Members on the Record (Automated) for Sun April 30, 2023

Israel - Palestine

D'Esposito (R-NY-4) 04/30/2023: Tweet – “Honored to join the congressional delegation to #Israel led by @SpeakerMcCarthy as we celebrate our ally's 75th year of independence. The USA and Israel enjoy a special relationship - I am committed to strengthening this partnership & deepening the ties between Israel & #NY04. Link to image”

D'Esposito (R-NY-4) 04/30/2023: Retweet of @AmirOhana – “Welcome to Israel, @SpeakerMcCarthy! 🇺🇸🤝🇮🇱 (Photo: Noam Moshkovich | Knesset Press Office) ברוך הבא לישראל, יו״ר בית הנבחרים של ארה״ב קווין מקארת׳י! 🇮🇱🤝🇺🇸 (צילום: נועם מושקוביץ | דוברות הכנסת) Link to image”

Landsman (D-OH-1) 04/30/2023: Tweet – “I am honored to be in Israel to celebrate their 75th year of independence with Speaker McCarthy and a bipartisan group of House members. Proud to reaffirm our support for America's ally and strengthen our bonds with this nation. #Israel75 Link to image”

McCarthy (R-CA-20) 04/30/2023: Retweet of @Jerusalem_Post – “House @SpeakerMcCarthy will arrive in Israel Sunday at the helm of a 19-member bi-partisan Congressional delegation, in advance of his historic address to the Knesset on Monday. #politics | #USA | #Israel | #Knesset House Speaker McCarthy on solidarity visit to Israel, to address Knesset... | jpost.com”

McCarthy (R-CA-20) 04/30/2023: Retweet of @AmirOhana – “Welcome to Israel, @SpeakerMcCarthy! 🇺🇸🤝🇮🇱 (Photo: Noam Moshkovich | Knesset Press Office) ברוך הבא לישראל, יו״ר בית הנבחרים של ארה״ב קווין מקארת׳י! 🇮🇱🤝🇺🇸 (צילום: נועם מושקוביץ | דוברות הכנסת) Link to image”

McCarthy (R-CA-20) 04/30/2023: Retweet of @AmbHerzog – “Welcome to Israel @SpeakerMcCarthy! We're happy to host you and the bipartisan congressional delegation you're leading in celebration of #Israel75. I look forward to a successful visit! 🇮🇱🇺🇸 Link to image”

McCarthy (R-CA-20) 04/30/2023: Tweet – “I just arrived back in Israel to celebrate their 75th anniversary of independence and to reaffirm the special bond between our nations. I have visited Israel more times than any other country, and today, I come for the first time as Speaker of the House of Representatives. 🇺🇸🇮🇱 Link to image”

Menendez (D-NJ) 04/29/2023: Retweet of @AIPAC – “Thank you @SenatorMenendez for celebrating 75 years of a strong U.S.-Israel relationship! #Israel75 🇺🇸🇮🇱 Link to video”

Miller (R-OH-7) 04/30/2023: Tweet – “I had the opportunity to join @SpeakerMcCarthy and a bipartisan delegation to Israel and Jordan for meetings with these important allies. I appreciated their hospitality and look forward to many more years of friendship between our countries. Link to image”

Schiff (D-CA-30) 04/30/2023: Tweet – “As Israel celebrates its 75th anniversary this week, we renew our nations' close bond. America was the first country to recognize its independence, and demonstrate our commitment to Israel's security and democracy. 75 years later, we remain united.”

Iran

Ernst (R-IA) 04/29/2023: Retweet of @kilmeade – “Senators demanding Biden to seize Iranian oil. Joni Ernst joins us to react, WATCH: Link to video”

Menendez (D-NJ) 04/29/2023: Twitter thread – “For the first time, the US has levied sanctions based on my Levinson Act, holding Russia's FSB to account for its role in wrongfully detaining Americans. We're matching words with actions & commit to use every available tool to bring home hostages & wrongfully detained Americans. Link to quoted tweetToday, @StateDept designated Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Intelligence Organization for their involvement in wrongfully detaining U.S. nationals. Wrongful detention of Americans is unacceptable and has consequences. I also applaud new sanctions on #Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps intelligence unit for illegally detaining US nationals for use as political pawns. We will not rest until every unjustly detained American is released & reunited with loved ones.”

Jordan

Lawler (R-NY-17) 04/30/2023: Tweet – “Proud to be part of a bipartisan delegation led by @SpeakerMcCarthy visiting Jordan, a strategic ally in the Middle East. It was great to meet with His Majesty King Abdullah II and discuss how we can ensure peace and prosperity throughout the region. Link to image”

McCarthy (R-CA-20) 04/30/2023: Retweet of @RHCJO – “His Majesty King Abdullah II, accompanied by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein, receives a #US Congress delegation headed by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and discusses means to advance the strategic partnership between #Jordan and the United States Link to image”

McCarthy (R-CA-20) 04/30/2023: Retweet of @RepMikeLawler – “Proud to be part of a bipartisan delegation led by @SpeakerMcCarthy visiting Jordan, a strategic ally in the Middle East. It was great to meet with His Majesty King Abdullah II and discuss how we can ensure peace and prosperity throughout the region. Link to image”

Moskowitz (D-FL-23) 04/30/2023: Tweet – “It is an honor to be in Jordan with @SpeakerMcCarthy and my colleagues on my first ever congressional delegation visit. Thank you to His Majesty King Abdullah II for welcoming us and for being a trusted friend and partner to the United States. Link to image”

United Arab Emirates

Lamborn (R-CO-5) 04/29/2023: Tweet – “A great spacewalk on the @ISS with @NASA astronaut Steve Bowen and the first spacewalk for the UAE with astronaut @Astro_Alneyadi. These astronauts provided some very technical work, routing power cables to prepare the ISS for power upgrades in future spacewalks. #SpaceSaturday Link to quoted tweetToday's spacewalk is officially underway! The two astronauts have switched their spacesuits to battery power. Steve Bowen of @NASA_Astronauts and @Astro_Alneyadi will route power cables to prepare for future power system upgrades outside the @Space_Station. (Link to twitter.com)”

Horn of Africa

Omar (D-MN-5) 04/29/2023: Retweet of @Abukar_Arman – “I kept saying the #US foreign policy twd #Somalia has *miserably failed* for a decade & a half. But business continued as usual & things kept getting worse 4 Somalia & US. @WatsonInstitute' s Cost of War report confirms what I been saying. Making Crisis Inevitable: The Effects of U.S. Counterterrorism Training and Spending in Somalia | Costs of War #SomShockTherapy”

Jewish, Anti-semitism

Clarke (D-NY-9) 04/29/2023: Tweet – “On this day in 1945, the U.S. Army liberated Dachau Concentration Camp. We each have a responsibility to stand against that same hate which persists to this day. #NeverAgain can the atrocities of the Holocaust happen.”

Goldman (D-NY-10) 04/29/2023: Tweet – “78 years ago today, the Dachau Concentration Camp was liberated, and the depths of Holocaust atrocities were uncovered. It's on all of us to ensure we are passing on the lessons of the Holocaust and the memories of those murdered at the hands of evil so that we may #NeverForget.”

Lamborn (R-CO-5) 04/29/2023: Tweet – “Today we unite to end all forms of antisemitism and bigotry towards the Jewish community. Please join me in officially recognizing April 29 as #EndJewHatredDay. EJH Day — EndJewHatred... | endjewhatred.com   Link to image”

Lawler (R-NY-17) 04/29/2023: Twitter thread – “My office issued a congressional proclamation earlier today recognizing April 29 as #EndJewHatred Day. The rise of antisemitism has become a disturbing trend across the nation, with Jews being targeted in synagogues, on college campuses, on the street, and in the workplace. Link to image Antisemitism is a stain on American values. We stand united in support of our Jewish brothers and sisters and are committed to ending Jew-hatred in all of its nefarious forms.”

Stevens (D-MI-11) 04/29/2023: Tweet – “I am proud to join the call for April 29th to be designated as #EndJewHatred Day. In a time when antisemitic incidents are at historic highs, we all must do our part to support the Jewish community and condemn hate whenever we see it.”

Torres (D-NY-15) 04/29/2023: Tweet – “On this #EndJewHatredDay, let us celebrate our vibrant Jewish community in New York City, and recommit to the fight against hate and antisemitism around the world.”

Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12) 04/29/2023: Tweet – “#OTD in 1945, American forces liberated Dachau, the first Nazi concentration camp. Antisemitism still has no place in our country or our world. We all have a moral obligation to make sure we pave a path for the future without hate.”

Afghanistan

Cornyn (R-TX) 04/30/2023: Tweet – “Afghanistan has become a terrorism staging ground again, leak reveals Afghanistan has become a terrorism staging ground again, leak reveals... | washingtonpost.com”

Other - Middle East

Stevens (D-MI-11) 04/29/2023: Twitter thread – “So fortunate to spend my Friday evening celebrating the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce's 20th anniversary! We were honored to welcome the delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government and salute Ron Boji as business person of the year. Link to image Economic development leads to prosperity and through shared equitable prosperity we achieve peace!”