Tag: U.S. Congress
Maryland Congressman David Trone is no stranger to the Jewish state or tackling anti-Semitism
Democratic Rep. David Trone, 63, defeated Republican and former Deputy Under Secretary of the Army Amie Hoeber in Maryland’s 6th Congressional District in the 2018 midterm elections to replace John Delaney, who is running for president in 2020.
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Pennsylvania Rep. John Joyce vows to support a ‘strong Israel,’ BDS supporters need to...
Republican Rep. John Joyce, 61, defeated Democrat Brent Ottaway in Pennsylvania’s newly created 13th Congressional District in the 2018 midterm elections.
Previously, he served in the U.S. Navy at Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Virginia during the 1991...
Meet Minnesota Rep. Jim Hagedorn: A ‘peace through strength’ conservative who stands with Israel
Jim Hagedorn, 56, defeated Democrat Dan Feehan in Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District, replacing Tim Walz, who went on to be elected the state’s governor.
During the campaign, Hagedorn called the relocating of the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel...
Carol Miller, lone Republican woman elected to Congress, invokes Judeo-Christian heritage in standing with...
Republican Rep. Carol Miller, 68, defeated West Virginia State Sen. Democrat and former Army Maj. Richard Ojeda in the state’s 3rd Congressional District in the 2018 midterm elections as the only new Republican woman elected to...
Heartland Rep. Dustin ‘Dusty’ Johnson sees Israel as a leader in agricultural innovation
Republican Rep. Dustin “Dusty” Johnson, 42, beat retired judge Tim Bjorkman, a Democrat, in South Dakota’s at-large district in the 2018 midterm elections to replace Kristi Noem, who went on to be elected the state’s first female governor.
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US Congress now features a map in which ‘Palestine’ replaces the State of Israel
A map with a pasted note identifying Israel as “Palestine” is now on the wall of a new Muslim Congresswoman’s office.
This should not come as a surprise. The woman, Rashida Tlaib, identifies herself as...
Tlaib attacks American Jews: ‘They forgot what country they represent’
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) attacked American Jews and opponents of the BDS movement on Monday by saying “they forgot what country they represent.”
In response to a Twitter post by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) blasting an...
Russ Fulcher: An evangelical Christian from Idaho who will ‘stand’ with Israel
Republican Rep. Russ Fulcher, 56, defeated Democratic nominee Cristina McNeil in Idaho’s 1st Congressional District in the 2018 midterm elections to replace Republican Rep. Raúl Labrador, who unsuccessfully ran for governor of the state.
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Bryan Steil: Pittsburgh attack was ‘not just on Jewish friends, neighbors,’ but on all...
Republican Bryan Steil, 37, is an attorney who defeated Democratic nominee and union ironworker Randy Bryce in the 2018 midterm elections in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District to replace outgoing Congressman and House Speaker Paul Ryan, whom...
Group of incoming members of U.S. Congress spend five days touring in Israel
A bipartisan delegation of incoming members of Congress returned to the United States on Friday following a five-day visit to Israel.
Reps.-elect Denver Riggleman (R-Va.), Elaine Luria (D-Va.), David Trone (D-Md.), Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) and Susie...