Members on the Record (Automated) for Sun February 05, 2023

Israel - Palestine

Johnson (R-OH-6) 02/04/2023: Tweet – “Re: Train derailment in E.Palestine…Family Assistance Center just opened - East Palestine City Park, Recreation Hall, 31 Park Ave. Open to address the needs of the community following the derailment and provide assistance individuals who have been evacuated from their homes.”

Syria

Massie (R-KY-4) 02/05/2023: Twitter thread – “France, Germany, Italy, and Britain do not have a vax mandate for visitors. Russia, China, Syria, Afghanistan, and Iran do not have a vax mandate for visitors. Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and Chile do not have a vax mandate for visitors. The US does. End it this week with HR 185! Link to reply@RepThomasMassie What will your bill do Tom, if the Senate votes it down? I was encouraged, now I'm disappointed at the GOP, AGAIN. When will you use the power of the purse to stop mandates? Seriously, help us understand. 😢 @DecentAmerican1 The first opportunity to implement the power of the purse is October 1, when the appropriations made in December expire.”

Lebanon

Landsman (D-OH-1) 02/05/2023: Twitter thread – “We're doing in person town halls across the district. This week, Madeira. Next week, we'll be in Lebanon. Why? To hear directly from those we serve, and to take action on their behalf. Link to image Discussed: efforts to reduce #gunviolence, small business regulations, #climatechange, the #fentanyl crisis, childcare, bipartisan legislation we're working on, and much more. 🙏💙”

Landsman (D-OH-1) 02/05/2023: Tweet – “We're doing in person town halls across the district. This week, it was a great turnout in Madeira. Next week, we'll be in Lebanon. We want to directly from those we serve, and to take action on their behalf. We're so grateful to those who came out. 🙏💙 Link to image”

Iran

McCaul (R-TX-10) 02/04/2023: Twitter thread – “CHM @RepMcCaul issued the following statement on the Biden administration's troubling decision to waive Iran sanctions⬇️ Link to image Read the full release here⬇️ McCaul Finds Admin Decision to Waive Iran Sanctions "Deeply Troubling" - Committee on Foreign Affairs”

Menendez (D-NJ) 02/04/2023: Tweet – “Iranian civil society is sending a clear warning to the world. The Iranian regime has weaponized its legal system to silence protests without any due process. Link to quoted tweetA group of 45 Iranian lawyers and law professors has published an open letter objecting to the deprivation of fundamental rights for defendants amid a deadly government crackdown following months of unrest over the death of #MahsaAmini (Iranian Lawyers Warn Judiciary Over Defendant's Rights Abuses... | rferl.org)”

Saudi Arabia

Merkley (D-OR) 02/04/2023: Tweet – “How long will it take for us to realize that it's not in our national security interest to be so reliant on Saudi Arabia? The best way to do that? End our reliance on oil and gas, period. 'There is only so much patience one can have': Biden appears to back off vow to punish Saudi Arabia | CNN Politics”

Iraq

D'Esposito (R-NY-4) 02/04/2023: Twitter thread – “I was honored to stop by the 18th annual James McNaughton fundraiser earlier today. In 2005, McNaughton was the first @NYPDnews officer killed in combat during the Iraq War, leaving behind many loving neighbors, friends, and family members. Link to image This event held in McNaughton's honor raises money for the PTSD Veterans Association of Northport, the James McNaughton Foundation, and other charities & student scholarships. Years after his passing, McNaughton's legacy continues to inspire us all. #FidelisAdMortem Link to image”

D'Esposito (R-NY-4) 02/04/2023: Tweet – “In ‘05 James McNaughton was the 1st NYPD PO killed in combat during the Iraq War, leaving behind so many who loved him. Supported event in McNaughton's honor to raise 💰 for PTSD Veterans Association of Northport, the James McNaughton Foundation & other charities. Link to image”

Jewish, Anti-semitism

Crockett (D-TX-30) 02/04/2023: Tweet – “I will always speak the truth! @IlhanMN was unfairly targeted; PERIOD! Link to quoted tweetRep. @JasmineForUs reacts to the House GOP's removal of Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee: “This was not about antisemitism at all, if it were then definitely there were a lot more people that needed to be addressed on the Republican side,” she tells @AymanM. (Link to twitter.com)”

Dunn (R-FL-2) 02/04/2023: Retweet of @RepBrianMast – “Anti-Semitism has no place in Congress.”

Omar (D-MN-5) 02/04/2023: Retweet of @abesilbe – “Several factors motivated today's Republican charade against Ilhan Omar. Genuine concern about antisemitism in the United States was certainly not one of them. Antisemitism is not the reason Ilhan Omar lost her committee seat... | forward.com”

Schakowsky (D-IL-9) 02/04/2023: Tweet – “The Republican Party is the party of insurrectionists and ‘Jewish space lasers.' They have not once apologized for their actions. There is absolutely no comparison. Link to video”

Swalwell (D-CA-14) 02/04/2023: Tweet – “I got three words for you: Jewish Space Lasers. Link to quoted tweetChinese Spy Balloon. (Link to twitter.com)”

Afghanistan

Arrington (R-TX-19) 02/04/2023: Twitter thread – “The fact that our greatest adversarial threat could float a spy balloon across the continental U.S. without the Biden Administration having a plan to intercept it is stunning.🧵 I'm sure the Chinese just wanted a few innocent panoramic pictures of the farmland they plan to purchase around our military assets. First, Afghanistan, then Russia, and now China. Biden's incompetence has become our biggest national security risk.”

LaLota (R-NY-1) 02/05/2023: Tweet – “A Naval Academy plebe would have evacuated the civilians before ordering a military withdrawal in Afghanistan. A plebe would have ordered the #CCP spy balloon be neutralized before entering U.S. airspace. Our Commander in Chief should be at least as tactical as a plebe. #NY01”

Langworthy (R-NY-23) 02/05/2023: Tweet – “-Open borders providing a free for all for drug cartels and sex traffickers -Botched Afghanistan withdrawal that left Americans for dead -Putin's invasion of Ukraine -China's invasion of US airspace This is the legacy of Biden's utterly weak and feckless foreign policy.”

Schmitt (R-MO) 02/05/2023: Retweet of @ChadPergram – “3) Schmitt: I mean, beyond all the intel potentially being gathered, and response time and decision making, the world was watching this. Just like they were watching the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, where service members lost their lives”

Tillis (R-NC) 02/04/2023: Tweet – “When the Biden Administration disastrously withdrew out of Afghanistan, they left thousands of our allies behind and severely damaged our credibility on the world stage. We are still owed answers. That's why I support a new committee to investigate this colossal failure.”

Waltz (R-FL-6) 02/04/2023: Retweet of @marena_aneram – ““What happens in Afghanistan does not stay in #Afghanistan” - @michaelgwaltz”

Wilson (R-SC-2) 02/04/2023: Twitter thread – “The catastrophic Chinese Spy Balloon spectacle clearly threatened American families from Alaska to my home community in South Carolina and confirms President Biden and Vice President Harris should resign. (1/5) My call for their resignation was valid in August 2021 due to the surrender and disastrous withdrawal in Afghanistan, creating a safe haven for terrorists to attack American families. It was not political in 2021, (2/5) when the succeeding President, then Speaker Nancy Pelosi, would have been a Democrat, or now in 2023 with Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Republican. It is irrelevant for American families which party is in power because the first criteria of a leader should be their capability (3/5) regardless of party, and sadly Biden and Harris are failures. Resignation now is further reinforced as their open border policies have allowed hundreds of identified terrorists into America to commit mass murder. (4/5) When the domestic attack occurs, Biden and Harris will not be able to adequately respond. Credible leadership is imperative to protect American families. (5/5)”