MIDDLE EAST FORUM

Advocated foreign policy in Syria following the removal of Bashar Al Assad. Specifically, asked to sanction Turkey unless it agreed to a lasting ceasefire in Syria; hold Turkey accountable for war crimes and human rights abuses of its Syrian National Army proxies; requested support for the Syrian Democratic Forces; asked to safeguard ethnic and religious minorities; and requested to keep terrorist designation in place for Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.

H.R. 9495: Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act. Advocated to pass the House version and lobbied the Senate to introduce a Senate version of the same bill.

HR 5933/S 3362: DETERRENT Act: Advocating to bring greater transparency and accountability to foreign funding of higher education. Section 117 of the Higher Education Act: Advocated to reverse the dismantling of reporting requirements by the Department of Education, such as the removal of an interactive data table.

HR 6408/S 4136: Advocated to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the tax-exempt status of terrorist supporting organizations.

HR 5933/S 3362: DETERRENT Act: Advocating to bring greater transparency and accountability to foreign funding of higher education.