Members on the Record (Automated) for Sun March 12, 2023

Last updated on Sun March 12, 2023 at 12:40 PM Washington DC time.

Syria

Gaetz (R-FL-1) 03/12/2023: Retweet of @SinclairC2C – “'A very bad decision': @RepMattGaetz blasts Barack Obama for getting U.S. involved in Syrian civil war Link to video”

Iran

Crockett (D-TX-30) 03/11/2023: Tweet – “The First Female @NobelPeaceOslo Prize Laureate from the Islamic World, Shirin Ebadi is a former judge, lawyer, and activist for the history books. As Iranian women refuse to be silenced, leaders like her are defending human rights for generations to come! #WomensHistoryMonth Link to image”

Cruz (R-TX) 03/11/2023: Tweet – “The Biden administration's appeasement of the terrorist Iranian regime will have catastrophic consequences. Iran gets new Russian fighter jets ✅ Iran gets a nuke 🔜 Link to quoted tweetIran says deal reached to acquire Russian fighter jets (Iran says deal reached to acquire Russian fighter jets - I24NEWS)”

Menendez (D-NJ) 03/12/2023: Tweet – “Tune in: Shortly joining @chucktodd on @NBCNews' @MeetThePress to discuss the Biden administration's immigration policies, the seemingly systematic poisoning of Iranian girls, the recent kidnapping of Americans in Mexico & more. Link to quoted tweetCOMING UP: Exclusive interviews with Senate Foreign Relations Chairman @SenatorMenendez (D-N.J.) and @SenKevinCramer (R-N.D.). Former FDIC Chair @SheilaBair2013 joins #MTP to discuss the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, the biggest bank failure since 2008. (Link to twitter.com)”

Moulton (D-MA-6) 03/11/2023: Tweet – “This deal in the Middle East is a major step that spells hope for the security of the region. At the same time, the U.S. needs to be investing more in our relationships abroad to ensure Xi Jinping can't be single-handedly setting the terms of global diplomacy. Link to quoted tweetWhen Beijing stepped into the role of mediator this week in the surprise rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, it signaled a new level of ambition for Xi Jinping, China's top leader, to offer an alternative to a U.S.-led world order. (China's Role in Iran-Saudi Arabia Deal Shows Xi's Global Goals... | nyti.ms)”

Murphy (D-CT) 03/11/2023: Twitter thread – “It's a bit simplistic to jump to the conclusion that China getting more involved in Middle East security is, by definition, bad for the U.S. To wit, right now Beijing free rides on billions of U.S. military spending guaranteeing free flow of oil from Middle East to China. Are we 100% sure this is a good deal for us? Are we sure we have be benefitted as a nation from being so intimately involved in Middle East security matters for the last 80 years? As a rule, I want the U.S., not China, to be underwriting the free flow of global commerce. But there are reasons to want to share responsibility with our competitors. Maybe the Saudi-Iran deal is bad for the U.S. But we shouldn't assume it is just because China midwifed it.”

Murphy (D-CT) 03/11/2023: Retweet of @alexbward – “Have yet to hear/read a compelling case for why "China potentially reversed a 2016 Saudi decision to diplomatically freeze out Iran over protests" somehow signals a post-U.S. Middle East. Also: Possible China involving itself deeper in MidEast is bad for it and good for U.S.?”

Waltz (R-FL-6) 03/12/2023: In reply to TweetIran FM in live interview: Tehran, Washington have reached an agreement on mutual prisoner swap. – “@SaeedAzimi1772 UPDATE: US State Department spokesperson Price says Iranian officials' statements on prisoner exchange agreement is "another especially cruel lie"”

Saudi Arabia

McGovern (D-MA-2) 03/12/2023: Tweet – “A year ago today, Saudi Arabia executed 81 people—many for expressing their opinion or speaking out against the Crown Prince. Children are sentenced to death for protesting. It must stop. Commute child defendants & all on death row for exercising their fundamental #HumanRights!”

Stabenow (D-MI) 03/12/2023: Tweet – “Remember when prices at the pump were through the roof? As usual, it was about huge profits at the expense of consumers. We need a windfall profits tax that puts money back in Americans' pockets! Oil giant Saudi Aramco makes historic $161B profit in 2022... | detroitnews.com”

Iraq

Gallego (D-AZ-3) 03/11/2023: Tweet – “THANK YOU TWITTER FOR OVER 200K FOLLOWERS I need your help to take this critical seat: become a recurring small-dollar donor to help ensure we take the seat held by Kyrsten Sinema in 2024! Contribute to Ruben Gallego for Senate... | secure.actblue.com Link to quoted tweetMy name is Ruben Gallego and I'm the Democrat running for Kyrsten Sinema's U.S. Senate seat. I am a dad, an Iraq War veteran, and the first in my family to attend college. We are only 6K followers away from 200K. Will you help us get there by making a plan to RT and follow?”

Pakistan

Sherman (D-CA-32) 03/11/2023: Tweet – “Pleased @DrMahmood40 was able to come to my home today to discuss recent developments in #Pakistan. Also pleased that former PM Kahn took the time to discuss issues with us by phone. Will soon release our video statement.”

Jewish, Anti-semitism

Pascrell (D-NJ-9) 03/11/2023: Tweet – “The republican party leader-in-waiting is expanding his book bans to ban books about Holocaust survivors. Link to image”

Afghanistan

Cruz (R-TX) 03/11/2023: Twitter thread – “The Biden administration abandoned a secure military base at Bagram for HKIA. What happened next was nothing short of devastating and unnecessary. Lives were lost in Afghanistan because of Biden's incompetence. Don't miss the latest episode of #Verdict: STUNNING Testimony - 13 Service Men & Women Murdered in Afghanistan COULD HAVE BEEN SAVED & Biden Admin Refused to Act @benfergusonshow ‎Verdict with Ted Cruz: STUNNING Testimony - 13 Service Men & Women Murdered in Afghanistan COULD HAVE BEEN SAVED & Biden Admin Refused to Act on Apple Podcasts”

Cruz (R-TX) 03/12/2023: Tweet – “The Biden White House prioritizes politics above everything! Don't miss the all-new #Verdict: STUNNING Testimony - 13 Service Men & Women Murdered in Afghanistan COULD HAVE BEEN SAVED & Biden Admin Refused to Act ‎Verdict with Ted Cruz: STUNNING Testimony - 13 Service Men & Women Murdered in Afghanistan COULD HAVE BEEN SAVED & Biden Admin Refused to Act on Apple Podcasts”

McCaul (R-TX-10) 03/12/2023: Retweet of @FaceTheNation – ““If [Sec. of State Antony Blinken] fails to cooperate with my document production request by…the time he testifies on March 23rd, I am prepared to issue a subpoena,” @RepMcCaul says, as the House continues investigating the 2021 U.S. withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. Link to video”

McCaul (R-TX-10) 03/12/2023: Tweet – “COMING UP🚨 CHM @RepMcCaul is NEXT on @CBSNews @FaceTheNation with @margbrennan to talk HFAC's powerful hearing on Afghanistan and the importance of US-Taiwan relations. WATCH📺”