Last updated on Sat January 07, 2023 at 12:40 PM Washington DC time.
Syria
Menendez (D-NJ) 01/06/2023: Tweet – “Turkey & UAE's recent diplomatic outreach to #Assad: ➡️Fails to advance regional security ➡️Undermines efforts to hold the Syrian regime accountable for its war crimes against its own people There CANNOT be normalization without legitimate accountability. Link to quoted tweetIt's becoming increasingly clear that the #UAE, alongside #Putin's #Russia, is attempting to mediate & facilitate the full normalization of #Assad's #Syria within the greater #MiddleEast. For a time, that effort focused on #Jordan, but now it's zeroed in on flipping #Turkey.”
Risch (R-ID) 01/06/2023: Tweet – “The UNSC must ignore #Putin's veto threats and renew the vital cross-border mechanism into #Syria for humanitarian access. The international community must recommit to alleviating the suffering of the Syrian people at the hands of #Assad.”
Iran
Cornyn (R-TX) 01/07/2023: Retweet of @KhosroKalbasi – “Iran regime today executed 2 young men over their role in protests. They were deprived of the right to pick their lawyer and a last meeting with their family. Talked with BBC #TheNewsroom (03:56 onward) about them. #محمد_حسینی #محمدمهدی_کرمی The Newsroom - 07/01/2023 11:06 GMT - BBC Sounds”
Green (D-TX-9) 01/06/2023: Tweet – “Peaceful protest is a fundamental right upon which many other rights are dependent. Iranians peacefully protesting shouldn't be treated as terrorists. In the words of President JFK, those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. #barayeiran”
Menendez (D-NJ) 01/06/2023: Tweet – “Bolstered support for Iranians' digital comms & internet freedom is exactly what we called for in S.Con.Res. 47. @WhatsApp's crucial push to secure user internet access in the face of censorship & blackouts is a powerful show of solidarity as we stand with #IranProtests. Link to quoted tweetUsers can now access WhatsApp via proxy servers, helping them evade governments in Iran and elsewhere that have tightened internet controls. (WhatsApp adds feature to bypass internet censors in repressive regimes... | wapo.st)”
Risch (R-ID) 01/07/2023: Tweet – “As many of our longstanding regional partners welcome a Middle East without Qassem Suleimani, #Iraq's #Sudani government commemorates the former #IRGC commander's reign of terror. Iraq continues to tether itself to an isolated and sinking Iranian regime.”
Spanberger (D-VA-7) 01/06/2023: Tweet – “As the Chinese Communist Party is increasing its military spending, Ukraine is under siege, and Iran and North Korea are watching, cutting our nation's defense spending is shortsighted and dangerous. And doing it for Speaker votes is unconscionable. McCarthy's Emerging Speaker Deal Tees Up $75 Billion Defense Cut... | bloomberg.com”
Jewish, Anti-semitism
Clarke (D-NY-9) 01/06/2023: Tweet – “Two years out from the violent MAGA insurrection, Yvette remains committed to protecting the integrity of our elections and our democracy. Extreme fascistic, anti-semitic, white supremacist violence has NO place in our political system.”
Cohen (D-TN-9) 01/06/2023: In reply to Tweet@RepCohen Steve—I think you have the poise and power to convince 6 Republicans to switch and vote for Jeffries, a terrific and brilliant leader. You must have some excellent relations with a few Republican Congressmen!!! 🤞🤞🤞 – “@lizsaplin I have lots of friends among Republicans but getting even one to vote for Jeffries? Easier to persuade Pat Robertson to convert to Judaism”
Torres (D-NY-15) 01/06/2023: Tweet – “Majorie Taylor Greene to George Santos: “I never said Jewish space lasers. I meant Jew-ish space lasers.” Link to image”
Afghanistan
Banks (R-IN-3) 01/07/2023: Tweet – “I'm guided by the core belief that America is worth fighting for. That's why I wore the uniform in Afghanistan. That's why I'm fighting for our conservative values in Congress. I'm ready to get to work! 🇺🇸”
Hudson (R-NC-9) 01/07/2023: Tweet – “Congratulations to @SpeakerMcCarthy! @HouseGOP is ready to get to work on behalf of the American people. Link to quoted tweetSpeaker McCarthy: "We will hold the swamp accountable, from the withdrawal of Afghanistan to the origins of COVID to the weaponization of the FBI." "We will use the power of the purse and the power of the subpoena to get the job done." 🔥 (Link to twitter.com)”
Mast (R-FL-21) 01/07/2023: Tweet – “All of Biden's disasters are colliding. Chinese company signs oil extraction deal with Taliban... | washingtonexaminer.com”
McClain (R-MI-9) 01/06/2023: Tweet – “Taking a few days to pick a speaker isn't shameful. Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal was shameful.”