Members on the Record (Automated) for Wed April 12, 2023

Israel - Palestine

Barr (R-KY-6) 04/11/2023: Tweet – “In the last week, Israel has been bombarded with rocket fire from within Lebanon and Gaza. I strongly condemn these attacks and I fully support Israel's right to defend themselves. Let us all work together to support peace in the region.”

Ciscomani (R-AZ-6) 04/11/2023: Tweet – “Israel is our strongest ally in the Middle East and it's our duty to stand by them as they endure the most recent rocket fire. I staunchly condemn these attacks and support their right to defend themselves. 🇺🇸 🇮🇱”

Ciscomani (R-AZ-6) 04/12/2023: Retweet of @AIPAC – “Thank you @RepCiscomani for standing with our ally Israel! America must support Israel as it acts to protect its citizens from terrorism. 🇺🇸🇮🇱 Link to quoted tweet”

Finstad (R-MN-1) 04/11/2023: Tweet – “Proud to have met with @CUFI last week in Owatonna. We discussed their efforts to strengthen the U.S.-Israeli relationship, confront the threat of a nuclear Iran, and stand up to antisemitism through important legislative efforts. Link to image”

Guest (R-MS-3) 04/11/2023: Tweet – “Israel has the right to defend itself and its people from terrorism. I will continue to stand with our closest ally in the Middle East. Link to image”

Kustoff (R-TN-8) 04/11/2023: Tweet – “I strongly condemn the firing of rockets at Israel from Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza, & the horrific terrorist attacks that killed innocent civilians. The U.S. must continue to stand with our greatest ally in the Middle East, and support Israel's indisputable right to defend herself.”

Pocan (D-WI-2) 04/11/2023: Tweet – “Important yet troubling thread about some in the new Israeli coalition govt & their extremist views on Israel/Palestine. The United States should appoint a special envoy to the region, elevate our attention & stop this before it's too late. This would destabilize the region. Link to quoted tweetJewish sovereignty river to the sea. Arabs [there are no Palestinian people] will remain as subjects, or leave, or die if they resist. This is the vision of @bezalelsm for IL-Pal. Here is a short guide/long thread to Smotrich's Decisive Plan, 2017. 1/25 (Israel's Decisive Plan - השילוח)”

Iran

McCormick (R-GA-6) 04/11/2023: Tweet – “Proud to join my colleagues urging @JosepBorrellF to RESPECT the vote of the European Parliament and designate Iran's Revolutionary guard as a terrorist organization. @iacogeorgia @NUFDIran @iran_policy Link to image”

Egypt

Beyer (D-VA-8) 04/11/2023: Twitter thread – “If reports that Egypt intended to supply lethal weaponry to support Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine prove accurate, it should lead to a major rethink of America's relationship with Egypt. This would constitute an unacceptable breach. Link to quoted tweetEgypt secretly planned to supply rockets to Russia, leaked U.S. document says (Egypt secretly planned to supply rockets to Russia, leaked U.S. document says... | washingtonpost.com) I have long criticized the Egyptian government's appalling human rights record, but if true this should raise profound questions for all who defend the status quo. It is indefensible to provide military assistance to a nation that would turn around and supply rockets to Putin.”

Doggett (D-TX-37) 04/12/2023: Tweet – “The Egyptian autocracy, which has committed so many crimes against its own people, apparently saw no problem with aiding and abetting Putin in his ongoing war crimes in Ukraine. Egypt secretly planned to supply rockets to Russia, leaked U.S. document says... | washingtonpost.com”

Lieu (D-CA-36) 04/11/2023: Tweet – “Alarmed by reports Egyptian President Sisi planned to produce 40,000 rockets for Russia. If true, Egypt is on the wrong side of history and the US must look closely at our relationship with Egypt, which receives over $1B a year from US. We must stand united in defense of Ukraine. Link to quoted tweet🚨Egypt planned to manufacture and supply up to 40,000 rockets for Russia and keep it secret from "the West." New exclusive from the US intelligence leaks from me, @missy_ryan & @siobhan_ogrady: (Egypt secretly planned to supply rockets to Russia, leaked U.S. document says... | washingtonpost.com)”

Saudi Arabia

Graham (R-SC) 04/11/2023: Twitter thread – “I just had a very productive, candid meeting with the Saudi Crown Prince and his senior leadership team. The opportunity to enhance the U.S.-Saudi relationship is real and the reforms going on in Saudi Arabia are equally real. I look forward to working with the administration and congressional Republicans and Democrats to see if we can take the U.S.-Saudi relationship to the next level, which would be a tremendous economic benefit to both countries and bring much-needed stability to a troubled region. I also expressed deep appreciation to the Kingdom for purchasing $37 billion worth of Boeing 787s – which are made in South Carolina – for the new Saudi airline. Investments like this are game changers.”

Tunisia

Menendez (D-NJ) 04/11/2023: Tweet – “Shocked & disturbed by this footage of state-sanctioned violence against an official UNHCR @Refugees camp in Tunisia. This egregious pattern of action toward refugee & migrant communities demands a response from the international community. Link to quoted tweetThe camp outside @UNHCR Tunis is completely destroyed. Apparently most people have fled or been arrested just a few women and children left. There are still police around. Lawyers are investigating where those arrested have been taken. Many of whom are registered refugees (Link to twitter.com) (Link to twitter.com)”

Murphy (D-CT) 04/11/2023: Tweet – “I want Tunisia to succeed. But if the IMF were to bail out this government, with no commitment to restore democracy or reform the economy, we would be abandoning our principles and racing China to the values bottom. US Senator Says Europe Must Be Firm On Tunisia IMF Deal... | barrons.com”

Pakistan

Sherman (D-CA-32) 04/11/2023: Tweet – “See below my letter to @SecBlinken regarding Democracy in #Pakistan. Thanks @DrMahmood40 for being such a good adviser, and also for arranging my most recent telephone call with #ImranKhan. Link to image”

Jewish, Anti-semitism

Auchincloss (D-MA-4) 04/12/2023: Tweet – ““The easy access to guns in the United States adds a more lethal dimension to [the question of] what does antisemitism look like?” - Rabbi Meszler on the rise of antisemitic hate crimes in the United States Link to video”

Afghanistan

Burchett (R-TN-2) 04/11/2023: Tweet – “The White House released the detailed report on the Afghanistan withdrawal that got U.S. servicemembers killed right before Easter weekend when they knew Americans wouldn't be tuned in to the news. If @POTUS sees a way to hide or shift blame away from himself, he'll do it. Link to video”

Carter (R-GA-1) 04/11/2023: Tweet – “The White House is either delusional or lying to the American people. Probably both. White House insists Afghanistan report not about 'accountability'; didn't see 'chaos' in deadly withdrawal... | foxnews.com”

Coons (D-DE) 04/12/2023: Tweet – “Thanks to @UpwardlyGlobal for highlighting the positive impact that Afghan newcomers are already making on our society despite the excruciating limbo they are living under. We need to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act and provide safety and security for our Afghan allies. Link to quoted tweetWe are sharing a new report created with @EvacOurAllies to highlight the immense contributions of Afghan newcomers to the US economy & society. To support them, we must take swift action to help secure their right to stay in the U.S. Read the report here: (New Report: Afghan Newcomers Bring Critical Value to the U.S. Economy and Society... | upwardlyglobal.org)”

Cruz (R-TX) 04/11/2023: Tweet – “The Biden White House is built on lies. They are rewriting history by whitewashing the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal. Everyone vividly remembers the Afghans clinging to a cargo plane and the Americans who died during the evacuation.”

Cruz (R-TX) 04/11/2023: Twitter thread – “One of the corrupt corporate media's favorite lines about Joe Biden's incoming administration was, "The adults are back in charge." Well, two years in, it's clear that the adults don't know what the hell they're doing! #Verdict Link to video Watch or listen to the full episode Afghanistan Withdrawal NOT Orderly & Peaceful, plus Crime In America & SCOTUS On Trans Athletes. Apple Podcasts: ‎Verdict with Ted Cruz: Afghanistan Withdrawal NOT Orderly & Peaceful, plus Crime In America & SCOTUS On Trans Athletes on Apple Podcasts... | podcasts.apple.com Spotify: Afghanistan Withdrawal NOT Orderly & Peaceful, plus Crime In America & SCOTUS On Trans Athletes... | open.spotify.com YouTube: Afghanistan Withdrawal NOT Orderly & Peaceful | Verdict Ep. 165”

Cruz (R-TX) 04/11/2023: Tweet – “.@benfergusonshow and I dive into the Marxist patterns of the lawless Left on the latest episode of #Verdict. Listen on Apple Podcasts: ‎Verdict with Ted Cruz: Afghanistan Withdrawal NOT Orderly & Peaceful, plus Crime In America & SCOTUS On Trans Athletes on Apple Podcasts... | podcasts.apple.com Spotify: Afghanistan Withdrawal NOT Orderly & Peaceful, plus Crime In America & SCOTUS On Trans Athletes... | open.spotify.com Watch on YouTube: Afghanistan Withdrawal NOT Orderly & Peaceful | Verdict Ep. 165”

Cruz (R-TX) 04/11/2023: Tweet – “Ted Cruz Blasts Biden Admin's Afghanistan White Paper, Compares John Kirby To Notorious Propagandist Ted Cruz Blasts Biden Admin's Afghanistan White Paper, Compares John Kirby To Notorious Propagandist | The Daily Wire”

Cruz (R-TX) 04/11/2023: Tweet – “The Biden admin set a political deadline to get out of Afghanistan. More on the disastrous consequences on the latest episode of the pod: Afghanistan Withdrawal NOT Orderly & Peaceful, plus Crime In America & SCOTUS On Trans Athletes Afghanistan Withdrawal NOT Orderly & Peaceful | Verdict Ep. 165   Link to video”

Cruz (R-TX) 04/11/2023: Retweet of @RichSementa – “Sen @tedcruz: It's Amazing Nobody Lost Their Job Over Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal Sen Ted Cruz: It's Amazing Nobody Lost Their Job Over Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal... | rumble.com”

Cruz (R-TX) 04/11/2023: Tweet – “Get latest on the Supreme Court and trans athletes. Don't miss the latest episode of #Verdict: ‎Verdict with Ted Cruz: Afghanistan Withdrawal NOT Orderly & Peaceful, plus Crime In America & SCOTUS On Trans Athletes on Apple Podcasts... | podcasts.apple.com   Link to image”

Cruz (R-TX) 04/11/2023: Tweet – “I genuinely don't understand why these leftists would see a murderer and want to let them go. How is society better off when violent criminals are released on the streets? #Verdict Get the full podcast on YouTube: Afghanistan Withdrawal NOT Orderly & Peaceful | Verdict Ep. 165   Link to video”

Greene (R-GA-14) 04/11/2023: Tweet – “#ImpeachBiden Link to quoted tweetPresident Trump SLAMS Joe Biden's shameful Afghanistan withdrawal: "These are idiots we're dealing with. They left $85 billion worth of equipment. They left our American citizens behind...We didn't have one soldier killed in 18 months." (Link to twitter.com)”

Hunt (R-TX-38) 04/11/2023: Retweet of @NEWSMAX – “"At some point you can't blame President Trump for everything, you've got to take responsibility for your failures." Rep. Wesley Hunt [@WesleyHuntTX] calls out the Biden administration for trying to deflect blame for the withdrawal from Afghanistan. - YouTube... | youtu.be   Link to video”

Hunt (R-TX-38) 04/11/2023: Retweet of @GOP – “Rep. @WesleyHuntTX slams Biden's shameful attempt to rewrite history on the Afghanistan withdrawal. “We all watched the botched withdrawal. We all watched people falling from planes. We saw the chaos. You cannot act like those things didn't happen.” Link to video”

Hunt (R-TX-38) 04/11/2023: Tweet – “Rep. Hunt joined National Report on @NEWSMAX to discuss Biden's blame game on the botched withdrawal in Afghanistan. The buck stops with Biden and the blood is on his hands. Biden is the President and he MUST take responsibility for his foreign policy failures. Link to video”

Kim (R-CA-40) 04/11/2023: Tweet – ““More alarming than its fake history is the White House's inability to connect the dots between U.S. surrender in Afghanistan and increasing world disorder.” The Biden administration's denial of the impacts of the withdrawal is alarming. Opinion | Joe Biden Isn't Sorry About His Afghanistan Withdrawal”

LaLota (R-NY-1) 04/11/2023: Tweet – “Our Gold Star families and soldiers deserve answers to what happened in Afghanistan. #NY01”

Mast (R-FL-21) 04/12/2023: Tweet – “The White House is continuing to lie to the American people. This is an absolute disgrace. White House insists Afghanistan report not about 'accountability'; didn't see 'chaos' in deadly withdrawal... | foxnews.com”

McCaul (R-TX-10) 04/11/2023: Tweet – “This was an unmitigated disaster of epic proportions. Why won't the Democrats help us hold the admin accountable for their disastrous withdrawal? McCaul calls Kirby's comments on Afghanistan withdrawal ‘disgraceful and insulting'... | thehill.com”

Trahan (D-MA-3) 04/11/2023: Tweet – “Our community health centers go above and beyond in providing care to families from all walks of life. I'm glad to report we secured $2.7 Million in funding for @lowell_chc's Afghan refugee services! Lori Trahan secures $2.77M for Afghan refugee work... | lowellsun.com”

Wicker (R-MS) 04/11/2023: Tweet – “The President's decision to withdraw from Afghanistan remains a historic blunder that has dealt generational damage to American resolve and our international reputation. Biden admin review of Afghanistan withdrawal repeatedly blames Trump... | foxnews.com”

Other - Middle East

Waltz (R-FL-6) 04/11/2023: Tweet – “We need to view the cartels more like ISIS and less like the mafia. Exclusive — Reps Pushing for Military Authorization Against Cartels... | breitbart.com”