Members on the Record (Automated) for Sat March 18, 2023

Israel - Palestine

Blumenthal (D-CT) 03/17/2023: Tweet – “US citizens in Israel are encountering inexplicable difficulties obtaining passports. These seemingly unnecessary obstacles are deeply frustrating before the Passover holiday. I am demanding that the State Department end these delays. Link to image”

Gonzales (R-TX-23) 03/17/2023: Tweet – “Proud to stand with @AIPAC as we work to strengthen the alliance between the United States and our friend Israel. Link to image”

Tenney (R-NY-24) 03/17/2023: Tweet – “While the Palestinians refuse to engage in serious peace negotiations with Israel, the United Nations continues to blame Israel. As the ICJ prepares to issue its pending legal opinion attacking Israel, the U.S. should unequivocally disavow the legitimacy of the ICJ's opinion.”

Weber (R-TX-14) 03/18/2023: In reply to TweetSunrise at the Western Wall 🇮🇱 (Link to twitter.com) – “@IvankaTrump GOD's chosen land & people!”

Weber (R-TX-14) 03/18/2023: Retweet of @IvankaTrump – “Sunrise at the Western Wall 🇮🇱 Link to video”

Syria

Fischer (R-NE) 03/17/2023: Tweet – “Russia's harassment of U.S. forces in the Middle East is unsafe and unprofessional. It is important for the United States to project strength abroad and push back against these kinds of unacceptable actions. Russia flying more armed aircraft over US bases in Syria, US CENTCOM commander says... | foxnews.com”

Omar (D-MN-5) 03/17/2023: Twitter thread – “20 years later, the Iraq War remains the biggest foreign policy disaster of our generation, one that took thousands of American lives and hundreds of thousands of Iraqi lives. Have we fully learned the lessons from this failed war of aggression, or are we doomed to repeat it? 🧵 We still have not had full accountability for the war crimes perpetrated, or for those responsible for cheerleading the war. The perpetrators of this war—George W. Bush and Dick Cheney have faced no accountability for war crimes and continue to be accepted in Washington society. Figures like John Bolton and Elliot Abrams continue to receive appointments to senior national security roles in our government. Many many more continue to receive some of the largest platforms in media. Many of the same people so eager to push for war now oppose taking care of the veterans who served in that war—fighting tooth and nail against legislation like the PACT Act. But most concerning, our foreign policy discourse remains fundamentally pro-war. Think tanks (often the same ones who cheerled the Iraq War) outflank each other to justify armed conflict and derail diplomacy with adversaries like Iran. Instead of seeing China as a geopolitical challenge to be managed, politicians gin up jingoistic sentiment and nationalism to see who can be the most “anti-China.” Our spending on Pentagon waste and new weapons continues to rise uncontrollably—with weapons contractors wielding more lobbying power than ever in Washington. Our national media too often treat war as a game—a way to juice ratings as fewer Americans turn into TV news—rather than the most horrific state of conditions to be avoided at all costs. Claims from senior national security officials are reported as fact, even when no evidence for those claims is presented. Much like the lost Iraqi lives lost were often ignored 20 years ago, we continue to ignore the pain and suffering of Black and Brown people in places like Syria, Yemen, Ethiopia, Myanmar, Haiti and more. To truly be able to avoid another Iraq, we need a national reckoning with how we got into it the first place— The think tanks and lobbyists who pushed for it out of self-interest, the extremist ideologues who see war—and US domination—as part of the natural order, and the media who credulously amplify these views for ratings. We need accountability for those who got us into this war. But most of all we need to see all of our lives connected as part of the human fabric—to understand that the parent who loses a child in war could be us, that the child who is displaced could be our child. Because the next Iraq will be even worse.”

Saudi Arabia

Bush (D-MO-1) 03/17/2023: Retweet of @CoriBush – “"I hope that the world gets better for us. I hope our people get old. I hope we get to see our kids grow up to fight for us. I hope for trans rights worldwide." —Eden Knight, may she rest in power 💜🏳️‍⚧️ A Young Saudi Trans Woman Is Believed Dead After Being Lured From the US and Forced to Detransition... | vice.com”

Iraq

Crow (D-CO-6) 03/17/2023: Tweet – “The Senate overwhelmingly voted to support the repeal of the Iraq War authorization. It's past time for Congress to reclaim its authority over matters of war & peace. No more blank checks. If any president wants to send Americans into harm's way, Congress must debate & decide.”

Gallego (D-AZ-3) 03/17/2023: Tweet – “This week I joined Pod Save the World to discuss the long-term impacts of the invasion of Iraq. I struggled with PTSD after my deployment to Iraq in 2005. My experience motivated me to run for office so I could take action to support our troops here at home. Link to quoted tweetWe released a bonus episode to mark the 20th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq and try to figure out it's impact on the world all these years later. Thank you ⁦@PeterBeinart⁩ and ⁦@RubenGallego⁩ for joining and sharing your experiences. (‎Pod Save the World: 20 years after the invasion of Iraq on Apple Podcasts... | podcasts.apple.com)”

Moulton (D-MA-6) 03/17/2023: Retweet of @BloombergTV – “Rep. Seth Moulton (D) Massachusetts reflects on the 20th anniversary of the Iraq war. Tune in to this week's Sound On podcast with @JMathieuReports Sound On: Seth Moulton on Iraq Anniversary, SVB Fallout (Radio) - Bloomberg   Link to video”

Ryan (D-NY-18) 03/17/2023: Tweet – “Speaker McCarthy has never worn the uniform and never spent a day on the receiving end of bad foreign policy written by Washington politicians. If he wants to stand in our way, he better come out with a damn good reason. Link to quoted tweet.@PunchbowlNews PM: Rep. Pat Ryan, an Iraq War veteran, slammed McCarthy's non-committal response on whether he will hold a vote on repealing the 1991 and 2002 Iraq AUMFs. (Why Premium? - Punchbowl News)”

Young (R-IN) 03/17/2023: Retweet of @93wibc – “NEWS: @SenToddYoung is pushing a bill to end use of force authorization acts from 1991 and 2002 in regards to US fighting in Iraq. Young's Bill To Repeal Iraq Use Of Force Authorizations Advances... | wibc.com”

Türkiye

Risch (R-ID) 03/17/2023: Tweet – “While the news of #Turkey's advancement of #Finland's accession to @NATO is welcome, #Sweden must also be approved post haste. I expect Erdogan to complete this before the NATO summit in July.”

Tillis (R-NC) 03/17/2023: Retweet of @SenatorShaheen – “As co-chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group, @SenThomTillis and I are proud to reaffirm support for 🇸🇪 and 🇫🇮's NATO accession. Hungary and Türkiye should follow in the footsteps of 28 of 30 members of the Alliance and ratify both bids without further delay. Link to image”

Turner (R-OH-10) 03/17/2023: Tweet – “From strong economic ties to interoperable defense capabilities, Finland is a critical partner and longtime ally of the United States. I applaud Turkey's decision to ratify Finland's application to join NATO. My full statement: Turner Applauds Turkey's Decision to Ratify Finland's NATO Membership Application... | turner.house.gov”

Algeria

Duckworth (D-IL) 03/17/2023: Tweet – “What an incredible honor to welcome 60 of our newest citizens as fellow Americans today. Whether your journey started Afghanistan or Algeria, Cambodia or Costa Rica, Venezuela or Vietnam, your hard work and dedication make your stories the American Dream 🇺🇸 Link to image”

United Arab Emirates

Murphy (D-CT) 03/18/2023: Retweet of @POMED – “Do we share a mutual interest with the UAE in securing a “free, rules-based, & prosperous world,” as the nominee for US Ambassador to the UAE suggests? Sen. @ChrisMurphyCT nails it. 👇 Link to video”

Jewish, Anti-semitism

Meng (D-NY-6) 03/17/2023: Tweet – “Thanks to @StateSEAS for joining me & members of the #Queens Jewish community to discuss the White House's efforts to combat #antisemitism & develop a national strategy to address it. Proud to continue working with the administration to fight against this dangerous rise in hate.”

Afghanistan

Bacon (R-NE-2) 03/18/2023: Retweet of @GOP – “Biden's weak leadership has created crisis after crisis. He promised: A “safe” Afghanistan withdrawal. It was a disaster. “Transitory” inflation. It's still sky-high. A “working” border. This is the worst border crisis on record. Biden's radical agenda is failing Americans.”

Waltz (R-FL-6) 03/17/2023: Tweet – “Just because Biden pulled our troops out of Afghanistan does not mean the terrorists have forgotten the U.S. The ISIS threat is growing. ISIS could hit US, West from Afghanistan in 'under 6 months': General... | nypost.com”

Other - Middle East

Omar (D-MN-5) 03/17/2023: Retweet of @TheMuslimGuy – “VIDEO INTERVIEW: Congresswoman @Ilhan Omar recently joined me for "5 #Islamophobia Questions with Rep. @IlhanMN Omar" discussing US politics & genocidal Islamophobia in #India #China & #Myanmar...Watch our 30-minute @Georgetown U podcast interview here: Five Islamophobia Questions with Rep. Ilhan Omar... | bit.ly   Link to image”