Last updated on Fri January 13, 2023 at 01:46 PM Washington DC time.
Israel - Palestine
Bacon (R-NE-2) 01/13/2023: Retweet of @AIPAC – “Thank you @RepDonBacon for your strong support for the 🇺🇸🇮🇱 alliance! Building bipartisan support for the U.S.-Israel relationship is an American value we are proud to champion and advance. Link to video”
Castro (D-TX-20) 01/13/2023: Retweet of @LuisMorenolg – “Seems like no one here wants to talk about what many Israelis already know: Israeli democracy is at risk. Link to quoted tweet”
Ernst (R-IA) 01/13/2023: Tweet – “This week, I led the #AbrahamAccords Caucus in calling on the @StateDept to prioritize interfaith dialogue for Accords member countries. Link to image”
Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1) 01/12/2023: Retweet of @AIPAC – “Thank you @RepJoshG and @RepBrianFitz for your strong support for the 🇺🇸🇮🇱 alliance! Building bipartisan support for the U.S.-Israel relationship is an American value we are proud to champion and advance. Link to quoted tweet”
Hagerty (R-TN) 01/12/2023: Tweet – “If our allies Israel & Saudi Arabia normalize relations, this would build upon the Trump Admin's Abraham Accords breakthroughs & further transform the Middle East. I urge the Biden Admin to support this momentum—not spoil it. Historic Saudi-Israel normalization stalled by rift with Biden, US... | washingtonexaminer.com”
Ivey (D-MD-4) 01/13/2023: Retweet of @AIPAC – “Thank you @RepGlennIvey for your strong support for the 🇺🇸🇮🇱 alliance! Building bipartisan support for the U.S.-Israel relationship is an American value we are proud to champion and advance. Link to video”
Ivey (D-MD-4) 01/13/2023: Retweet of @AIPAC – “Thank you @RepGlennIvey for your strong support for the 🇺🇸🇮🇱 alliance! Building bipartisan support for the U.S.-Israel relationship is an American value we are proud to champion and advance. Link to video”
Kelly (D-AZ) 01/13/2023: Tweet – “This week, I'm joining a bipartisan group of colleagues on a trip to the Abraham Accords member countries of Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Morocco to see how the Accords have improved cooperation and discuss how we can strengthen them. Bipartisan Senate delegation visiting Abraham Accords countries... | axios.com”
Lankford (R-OK) 01/13/2023: Tweet – “.@SenJackyRosen & I will lead a visit to Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain & Morocco alongside five of our colleagues. As co-founders & co-chairs of the Senate Abraham Accords Caucus, we will continue to bring nations together for our interests at home & abroad.”
McCaul (R-TX-10) 01/13/2023: Tweet – “I was honored to speak at @AIPAC this week. America's partnership with Israel is bipartisan and will continue to be so as I lead the @HouseForeignGOP committee. Link to video”
Rosen (D-NV) 01/12/2023: Twitter thread – “Excited to share @SenatorLankford & I are leading a bipartisan Congressional Delegation with @SenatorBennet, @gillibrandny, @SenDanSullivan, @SenMarkKelly, & @SenTedBuddNC to Abraham Accords member countries. We are visiting Israel, UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco to see how we can strengthen & expand normalization agreements between Israel & Arab partners and encourage further regional integration & cooperation.”
Van Duyne (R-TX-24) 01/13/2023: Tweet – “Our Texas-24 Hometown Hero of the Week is Anna Salton Eisen, a founding member of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville. As the anniversary of the heinous attack on the synagogue draws near, I want to thank you for your leadership and commitment to protecting our community. Link to image”
Syria
Risch (R-ID) 01/12/2023: Tweet – “I applaud #Spain's repatriation of its citizens from #Syria. The populations at the prisons and displacement camps represent a strategic vulnerability & a resource for the Islamic State to continue to fight. Other countries must follow suit.”
Iran
Bacon (R-NE-2) 01/12/2023: Retweet of @RepJoshG – “I just voted to ban the sale of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China. @ProbSolveCaucus members @RepHoulahan, @RepDonBacon, & I are also fighting for bipartisan legislation to ban China, Russia, Iran, N. Korea, & sanctioned nations from purchasing our SPR oil.”
Cleaver (D-MO-5) 01/12/2023: Twitter thread – “Whenever possible, I will always seek to find common ground with my Republican colleagues to improve the health, safety, and economic security of Missourians in #MO05. Today, I was happy to join my GOP colleagues in reversing their 2015 decision to allow oil exports to China. Link to quoted tweetUS House, in a 331-97 vote, passed bill that would ban sales of crude oil from the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to China Republicans 218-0 Democrats 113-97 (Link to twitter.com) However, I think we should take this a step further and ban SPR oil exports to all of America's adversaries, including Russia, Iran, and North Korea. That's why I cosponsored @RepHoulahan and @RepDonBacon's legislation to do just that. Read more: Link to quoted tweetJoining @BloombergTV at the top of the hour to talk about my latest oped. We must fix the loophole enabling foreign adversaries like China, Russia, North Korea, Iran and others to buy American oil. @RepDonBacon and I have a fix: (If we're serious about protecting American oil, China is only the beginning ... | thehill.com)”
Costa (D-CA-21) 01/12/2023: Twitter thread – “We need to modernize our energy infrastructure and produce more energy here at home. The release of oil from our strategic reserves helped ease financial burdens on American consumers. (1/3) But we need to ensure it does not end up in the hands of our adversaries and those who are a threat to our national security. (2/3) Congress could further protect American interests by bringing the Banning Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act to the floor, of which I am a co-sponsor, to prohibit other adversaries like Iran and North Korea from purchasing American oil. (3/3) U.S. House passes bill banning exports of reserve oil to China... | reuters.com”
Gottheimer (D-NJ-5) 01/12/2023: Tweet – “I just voted to ban the sale of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China. @ProbSolveCaucus members @RepHoulahan, @RepDonBacon, & I are also fighting for bipartisan legislation to ban China, Russia, Iran, N. Korea, & sanctioned nations from purchasing our SPR oil.”
Menendez (D-NJ) 01/12/2023: Tweet – “The IRGC is a terrorist group with the blood of countless innocent lives on its hands due to its terrorist acts & violence at home in #Iran, in the Middle East, & around the world. I am encouraged to see that the UK government will soon call the IRGC what it is. Link to quoted tweetIran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard set to be proscribed as terror group by the UK (Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard set to be proscribed as terror group... | telegraph.co.uk)”
Kuwait
Carper (D-DE) 01/13/2023: Tweet – “Wishing the best of luck to the 238th Aviation Detachment of the 160th Engineer Vertical Construction Company as they depart for Camp Buehring in Kuwait today! Thank you for your service to our country—to protect us and our democracy. Link to image”
Pakistan
Whitehouse (D-RI) 01/12/2023: Tweet – “I wonder what the fossil fuel industry pledge was. Banks and countries pledge $10bn to rebuild Pakistan after catastrophic floods... | theguardian.com”
Jewish, Anti-semitism
D'Esposito (R-NY-4) 01/12/2023: Tweet – “The end result of the left wing approach to public safety: criminals walk off easy - innocent victims suffer. Pro-criminal DA's like @ManhattanDA make a mockery of the justice system by offering sweetheart deals to criminals. NY deserves better.Manhattan DA offers sweetheart deal to suspect in brutal anti-Semitic...... | nypost.com”
Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8) 01/13/2023: Tweet – “New research from the Anti-Defamation League shows we still have a lot of work to do to eradicate antisemitic beliefs from our country, especially among younger Americans. Survey finds ‘classical fascist' antisemitic views widespread in U.S.... | washingtonpost.com”
Malliotakis (R-NY-11) 01/12/2023: Retweet of @RepMalliotakis – “Last year, I led an effort to have Ilhan Omar removed from the Foreign Affairs Committee. While Speaker Pelosi turned a blind eye to her anti-Semitic & anti-American rhetoric, we did not. Glad Speaker McCarthy has made a commitment to remove this liability from the committee. Link to image”
Manning (D-NC-6) 01/12/2023: Tweet – “I'm deeply alarmed by the @ADL survey showing that antisemitic beliefs doubled in the US since 2019. This rapid rise poses a serious threat to American Jewish Communities. I'm committed to working with my congressional colleagues & the Admin to stand up & speak out against hate. Link to quoted tweetBREAKING: In a new survey, we found widespread belief in antisemitic conspiracy theories and tropes nearly doubled since 2019. A 🧵of the big takeaways ⤵️”
Manning (D-NC-6) 01/12/2023: Tweet – “As Co-chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, it was my great honor to welcome Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff to the Capitol today for a Task Force discussion about the Administration's efforts to combat antisemitism. Link to image”
Menendez (D-NJ) 01/13/2023: Twitter thread – “Horrifying takeaway in this @ADL report: 85% of Americans believe at least one anti-Jewish trope. Silence in the presence of such hateful language is unacceptable. Belief of Americans in antisemitic conspiracies, tropes doubles since 2019 - survey We ALL must confront antisemitism in our day-to-day lives & stand in unequivocal solidarity with the Jewish community against hatred in all its forms.”
Meng (D-NY-6) 01/12/2023: Twitter thread – “Honored to meet with @SecondGentleman Doug Emhoff & White House Jewish Liaison @ShelleyGspan with my fellow Co-Chairs of the House Antisemitism Task Force to discuss how Congress and the Biden Administration can work together to combat the rise in #antisemitism. 1/2 Link to image We discussed the work I am doing with colleagues on hate crimes reporting. Looking forward to seeing @SecondGentleman in Queens! 2/2”
Moskowitz (D-FL-23) 01/12/2023: Tweet – “George Santos is the only person in the US House who thought, “The Holocaust, wish my family was a part of that experience”. That's not an embellishment, it is however sick. Link to quoted tweetWhile guest hosting Steve Bannon's podcast, Rep. Matt Gaetz defends Rep. George Santos' false claims Gaetz: "Embellishing one's resume isn't a crime. It's, frankly, how a lot of people get to Congress" (While guest hosting Steve Bannon's podcast, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) defends Rep. George Santos' (R-NY) false claims... | mediamatters.org) (Link to twitter.com)”
Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25) 01/13/2023: Tweet – “To combat rising global antisemitism, the @StateSEAS needs more resources. Proud that my bipartisan colleagues joined me in seeking them. Bipartisan lawmakers urge additional funding increase for antisemitism envoy's office... | jewishinsider.com”
Afghanistan
Jackson Lee (D-TX-18) 01/12/2023: Twitter thread – “Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is working to free Mr. Abdul Wasi Safi, the Afghan soldier who served alongside of U.S. troops in the Afghanistan War. Link to image Mr. Abdul Wasi Safi crossed three continents and sustained serious injuries to reach the Texas-Mexico border and, after crossing the border into the United States outside of a point of entry, he was taken into U.S. custody.”
McCaul (R-TX-10) 01/12/2023: Twitter thread – “In one of his first actions as Chairman, @RepMcCaul renewed oversight requests to the @StateDept on the Afghanistan withdrawal and issued the following statement⬇️ Link to image Read the full release and letter below⬇️ Chairman McCaul Fires Back at Biden Admin, Renews Oversight Request on Afghanistan Withdrawal - Committee on Foreign Affairs”
Shaheen (D-NH) 01/12/2023: Tweet – “A powerful reminder of Afghan women's courageous defiance as the Taliban bans them from participating in nearly all facets of public life, including sports. It's time for the world to hold the Taliban to account. Link to quoted tweetSports-playing Afghan women and girls tell @AP they have faced intimidation from the Taliban, including threatening visits and phone calls. Donning full-body burqas, some are finding ways to play. (Afghan women athletes barred from play, fear Taliban threats... | apne.ws)”
Other - Middle East
Jacobs (D-CA-51) 01/12/2023: Tweet – “So many of the service members I met in the Middle East over the holidays asked me to let their families know they were safe. Today, I was so excited to call their families and thank them for their service and sacrifice. Link to image”