Members on the Record (Automated) for Wed January 18, 2023

Israel - Palestine

Bennet (D-CO) 01/17/2023: Twitter thread – “This week, I'm joining a bipartisan Congressional Delegation to Israel, the UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco to see how the Abraham Accords have strengthened regional security, economic, and cultural cooperation and integration. Link to image We visited NAVCENT HQ in Bahrain and met with @US5thFleet Vice Admiral Cooper to discuss regional maritime security. I also had the opportunity to meet with Coloradan servicemembers. They continue to make Colorado proud, and I am grateful for their service to our country. Link to image”

Lawler (R-NY-17) 01/17/2023: Tweet – “Excited to serve on @HouseForeignGOP with Chairman @RepMcCaul! We must stand up to Chinese and Russian aggression; support Ukraine and European Allies; strengthen our relationship with Israel; address challenges within the western hemisphere; and hold the Biden admin accountable.”

Gillibrand (D-NY) 01/17/2023: Tweet – “While in Abu Dhabi for our bipartisan delegation trip to the Abraham Accords member countries, we met with @AJCGlobal to discuss opportunities to increase cooperation and strengthen relationships in the region. Thank you for all your work! Link to image”

LaLota (R-NY-1) 01/17/2023: Tweet – “Outstanding discussion tonight with some of Long Island's best advocates for a strong US-Israel relationship. America's support of Israel's defense is not gratuitous. It's in our best national security interests. 🇺🇸 🇮🇱 💪 @AIPAC #NY01 Link to image”

Lankford (R-OK) 01/17/2023: Retweet of @AIPAC – “The deepening partnership between Israel and Arab states is bringing peace, security, and prosperity to millions. Thank you @SenatorLankford and @SenJackyRosen for leading this bipartisan trip to strengthen the Abraham Accords. 🇺🇸🇮🇱🇲🇦🇦🇪🇧🇭 Link to quoted tweet”

Lankford (R-OK) 01/18/2023: Retweet of @IsraeliPM – “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met today with a bi-partisan US Senate delegation from the Abraham Accords Lobby, led by Senator Jacky Rosen and Senator James Lankford. PM Netanyahu Meets with Bi-partisan US Senate Delegation from the Abraham Accords Caucus | Prime Minister's Office   Link to image”

McCollum (D-MN-4) 01/17/2023: Tweet – ““The Biden administration should reject building on seized land, showing that the United States won't tolerate, let alone be complicit in, the theft of any more Palestinian property... Failure to do so will only embolden Mr. Netanyahu's dangerously extremist new government.” Link to quoted tweetThe U.S. must abandon any plans to build its new embassy in Jerusalem on land stolen by Israel from Palestinian refugees, writes Rashid Khalidi, whose family, he says, once owned a part of the location under consideration. (Opinion | Will the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem Be Built on Confiscated Palestinian Land?)”

Rosen (D-NV) 01/17/2023: Tweet – “I've been leading a bipartisan Congressional Delegation to Abraham Accords member countries, and we stopped in 📍Abu Dhabi to discuss regional integration and cooperation between the U.S., Israel, and our Arab partners. Link to video”

Rosen (D-NV) 01/18/2023: Tweet – “Thank you to our Emirati hosts for bringing together partners from Israel and Morocco to celebrate the Abraham Accords, which have allowed for unprecedented cooperation in energy and water security, cybersecurity, defense, trade, and much more. Link to image”

Scott (R-FL) 01/18/2023: Tweet – “Alarming to see the United Nations thanking an evil terrorist organization like Hezbollah. The UN should spend less time cozying up to terrorists and more time standing against them. UN envoy thanks Hezbollah terror group, draws rebuke from Israeli officials: 'is this real?'... | foxnews.com”

Tlaib (D-MI-12) 01/17/2023: Twitter thread – “I'm outraged that the @StateDept is moving forward with plans to build the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem on land stolen from Palestinians. By doing so, the U.S. is complicit in the illegal confiscation of Palestinian property. @POTUS should reverse this Trump era policy immediately. Opinion | Will the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem Be Built on Confiscated Palestinian Land?”

Syria

Omar (D-MN-5) 01/17/2023: Twitter thread – “Images like this, along with rhetoric from the likes of @laurenboebert constantly make the rounds in @GOP circles and regardless of how many death threats they generate will never get condemnation from @GOP leadership. Their opposition to me has always been about Islamophobia. Link to image   Link to reply@IlhanMN @laurenboebert @GOP You support Al Qaeda terrorists in Syria (Idlib province) against the Assad government. I don't think the meme is out of line. @jacksonhinklle @laurenboebert @GOP Wtf are you talking about?”

Omar (D-MN-5) 01/17/2023: Twitter thread – “Where in that tweet does it say I support any of the groups you just mentioned? You seem delusional and clearly desperate to create connections between me and terrorism which is repulsive and terrifying. Link to quoted tweetRemember this? You support terrorists like Jaysh al-Islam, HTS, Al Nusra & Al Qaeda in their bloody campaigns against the Syrian people & government. 88.7% of Syrians voted for Assad in 2014 (73.4% turnout) with observers from 30+ countries. Assad is Syria's democratic leader. (Link to twitter.com) (Link to twitter.com) I know I shouldn't engage people like him, but these kinds of allegations need some pushback. That's all.”

Iran

Lankford (R-OK) 01/17/2023: Retweet of @SenJackyRosen – “One year ago today, an Iranian-backed terrorist attack killed three innocent civilians in the UAE. During our visit, we spoke with President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed & reaffirmed America's continued commitment to the UAE's safety & security.”

McCaul (R-TX-10) 01/18/2023: Twitter thread – “CHM @RepMcCaul: “The UN should investigate illicit shipments of Chinese & Russian weapons from Iran to the #Houthis in Yemen, in direct violation of the arms embargo under UNSCR 2216. U.S. Navy Intercepts More Than 2,000 Assault Rifles Shipped from Iran... | cusnc.navy.mil “Violators MUST be held accountable for their blatant disregard for UNSC resolutions & support for Houthis.””

Rosen (D-NV) 01/17/2023: Tweet – “One year ago today, an Iranian-backed terrorist attack killed three innocent civilians in the UAE. During our visit, we spoke with President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed & reaffirmed America's continued commitment to the UAE's safety & security.”

Iraq

Casten (D-IL-6) 01/17/2023: Tweet – “I'm honored to have introduced this bill to rename the Crystal Lake Post Office in remembrance of IL-06 marine Ryan J. Cummings. This is a well-deserved honor for his family and his legacy. Crystal Lake post office renamed for suburban marine killed in Iraq... | dailyherald.com”

McCollum (D-MN-4) 01/17/2023: Tweet – “Minnesota National Guard ranked 4th out of 54 states and territories in new enlistments last year. The strategy? A focus on people. Military recruiters face new challenges after Iraq, Afghanistan, pandemic... | startribune.com”

Turkey

Babin (R-TX-36) 01/17/2023: Retweet of @repkevinhern – “Last week, Turkey put a $500,000 bounty on @EnesFreedom's head for speaking out against their authoritarian regime. We've heard NOTHING from Biden–only SILENCE. I am calling on him to immediately take concrete action to hold Turkey accountable for putting a bounty on Enes Kanter.”

Cornyn (R-TX) 01/18/2023: Tweet – “NATO's Electoral Message for Erdoğan by @AmbJohnBolton Opinion | NATO's Electoral Message for Erdoğan via @WSJopinion”

Hern (R-OK-1) 01/18/2023: Twitter thread – “Turkey has a HALF-MILLION DOLLAR bounty on @EnesFreedom's head. Why? Because this American patriot dared to stand for FREEDOM and speak out against Turkey's authoritarian regime. He dared to be a strong voice for freedom in a region that badly needs it. President Biden has remained completely silent. Why won't he take a stand for democracy? He must immediately take concrete action to hold Turkey accountable for putting a bounty on Enes Kanter.”

Sarbanes (D-MD-3) 01/17/2023: Tweet – “I oppose the potential sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey. We should not reward, accommodate or seek to cajole the Erdogan regime, given its ongoing demonstration of contempt for international standards, human rights and the sovereignty of nations. Biden Administration Faces Resistance to Plan to Sell F-16s to Turkey... | nytimes.com”

United Arab Emirates

Kelly (D-AZ) 01/17/2023: Tweet – “One year ago, three innocent civilians were killed in a terrorist attack against the United Arab Emirates. After a productive visit to the UAE this week, it's clear to me that further strengthening our partnership is a priority. Statement from President Joe Biden on the Anniversary of Terrorist Attack on the United Arab Emirates | The White House”

Bahrain

Lankford (R-OK) 01/18/2023: Retweet of @US5thFleet – “Today, a Congressional delegation of U.S. senators from Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New York, North Carolina and Oklahoma visited 🇺🇸 military personnel in Bahrain and learned about U.S. 5th Fleet's integration of unmanned systems and AI. Link to image”

Horn of Africa

Smith (D-WA-9) 01/17/2023: Twitter thread – “Ongoing violence & humanitarian crises in Somalia have underscored the need for extending & redesignating TPS for Somalia. This announcement from @DHSgov is welcome news for the thousands of beneficiaries & their families who will be able to keep living and working in the U.S. Link to quoted tweetNEWS: Today, @SecMayorkas announced the extension and redesignation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia for an additional 18 months, from March 18, 2023, through September 17, 2024. Read more: (Lock... | dhs.gov) (Link to twitter.com) Read the letter my colleagues and I sent to @SecBlinken and @SecMayorkas in December, urging the administration to extend and redesignate TPS for Somalia: Rep. Smith and Colleagues Send Letter to Biden Administration Calling for Extension and Redesignation of Temporary Protected Status for Somalia... | adamsmith.house.gov”

Jewish, Anti-semitism

Gomez (D-CA-34) 01/17/2023: Retweet of @MeidasTouch – “Thanks to the Republican Party, Marjorie Taylor Greene, an insurrectionist, QAnon follower, January 6 denier, 9/11 hoaxer who believes in Jewish space lasers will now sit on the House Homeland Security Committee. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar get committee assignments | CNN Politics”

Lieu (D-CA-36) 01/18/2023: Tweet – “Honored to host @SecondGentleman along with my fellow Co-Chairs of the House Antisemitism Task Force last week to discuss the @WhiteHouse's efforts to fight antisemitism, and what Congress can do to help. Link to image”

Moskowitz (D-FL-23) 01/17/2023: Tweet – “@JakeSherman are you sure he is not being appointed to the Holocaust Museum board? Link to quoted tweetGEORGE SANTOS will be on the House Small Business Committee, a source tells me.”

Moskowitz (D-FL-23) 01/17/2023: Tweet – “This can't be true. Fake grandson of a Holocaust survivor and Dog Murderer? Link to quoted tweetholy shit: texts obtained by @JSweetLI show george santos (née anthony devolder) set up a gofundme so the dog of disabled veteran could get a life-threatening tumor removed. santos took the $3,000 raised and disappeared. the dog died. (Disabled Veteran: George Santos Took $3K From Dying Dog's GoFundMe... | patch.com) (Link to twitter.com)”

Peters (D-CA-50) 01/17/2023: Twitter thread – “1/ On Sunday, I joined 400+ people for the grand opening of the Beverly and Joseph Glickman Hillel Center at @UCSanDiego. Seeing this Center open its doors has special significance for me: I represented La Jolla on the San Diego City Council when the project was first proposed... Link to image 2/ ...over 20 years ago, and I was the City Council President when San Diego sold the land to Hillel in 2006. Hillel made numerous design changes to address local concerns & has produced a beautiful building that's a credit to the neighborhood. It will be a place for... 3/ ...Jewish students to come together to learn & pray. In a place where La Jolla rules prevented Jews from owning property and at a time when antisemitism is on the rise, this is a profound step for the Jewish community and our entire region. Congrats to Hillel of San Diego! Link to image”

Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25) 01/17/2023: Tweet – “Tomorrow, Jewish and non-Jewish student volunteers at @UF will be spending #NationalBagelDay mobilizing their community in the fight to end antisemitism. I'm grateful for @UFHillel's extraordinary leadership and proud to be a Gator! #GoGators Link to image”

Afghanistan

Fry (R-SC-7) 01/17/2023: Twitter thread – “🚨I am honored to have been selected to serve on the Committee on Oversight and Accountability @GOPoversight. 🚨 I am excited to be a part of a strong group that will demand efficiency, effectiveness & accountability from the federal government and its agencies. (1/2) With Chairman @RepJamesComer at the helm, I know we will work hard to get answers for the American people by investigating Biden's border crisis, pandemic relief fraud, the botched Afghanistan withdrawal, our energy crisis, COVID origins & more. (2/2)”

Green (R-TN-7) 01/17/2023: Tweet – “No, these aren't drone images from Afghanistan and those aren't members of Al-Qaeda holding AK-47's. This is our southern border. This is what President Biden has enabled fewer than four football fields away from American soil. Link to quoted tweetThe cartels control the U.S.-Mexico border and thanks to Biden's reckless border security policies, they are more emboldened than ever. (Link to twitter.com)”

McCaul (R-TX-10) 01/17/2023: Tweet – “CHM @RepMcCaul: “Last week, I requested documents from the @StateDept for my investigation into the Afghanistan withdrawal under the Biden admin. There are so many unanswered questions & I will be getting to the bottom of this - we owe it to our Veterans & Gold Star mothers.” Link to video”

McCaul (R-TX-10) 01/17/2023: Retweet of @EliseStefanik – “Americans are still awaiting answers on Joe Biden's deadly Afghanistan withdrawal. House Republicans led by @McCaulforTexas are working to get them. #CommitmentToAmerica House GOP demands State Dept turn over thousands of Afghanistan memos... | militarytimes.com”

Scott (R-FL) 01/17/2023: Tweet – “Florida is proud to be the home of 21 military bases and a strong veterans community. I'm fighting to #MakeWashingtonWork for our brave service members, veterans and their families by supporting our military and getting answers on @JoeBiden's botched Afghanistan withdrawal. Link to image”

Stefanik (R-NY-21) 01/17/2023: Tweet – “Americans are still awaiting answers on Joe Biden's deadly Afghanistan withdrawal. House Republicans led by @McCaulforTexas are working to get them. #CommitmentToAmerica House GOP demands State Dept turn over thousands of Afghanistan memos... | militarytimes.com”

Waltz (R-FL-6) 01/18/2023: Tweet – “It will be very hard to find local allies to serve alongside our troops in the next conflict because of this. This was a betrayal. Link to quoted tweetThe Taliban appear to be making kill lists, writes @BWBailey85. (The Taliban appear to be making kill lists... | trib.al)”

Waltz (R-FL-6) 01/18/2023: Tweet – “So many veterans have exhausted their own savings to bring home the Afghan allies they fought alongside of that the Biden Admin left behind. Detaining Abdul Wasi Safi, a man who has put his life on the line for our country, is outrageous. Release him. Link to video”