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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) voted for a bipartisan resolution condemning and calling for the United Nations to repeal Security Council Resolution 2334 that purports to invalidate Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The United States has vetoed 42 anti-Israel resolutions since 1972. In an unprecedented move, President Obama declined to veto Security Council Resolution 2334.
Washington, D.C. – This week, Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) joined a group of bipartisan lawmakers in sending a letter to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), pushing back against the purchase of Lattice Semiconductor, the third-largest American producer of critical technology for U.S. military applications, by an American shell company financed by China’s communist government.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) voted to override President Obama’s veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA). The House passed this measure by a vote of 348-77. Similarly, the Senate voted today 97-1 to override the President’s veto. This bipartisan legislation protects the right of families of victims of terror attacks to recover compensation for injuries and loss of loved ones from foreign states that aid and abet terrorist acts on American soil. JASTA gives victims of terrorism a voice and a pathway to justice.
Washington, D.C. – Last night, Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) voted in support of House passage of H.R. 5931, the Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act. Last week, the legislation passed the House Foreign Affairs Committee, of which Congressman Brooks is a member. H.R. 5931 was introduced in direct response to the Obama Administration’s reckless initial cash ransom payment of $400 million and subsequent payments, totaling $1.7 billion, to the Iranian regime, the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — During today’s House Foreign Affairs Committee markup, Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) voted for H.R. 5931, the Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act, to ensure there are no future cash payouts to Iran, the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism.