or both. We have a completely rigged system with election interference by the DOJ and the FBI against American citizens and against President Trump in particular. (9/15) We have inept public health officials who are responsible for malpractice on a scale never seen before resulting in over 100,000 deaths due to COVID-19 malpractice or due to an untested rushed vaccine that caused more harm than it prevented. (10/15) We have a failed military leadership that is preoccupied with promoting homosexuality and cross-dressing, and got its butt handed to it in a humiliating defeat in Afghanistan where we left men and women behind as well as over $80 billion in top notch military equipment. (11/15) We are broke, broken and over $31 trillion in debt and counting. (12/15) Yet the Omnibus bill failed to remedy a single one of these very real problems. Not one. In fact, it rewards the DOJ, the FBI and the failed military leadership with more money and no reforms and no investigations. Not a dime is allocated towards securing our own border. (13/15) These comments by a Republican are an insult to the American people that Mitch McConnell fails to represent. This is the epitome of America Last. In all my travels across Arizona, not one of my constituents said that defending Ukraine should be our top priority. Not one. (14/15) Congress should be looking at ways to solve the very real problems within our own borders. For these reasons, I will be voting against this bill when it is considered on the House floor later this week. America First. (15/15)”

Syria

Costa (D-CA-16) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “Veterans, if you served in Afghanistan, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Uzbekistan, or Yemen on or after September 11, 2001, you are eligible for VA care and benefits. Visit The PACT Act and your VA benefits | Veterans Affairs for more information.”

McCaul (R-TX-10) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “LR @RepMcCaul: “ISIS continues to be a threat to international security, and recent operations in Syria mark our and our partners' enduring commitment to defeating ISIS. God bless and thank you to the servicemembers involved in this operation.” #CENTCOM #USEmbassyofSyria Link to quoted tweetCENTCOM conducts three helicopter raids in NE Syria. (USCENTCOM conducts three raids in eastern Syria... | centcom.mil) (Link to twitter.com)”

Risch (R-ID) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “Since the #CaesarAct was signed into law two years ago, Congress has taken strong steps to hold the #Assad regime accountable for its past & cont'd horrific abuses – including #warcrimes against #Syrians. The Biden Admin has been largely silent & must do more.”

Lebanon

Bishop (R-NC-9) 12/20/2022: Twitter thread – “My team and I are reading through the omnibus bill today - all $1.7 trillion and 4,155 pages of it. Follow along for some of the most egregious provisions in the bill ⬇️ It expressly prohibits CBP funding from being used to improve border security. Link to image ...but at the same time, allocates $410 million towards border security for Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman. America Last in action. Link to image And, of course, $1,438,000,000 for membership in global multilateral organizations, including the UN. Link to image The word "salmon" appears 48 times in the bill. Link to image $65 million for salmon? Seems fishy. Link to image 🐝 $3 million for bee-friendly highways, & another $5 million for the salmon. Talk about a buzzkill. Link to image And lest the other fish feel left out of the spending spree, here's $65.7 million for international fisheries commissions. Perhaps President Bush was onto something when he said "I know the human being and the fish can coexist peacefully." Link to image On a more sinister note, here's at least $575 million for "family planning" in areas where population growth "threatens biodiversity." Malthusianism is a disturbing, anti-human ideology that should have ZERO place in any federal program. Link to image $65 million in two programs for Senator Leahy, and a federal building named for Nancy Pelosi. Swamp gonna Swamp. Link to image Here are just a handful of the many earmarks in the bill, including $3.6 million for the "Michelle Obama Trail." Link to image A few more earmarks: $477k for "antiracist" training from the Equity Institute $3 million for the LGBTQ+ museum in NYC $1.2 million in "services for DACA recipients" $4.1 million in various career programs for one of the richest counties in the US (Fairfax) Link to image If an additional $47 billion in Ukraine funding isn't enough for you, the bill also authorizes a "Ukrainian Independence Park" right here in DC. Link to image Also, monuments for journalists and service animals... Link to image The bill also renames 25 post offices, in addition to the dozens we've already renamed this session. I'm amazed that we haven't run out of post offices to rename yet. It's bound to happen eventually. Link to image $524.4 million for a DEI and "structural racism" focused NIH subdivision - Structural Racism and Discrimination... | nimhd.nih.gov   Link to image $300k per year for the Continuous Plankton Recorder. Chump change compared to the rest of this bill! Link to image Of course, there's a section for NDAA corrections - another gargantuan bill that passed in a rush. Because God forbid that Congress actually proofread legislation before passing it! Link to image Gender programs in Pakistan and a $200 million for a Gender Equity Fund. Link to image Last year's administrative expenses for the vax injury trust fund were $13.2 million - now it's $15.2 million. That's a 15% increase. Anticipating a 15% increase in vaccine injuries? It also authorizes "sums as may be necessary" for vaccine injury/death claims. Link to image $335,000,000 to prepare for an influenza pandemic! Including the use of surveillance tools. Link to image $7.5 million to better understand the "domestic radicalization phenomenon," plus $1 million for gun violence research. These research programs are often a smokescreen for violating civil liberties down the road. Link to image $535 million for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which indirectly funds NPR via grants. Link to image This provision nearly doubles the 66,000 available H2B visas (temporary low-skilled workers). The H2B program is highly prone to abuse and hurts American workers. Link to image $11.33 billion for the FBI. $1.75 billion for the ATF. & $2.63 billion for US Attorneys, with an emphasis on J6 prosecutions and domestic terrorism cases. All with significant increases from the previous year. Did you know that the House of Representatives has an Office of Diversity and Inclusion? It's set to receive nearly $26 million in taxpayer dollars. Link to image Also included in the bill: Regulations on cosmetics, changes to horseracing rules, and the Electoral Count Act. Everything but the kitchen sink. Link to image $286 million in Title X funding, which funds Planned Parenthood. Link to image $70 million for minority business development - an increase of $15 million from Fy22. Link to image The omnibus was released around 2am today. The Senate is voting now to begin debate on the bill. To have read the entire bill by now, you would've needed to read 4+ pages per minute, without a single break, for 16 hours straight. What a farce. More earmarks: $750k for the "TransLatin@ Coalition" $2.35 million in improvement/maintenance for the Iditarod Trail $1.5 million for the restoration of the Albany, NY city hall $400k for the "Racial Justice Improvement Project" Link to image By the way, the hundreds of pages of earmarks aren't even included in the main omnibus bill. You have to view them on a separate website. We're working through those documents as well, including a breakdown of total earmark $$$ by party. Congressionally Directed Spending Requests | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations @codeofvets People should know what their leaders are trying to force on them. Link to reply@RepDanBishop @officialukay9 So what's your fucking point Dan? @SteveWoodsmall @officialukay9 Earmarks are bad for America. We're back for day two of the omnibus breakdown. The FBI is getting a new, $375 million HQ - final location TBD. Look for that to be a fight next Congress. Retiring Senator Shelby already has several buildings named after him - this adds an FBI training center to the list. Link to image In addition to a federal building, Nancy Pelosi also gets a fellowship program for foreign service. Link to image The bill creates a pandemic czar, adding to our already bloated bureaucracy and giving the gov't even more avenues to stifle civil liberties in the name of "public health." Link to image The EPA gets $10.1 billion, an increase of $576 million above FY22. It includes $108 million for "Environmental Justice" activities. The bill also allocates $900 million for land acquisition and related programs. Doesn't the federal government own enough land already? Link to image $166 million for neighborhood reinvestment activities. $4 million for "shared equity housing models." The latter appears to be an idea from the World Economic Forum. Link to PDF | www3.weforum.org   Link to image The Pentagon will get $8.6 million for "gender advisor programs." Make of that what you will. More earmarks: $6 million for Clemson University $982k for motel vouchers in LA $817k for partnerships with "justice-involved individuals" in Glendale, CA $2 million for "improving coordination" in the NYC Mayor's office Link to image”

Bishop (R-NC-9) 12/20/2022: In reply to TweetShould Congress approve the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill? – “@elonmusk Absolutely not! Link to quoted tweetMy team and I are reading through the omnibus bill today - all $1.7 trillion and 4,155 pages of it. Follow along for some of the most egregious provisions in the bill ⬇️   Link to reply@ImMeme0 @hodgetwins Funds for borders of other countries, but not ours? Is that for real? @elonmusk @BasedSavannah @ImMeme0 @hodgetwins Link to quoted tweet...but at the same time, allocates $410 million towards border security for Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman. America Last in action. (Link to twitter.com)”

Carey (R-OH-15) 12/21/2022: Twitter thread – “Democrats gave us less than 72 hours to read and fully dissect 4,155 pages of what is an outrageous and extraneous spending bill. Stay tuned… $1.7 trillion in the omnibus and not a penny goes to actually securing the southern border A 4.6% pay raise for military service members that doesn't even come close to keeping up with inflation $10 million is going towards legal aid for detained ILLEGAL immigrants $410 million to secure the borders of Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman, but none for our own U.S. border The bad far outweighs the good in this bill and it is absurd that we're being forced to vote on it so quickly. The American people deserve better from their government.”

Jordan (R-OH-4) 12/21/2022: Retweet of @JudiciaryGOP – “Democrats will spend $410 million on border security for Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman, but completely ignore the crisis at our own southern border. Link to quoted tweet”

Malliotakis (R-NY-11) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “While Biden's open border policies are giving criminals, terrorists, smugglers & illegal immigrants easy access to our nation, Dems are planning to send US tax dollars for border security in Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia & Oman. This is the definition of backwards priorities. Link to image”

Nehls (R-TX-22) 12/21/2022: Tweet – “The Omnibus gives $410M to secure the borders of Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman. Secure our own damn borders first. This is ridiculous. Link to quoted tweet   Link to image”

Steube (R-FL-17) 12/21/2022: Twitter thread – “This steaming pile of omnibus prohibits DHS from using funding to secure our border. Meanwhile, Democrats (enabled by several Senate Republicans) are sending millions to Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia and Oman for their own “enhanced border security.” America LAST. Five eye-popping spending items in the $1.7 trillion omnibus bill... | foxbusiness.com”

Steube (R-FL-17) 12/21/2022: GETTR Post – “This steaming pile of omnibus prohibits DHS from using funding to secure our border. Meanwhile, Democrats (enabled by several Senate Republicans) are sending millions to Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia and Oman for their own “enhanced border security.” America LAST. Five eye-popping spending items in the $1.7 trillion omnibus bill | foxbusiness.com”

Iran

Cardin (D-MD) 12/21/2022: Twitter thread – “For months, peaceful Iranian protesters have been a beacon of light despite mounting human rights violations by the regime. Tonight is the Winter Solstice - Shab-e Yalda, a traditional Persian celebration of the longest night giving way to light. This usually festive time feels hollow this year due to Iranian authorities' despicable actions. Still, the brave protesters who have stood up are still bringing that light. I stand with the Iranian people. Even on the longest, darkest night, light overcomes. #IranProtests”

Menendez (D-NJ) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “Awed by the courage of Iranian film icon #TaranehAlidoosti, who was arrested along with other prominent Iranians for using their voices to call out the regime's murder of #Mohsen_Shekari. This regime must release her immediately, along with all other unjustly detained protesters. Link to quoted tweet#TaranehAlidoosti arrested for this caption about the 1st protester executionher on her last Instagram post: “His name was Mohsen Shekari. Every international organization who is watching this bloodshed and not taking action, is a disgrace to humanity.” (Iranian actor Taraneh Alidoosti arrested after criticism of death penalty... | theguardian.com)”

Menendez (D-NJ) 12/21/2022: Tweet – “Iranian youth have played a leading role in the #IranProtests & now face imprisonment or execution as the regime tries to snuff out the best of Iran's future. The lives of #HosseinMohammadi & countless others are in imminent danger. #StopExecutionsInIran Link to quoted tweetIran's fearless youth have consistently been the target of the Islamic Republic's brutality. Theatre actor #HosseinMohammadi sentenced to death for participating in protests in a sham trial without due process, is at imminent risk of execution. #MahsaAmini #IranRevolution (Link to twitter.com)”

Waltz (R-FL-6) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “Biden needs to make clear that ALL OPTIONS are on the table to stop Iran from getting a nuke. Link to quoted tweetBiden: Iran nuclear deal 'is dead but we are not going to announce it – long story' (Biden: Iran nuclear deal 'is dead but we are not going to announce it...... | trib.al) (Link to twitter.com)”

Turkey

Malliotakis (R-NY-11) 12/20/2022: Retweet of @greekcitytimes – “Bob Menendez: "I will not approve any F-16s for Turkey; threats against Greece are unacceptable" Bob Menendez: "I Will Not Approve Any F-16s For Turkey; Threats Against Greece Are Unacceptable"... | greekcitytimes.com #greece #greek #greekcitytimes Link to image”

Horn of Africa

Durbin (D-IL) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “The tragic conflict in Ethiopia has left one million dead, & millions more without the means to survive. As I stated to Special Envoy Hammer, I will continue to monitor the ceasefire agreement, and remain hopeful that the Ethiopian people will recover. Link to quoted tweetEthiopia civil war: The boy named ‘Wealthy' who weighs half what he should (Ethiopia civil war: The boy named ‘Wealthy' who weighs half what he should... | bbc.in)”

Omar (D-MN-5) 12/20/2022: Retweet of @Ilhan – “Our office led a letter with @RepYvetteClarke, @RepAdamSmith, and @RepJayapal urging the administration to extend and redesignate TPS for Somalia. Somalia is facing a humanitarian crisis exacerbated by protracted armed conflict.  Our letter: Link to image”

Sherman (D-CA-30) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “Until #Ethiopia implements the Pretoria peace deal, @EximBankUS shouldn't approve a loan to #Ethiopa #Tigray should see unrestricted humanitarian assistance, banking, internet & medicine before #Ethiopia sees the $100 million. The letter @Ilhan @RepMcGovern & I sent to EXIM,⬇️ Link to image”

Jewish, Anti-semitism

Brown (D-OH-11) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “I was pleased to attend a special menorah lighting during Hanukkah with @jewishcleveland & community members from all faiths. Tonight, we shed light on rising antisemitism and its danger to our community and joined together to celebrate in the spirit of the season. #SHINEALIGHT Link to image”

Carbajal (D-CA-24) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “These hateful acts in our community are appalling. Our Jewish friends and neighbors deserve to live free of discrimination and fear, and we must condemn anti-Semitism like this to prevent further acts of prejudice and violence. Anti-Semitic Flyers Hit Santa Barbara's Mesa on First Day of Hanukkah - The Santa Barbara Independent”

Frankel (D-FL-21) 12/21/2022: Retweet of @WhiteHouse – “In the midst of rising antisemitism, the Biden-Harris Administration reaffirms its commitment to the safety of Jewish people and to fighting hate in all its forms.”

Fulcher (R-ID-1) 12/21/2022: Tweet – “It was an honor to once again join Rabbi Mendel Lifshitz and the Chabad Jewish Center for their annual Idaho Chanukah Celebration. To all those celebrating, I wish you a blessed Hanukkah! Link to image”

Gottheimer (D-NJ-5) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “Join me tomorrow, December 21st at 9:30 AM, for my 81st "Cup of Joe with Josh" Town Hall — Live on Facebook — to discuss my work supporting local veterans, fighting antisemitism and hate, and clawing back federal investments for rural health care in North Jersey. Link to image”

Gottheimer (D-NJ-5) 12/21/2022: Tweet – “Join me TODAY, December 21st at 9:30 AM, for my 81st "Cup of Joe with Josh" Town Hall — Live on Facebook — to discuss my work supporting local veterans, fighting antisemitism and hate, and clawing back federal investments for rural health care in North Jersey. Link to image”

Khanna (D-CA-17) 12/20/2022: Retweet of @HalieSoifer – “Unplanned moments from the @WhiteHouse Hanukkah party -- @POTUS laughs w/heroic Rabbi Charlie; bestows a kiss on the head of a Holocaust survivor lighting the menorah; and invites kids on the stage for his speech. What a mensch. Link to image”

Meng (D-NY-6) 12/21/2022: In reply to TweetLast night the White House Hanukkah Party was great. But the hora at the white house, under the conditions of antisemitism Jews deal with today, still reminds me there has never been a better country to be Jewish, in the history of humanity, than the United States. (Link to twitter.com) – “@JordanAckerMI Love this! And #goblue!”

Rosen (D-NV) 12/20/2022: Retweet of @POTUS – “This year's Hanukkah arrives in the midst of rising and emboldened antisemitism, at home and around the world. I recognize your fear, your hurt. And as your president, I want to make this clear. I will not be silent. America will not be silent.”

Ross (D-NC-2) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “It was an honor to attend the menorah lighting in Cary to mark the second night of Hanukkah. With the recent and disturbing rise in antisemitism, we must continue fighting against this hate and shine a light in the darkness – today & every day. Link to image”

Schiff (D-CA-28) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “I don't support censorship. Or hate speech. As the (outgoing) CEO of Twitter, how about you? Why not do more to stop slurs against Black people, LGBTQ+ people, Jewish people, and others? Do you commit to providing the public with actual answers and data, not just tweets? Link to quoted tweetAs (outgoing) Chair of House Intelligence, did you approve hidden state censorship in direct violation of the Constitution of the United States @RepAdamSchiff?”

Sullivan (R-AK) 12/21/2022: Tweet – “This week, the candles of the menorah are being lit, reminding all of us how the Jewish community has spread its light around the world and to us here in Alaska. Julie and I wish all those celebrating #Hanukkah hope, happiness and blessings in the coming year. Link to image”

Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-23) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “Social media platforms can be huge facilitators of white supremacy, antisemitism, and hate, and they must step up to stop its spread. Link to video”

Williams (D-GA-5) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “I refuse to ignore that this year's Hannukah comes at a time when antisemitism is on the rise, and our Jewish friends, families, and neighbors too often must live in fear of hatred and violence. We all have to do our part to help light triumph over darkness and hate.”

Afghanistan

Bishop (R-NC-9) 12/20/2022: Retweet of @esaagar – “Per FA.gov... | foreignassistance.gov with the additional 45 billion to Ukraine the US will now have given more to Ukraine in the span of one year than the combined amount of military aide to AFGHANISTAN from 1946-2019”

Blackburn (R-TN) 12/21/2022: Tweet – “Taliban rule is brutal to women and continues to take away rights and freedoms. Taliban bans women from universities in Afghanistan... | apnews.com”

Coons (D-DE) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “For 20 years, Afghans stood with U.S. soldiers and fought alongside them. I'm still pushing for the Afghan Adjustment Act because anything less than full passage is a failure of our moral commitment to them. Link to video”

Davidson (R-OH-8) 12/21/2022: Twitter thread – “Happy to meet elsewhere, but Zelensky should not speak from the chamber of the United States House of Representatives. Link to quoted tweetSpeaker Pelosi, on a potential Zelensky visit to the Capitol on Wednesday: “it would bring honor to Congress” (Link to twitter.com) The endless war uniparty seems committed to expanding this war. While Putin's invasion is unjust and Zelensky has been inspiring, America's primary interest should be making sure the war does not expand by keeping NATO focused on its actual purpose as a defensive alliance. 8/31/21 US ends Afghan war 9/01/21 US enters Strategic Partnership Agreement to support Ukraine's entry into NATO & EU 10/21 - 2/22 Russia masses forces along eastern Ukraine, threats grow 2/22/2022 Jens Stoltenberg speech re NATO projecting power 2/24/22 Russia invades Ukraine Link to quoted tweetJulian Assange speaking in 2011: "The goal is to use Afghanistan to wash money out of the tax bases of the US and Europe through Afghanistan and back into the hands of a transnational security elite. The goal is an endless war, not a successful war" #Afghanistan (Link to twitter.com) Don't be pawns.”

Hinson (R-IA-1) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “A @HouseGOP majority will investigate: ❌ Origins of COVID-19 ❌ Botched Afghanistan withdrawal ❌ Open border policies There will be accountability for these national security crises.”

Houlahan (D-PA-6) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “"If there is one message that echoes forth from this conference, let it be that human rights are women's rights and women's rights are human rights, once and for all."-@HillaryClinton I stand with women in Afghanistan and elsewhere fighting for their basic right to an education. Link to quoted tweetThe Taliban suspend university education for female students in Afghanistan effective immediately, education ministry says (Taliban suspend university education for women in Afghanistan | CNN)”

Jacobs (D-CA-53) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “Our sanctions should target regimes — not everyday people. I've long advocated for humanitarian carveouts in sanctions, including in Afghanistan, and I'm so encouraged by this tremendous step forward. Link to quoted tweetSanctions are most effective when they are targeted and implemented in coordination with our allies and partners. Today's @USTreasury announcement, following on the heels of UN Security Council Resolution 2664, helps achieve both objectives. (Improving Humanitarian Aid Delivery by Expanding Authorizations Across U.S. Sanctions - United States Department of State)”

Kim (R-CA-39) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “Girls deserve a place in the classroom, workplace, government or wherever they set their minds to. The botched Afghanistan withdrawal will continue to be a stain on this administration & our nation's reputation. I will continue to demand accountability. Taliban suspend university education for women in Afghanistan | CNN”

Kinzinger (R-IL-16) 12/20/2022: Retweet of @alinazary – “I'm waiting to see how @CrisisGroup is going to justify the Taliban terrorists' decision today that bans women from higher education. This occurred a week after their latest article that encouraged the Int'l Comm to increase their engagement w/ Taliban terrorists in Afghanistan.”

McCaul (R-TX-10) 12/21/2022: Twitter thread – “LR @RepMcCaul on the Taliban's latest act of cruelty forbidding women from attending College in Afghanistan⬇️ Link to image Find the full release here⬇️ McCaul on Taliban Forbidding Women From Attending College in Afghanistan - Committee on Foreign Affairs”

McClain (R-MI-10) 12/21/2022: Tweet – “The Taliban has banned Afghan girls from getting an education. Republicans warned this would happen. President Biden should be ashamed at what his botched Afghanistan withdrawal has caused. #StandWithWomenInAfghanistan”

Meeks (D-NY-5) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “CM @RepGregoryMeeks: Denying an education to more than half of Afghanistan's population is not just bad policy; it's a violation of human rights & it hurts Afghan society, Afghanistan's economy & its global standing. I strongly urge the Taliban to reverse this shameful decision. Link to quoted tweet.@StateDeptSpox: The U.S. condemns the Taliban's indefensible decision to ban women from universities, keep secondary schools closed to girls, and continue to impose other restrictions on the ability of women and girls in Afghanistan to exercise their human rights. (Link to twitter.com)”

Meeks (D-NY-5) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “CM @RepGregoryMeeks: Encouraged by the news that @StateDept secured the release of two US citizens arrested by the Taliban. I applaud the ongoing efforts of this Administration to safely bring Americans home. Link to quoted tweetThe United States welcomes the release today of two American citizens who were detained in Afghanistan. We wish them good health and a safe return to their families, and we continue to provide them with all appropriate assistance.”

Meijer (R-MI-3) 12/20/2022: Retweet of @BBCYaldaHakim – “Horrendous news for Afghan women and girls. The Taliban have announced the closure of universities for women in Afghanistan, according to a letter by the higher education minister. It is expected to take effect immediately Link to image”

Meijer (R-MI-3) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “Going live now with @SteveScully on Sirius XM POTUS channel to talk #AfghanAdjustmentAct and other news of the day. Tune in!”

Meijer (R-MI-3) 12/20/2022: Retweet of @RobbieGramer – “NEW: A bill that would provide a lifeline to Afghans on humanitarian parole in the US was blocked from the omnibus spending bill, leaving tens of thousands of Afghan refugees in limbo and at risk of deportation if the law isn't changed My latest: Bill That Would Provide Lifeline to Afghan Refugees Blocked in Congress... | foreignpolicy.com”

Meijer (R-MI-3) 12/20/2022: Retweet of @JillMBussey – “Ambassador Ryan Crocker's take on the #AfghanAdjustmentAct omission from the omnibus 👇 Bill That Would Provide Lifeline to Afghan Refugees Blocked in Congress... | foreignpolicy.com”

Meijer (R-MI-3) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “One way @SenSchumer can fight for the #AfghanAdjustmentAct is by allowing a vote on @SenAmyKlobuchar's floor amendment to the omnibus! Link to quoted tweetOn Afghan Adjustment Act being left out of the funding bill, Sen. Schumer said “It was a very high priority, it had some good Republican support but unfortunately the Republican leadership blocked it.” He added that “We're gonna keep fighting for it.” - @mkraju @alizaslav report”

Meijer (R-MI-3) 12/20/2022: Retweet of @SuzanneMonyak – “New: @ChrisCoons confirms there is a push to add an amendment to the FY23 omni to put certain Afghan evacuees on a path to permanent status. Says “today would be the day to do it” and that he's “waiting to hear the outcome of Republican caucus lunch.””

Meijer (R-MI-3) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “My deepest gratitude to @SenAmyKlobuchar @ChrisCoons @LindseyGrahamSC for their leadership in introducing a floor amendment to include #AfghanAdjustmentAct in the omnibus. Now it is up to @SenSchumer @LeaderMcConnell to ensure this amendment gets a vote! Link to quoted tweetNew: Sens. Klobuchar and Graham are introducing an amendment that would create a pathway to lawful permanent residency for Afghan refugees, Graham tells me. This wasn't originally included in the omnibus — and it's unclear if it has the R votes to move forward as an amendment”

Meijer (R-MI-3) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “Let's get this done as a floor amendment to the omnibus @SenSchumer @LeaderMcConnell! Link to quoted tweetAdmiral Mike Mullen tells @jaketapper: "Individual lives and families are at stake" if Congress fails to pass a bill aimed at helping Afghans who helped U.S. service members in war (Link to twitter.com)”

Meijer (R-MI-3) 12/21/2022: Tweet – “I will be speaking shortly on the House floor reflecting on my term representing #MI03 in the 117th Congress and the pending #AfghanAdjustmentAct floor amendment to the omnibus in the Senate. Tune into @cspan to watch live.”

Moulton (D-MA-6) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “While it's good news that the #SIV program was extended, it's extremely disheartening that the #AfghanAdjustmentAct wasn't included in the #omnibus. We're failing tens of thousands of Afghans who helped us. Our immigration system is broken. We better fix this next Congress. Link to quoted tweetCongress failing to pass the #AfghanAdjustmentAct is a complete betrayal of our veterans and Afghan wartime allies. 🧵…”

Peters (D-CA-52) 12/20/2022: Twitter thread – “So much effort to pass the #AfghanAdjustmentAct came from San Diego thanks to @shawnjvandiver. The #AfghanEvac Coalition remains committed to this cause and I do as well. I'm extremely disappointed that this bill to support our Afghan allies & their families in the U.S... ...was not included in the legislative package known as the omnibus. I have written to Senate leadership urging them to consider amendments to the omnibus so every Senator has a chance to show their support for the Afghan Adjustment Act. It is our responsibility to protect those who supported the United States' mission in Afghanistan. This bill is bipartisan, sound policy, and reflective of our nation's character.”

Pfluger (R-TX-11) 12/20/2022: Retweet of @BBCYaldaHakim – “Horrendous news for Afghan women and girls. The Taliban have announced the closure of universities for women in Afghanistan, according to a letter by the higher education minister. It is expected to take effect immediately Link to image”

Roy (R-TX-21) 12/21/2022: Twitter thread – “We got text for the 4,155-page $1.7 TRILLION spending bill at 1:30 AM yesterday This monstrosity empowers Biden to carry out his agenda for another 9 months But @LeaderMcConnell called it “a strong outcome for Republicans” We'll let you be the judge of that… 🧵THREAD: First, let's look at the numbers: It increases baseline spending by about $118 BILLION (8%) And it spends a total of $772.5 on “non-defense” programs – aka $ for bureaucrats This type of spending has FAR outpaced defense spending in recent years Opinion | The Republican House Can Restrain Spending And since Senate Republicans have completely squandered the incoming House GOP majority's ability to check Biden through the power of the purse early next year, this money empowers the administration to carry out its radical agenda for AT LEAST 9 MONTHS. We'll show you how: The bill gives DHS an additional $3.2 BILLION But it does NOTHING to force @SecMayorkas to secure the border - and explicitly prohibits CBP from doing it! This money will be used to process/release MORE MIGRANTS, which means the crisis will get WORSE. #McConnellBorderCrisis That means: 🚨More illegal crossings (4 mil since Biden) 🚨More migrants released into US (1-2 mil since Biden) 🚨More “gotaways” (1 mil since FY21) 🚨More fentanyl & more overdoses (72,000 deaths in 2021) 🚨More dead migrants (853 in past yr) Chip Roy says border will shift from Biden's crisis to GOP's if McConnell passes spending bill... | foxnews.com The bill also gives the FBI a $600 MILLION (5%) funding INCREASE. But it doesn't do anything to address the FBI's recent abuses, like colluding with big tech to suppress the NY Post story about Hunter Biden's laptop FBI warned Twitter during 'weekly' meetings of Hunter Biden...... | nypost.com It also doesn't do anything to stop the FBI from colluding with school boards to label concerned parents “domestic terrorists” Emails reveal school board association coordinated with White House over domestic terrorists letter... | washingtonexaminer.com But the bill DOES give an additional $213 MILLION (13% increase) to the ATF, which is trying to enact gun control via executive fiat. ATF accused of perverting laws in a scheme to shut down gun shops... | washingtontimes.com Then surely it holds public health agencies accountable & cuts their budgets, right? WRONG In fact, it increases NIH's budget by $2.5 BILLION to $47.5 billion The very same NIH that funded gain-of-function research in WUHAN via EcoHealth Alliance NIH says grantee failed to report experiment in Wuhan that created a bat virus that made mice sicker... | science.org That NIH funding also includes an additional $240 million for NIAID, which is run by none other than Anthony Fauci. Perhaps this is a parting gift from @LeaderMcConnell thanking him for a job well done? Rep. Roy has a warning for Anthony Fauci for when Republicans take back the House: 'Look out'... | foxnews.com Oh, and the bill also contains a $760 million funding increase for the CDC. Remember when @CDCDirector falsely claimed that vaccinated people couldn't get COVID? CDC reverses statement by director that vaccinated people are no longer contagious... | thehill.com And while @CDCDirector was spreading vaccine misinformation, CDC was simultaneously colluding with Big Tech to censor Americans that, uh, spread… so-called “vaccine misinformation.” We hope the irony is not lost on Senate Republicans! How the CDC Coordinated With Big Tech To Censor Americans... | freebeacon.com It also funds woke policies pushed by “public health” agencies. Case in point, it continues funding for the HHS Office of Civil Rights, which is pushing gender transition surgeries for CHILDREN. Link to image But that's just the start of the anti-American & anti-biology ideologies that this bill funds It also increases funding for the Department of Education by $3.2 billion so it can continue to subsidize schools teaching woke ideologies to our kids Education Department Proposal Would Flood Public Schools With Woke Curricula - Washington Free Beacon It also funds the Student Aid Administration which will administer Biden's $400 BILLION student loan bailout... @LeaderMcConnell you said you oppose this unfair bailout. Why not use the power of the purse to stop it? Mitch McConnell slams Biden's loan forgiveness plan as giveaway to...... | nypost.com This bill gives a $3.6 billion funding increase to the State Department, which promotes woke ideologies abroad but left Americans trapped in Afghanistan… Did Senate Republicans do anything to stop State from funding drag shows in Ecuador? US-funded drag shows in Ecuador draw GOP scrutiny: 'Wokified' State Department... | foxnews.com Or what about that $16,000 grant State Department gave to a pro-prostitution LGBT group in Columbia? Bueller? Biden administration funnels tax dollars to Colombian LGBT group backing prostitution in crime-ridden country... | washingtonexaminer.com While the bill doesn't do anything to stop State from funding woke ends… it does increase USAID's “Protection of LGBTQI+ Persons” budget by 150% And it funds the Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons. Link to image The bill utterly FAILS to unleash US energy Instead, it gives over $10 billion (a $576 million increase) to the EPA so it can continue its war on reliable energy. $108 million of this will fund EPA “environmental justice” efforts that mix climate hysteria with CRT. And it provides another HALF BILLION to Biden's Department of Interior, which has leased fewer acres of federal land for oil and gas drilling than any administration since WWII. Wonder why gas prices are still high? Federal Oil Leases Slow to a Trickle Under Biden... | wsj.com Meanwhile, unreliable wind and solar get a $260 million funding bump through the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy… Link to image So why're Senate Rs so enthralled with this spending blowout? Because it provides another $45 BILLION to Ukraine – on top of the $68 billion we've ALREADY PROVIDED @LeaderMcConnell called it the “number one priority” for Senate Rs CC: Americans Mitch McConnell: Aiding Ukraine 'Number One Priority' for Republicans... | breitbart.com Senate Rs are also touting a 2% ($275 million) cut to IRS funding Good. But don't forget Dems gave IRS an $80 billion windfall in August To fully counteract that funding over 10 yrs, we need to cut IRS's budget by another $7.7 BILLION this year Opinion | The IRS Is About to Go Beast Mode These are just a few of the reasons Rep. Roy and his colleagues sent a letter to Senate Rs promising to oppose every single legislative priority of any of the senators that vote for this bill. He intends to make good on that promise. END🧵 House Republicans Declare War on GOP Senators Who Back Lame-Duck Spending Bill | National Review”

Schiff (D-CA-28) 12/21/2022: Tweet – “The Taliban's ban of women from universities is another tragic violation of human rights. Part of a systematic dismantling of the fundamental rights of women and girls that denies higher education to half the population. Depriving the country of the talent of its people.”

Shaheen (D-NH) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “Afghan women continue to bear the brunt of the Taliban's abhorrent violence & revocation of rights. The U.S. and the global community must uphold our promise to safeguard fundamental freedoms – like access to education – for Afghan women & hold the Taliban to account. Link to quoted tweetAll women banned from university in Afghanistan, Taliban says - further restricting the rights of girls and women to education (Afghanistan: Taliban closes universities to women... | bbc.in)”

Swalwell (D-CA-15) 12/20/2022: Retweet of @cindymccain – “An amazing article @McCainJack War vet Jack McCain wants Congress to help the Afghan pilots who kept him safe... | npr.org”

Titus (D-NV-1) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “A woman's access to higher education opens the door to opportunity and a prosperous future. I'm infuriated by this shameful revocation of fundamental freedoms for Afghani women. Taliban ban women from Afghanistan's universities... | axios.com”

Waltz (R-FL-6) 12/20/2022: Tweet – “Clear your calendars, Biden Administration. Accountability is coming. Link to quoted tweetNEW: GOP's looming Afghanistan probe worries Biden aides w/ @yabutaleb7 (GOP's looming Afghanistan probe worries Biden aides... | washingtonpost.com)”

Waltz (R-FL-6) 12/20/2022: Retweet of @seanspicer – “Tonight on #SpicerandCo: Afghan ally detained crossing the border, even more revealed in the Twitter files, whats in the spending bill? & more- Tune in 5p @NEWSMAX Joining us: @michaelgwaltz @DevinNunes @RepDougCollins @RubinReport @RepBenCline @KenPaxtonTX”

Waltz (R-FL-6) 12/21/2022: Tweet – “President Biden & his administration are responsible for this. Link to quoted tweetBreaking News: The Taliban barred women from attending universities in Afghanistan, in the government's latest blow to women's rights. (Taliban Bar Women From College Classes, in a Stark Reversal of Rights... | nyti.ms)”

Other - Middle East

Donalds (R-FL-19) 12/21/2022: Tweet – “Only under Democratic Party control do we pay more than $400 million for border security in the Middle East and not our borders. McAllen over the Middle East!!! Make it make sense. VOTE NO ON THE OMNIBUS”

Donalds (R-FL-19) 12/21/2022: Tweet – “Senate Republicans, @Sen_JoeManchin, and @SenatorSinema should vote NO on the nearly $2 trillion omnibus spending bill that does more to secure the borders of Middle Eastern nations than our own. More below from @Varneyco. 📽️⤵️ Link to video”

Kennedy (R-LA) 12/21/2022: Tweet – “The $1.7 TRILLION omnibus bill gives $400 MILLION to Jordan and other Mid East counties to help secure their borders . . . while Pres. Biden leaves ours wide open. #BorderCrisis Link to video”

Roy (R-TX-21) 12/21/2022: Twitter thread – “THREAD: 21 Senators voted to proceed to the $1.7 trillion omnibus - & to spend billions we do not have, empower Biden bureaucrats with no fixes, & block us from securing the border for at least 9 mos. Some are friends, one my former boss.. but unless… (1/13) #StandUpForAmerica Link to image …they change their vote on final passage, I don't care & will oppose their bills/priorities - & not for revenge, but b/c it's the only tool I have to pressure them to stop doing this to us. This vote is indefensible, & damaging to Texas. It takes away our leverage to… (2/13) …force Biden to secure the border & in fact specifically says new DHS money can only be used to process MORE people - which will lead to more fentanyl, violence, & death. For Texans, this alone is reason enough to oppose this terrible bill (cc: @JohnCornyn)… (3/13) …But the Chamber has always carried the day on border & immigration for the GOP, hasn't it? And now we face a deadly crisis, and they STILL can't act. They just say “well, it's the best we're going to do.” What do they mean by that? Well, @LeaderMcConnell told you it's… (4/13) …about getting $47BB more for Ukraine & 10% more “defense” spending. You think it's an accident that Zelensky is coming to Congress TODAY? Meanwhile, he & other @SenateGOP claim it's because House conservatives won't “govern.” To be clear - what that really means is… (5/13) …“defense spending - for us & Ukraine - trumps Americans' concerns about mounting debt, out-of-control bureaucrats, and wide open borders.” It means “we're the adults in the room, so sit down while we continue the status quo & cut big $ deals with Democrats… (6/13) …rather than even sit down with a new GOP majority & work it out among Republicans.” And when the swampsplaining starts - just know that it's going to be “five knuckleheads put the House leadership in doubt, so ignore what we're saying out loud about Ukraine & “defense…” (7/13) …but which is the chicken & which is the egg? The truth is, the 5 were objecting - & others of us have raised process / substantive questions - b/c this is ALWAYS how it's done. This is why we're almost $32 trillion in debt. This is why we have a woke Defense Dept… (8/13) …This is why the FBI, DHS, Intel, the NIH, the EPA - & every other federal agency accumulates such raw power to trample over Americans. MOST OF ALL, this is why we're still operating under 20 year authorizations of force in the middle east, after spending $4 trillion+… (9/13) …for wars, losing 7000 lives, & projecting over $1 trillion in vets care to come… now w/ weakened defense posture even as the borrowed money is catching up to us, w/ interest likely soon to eclipse swelling defense spending. All predictable. All predicted. All ignored… (10/13) …so here we are. The @SenateGOP failed to get a majority in November with both pathetic messaging & some bad candidates, & now want to blame the new @HouseGOP for being “unable to govern” when they just don't like the priorities we would debate & struggle with… (11/13) …because they represent the tired old #SwampGOP. They are who they are: war-first Republicans who give lip service to securing the border & stopping deficit spending during campaigns, yet are voting right now to support (fund) the opposite… (12/13) …It needn't be this way. The @HouseGOP majority, if allowed, could set a new tone in which we rebuild our military, project strength, & help our allies - but not at the expense of fiscal strength & protecting our own freedom & sovereignty at home. #StandUpForAmerica (13/13)”