The ICC investigates and tries those who have committed crimes against humanity. This includes cases of war crimes, torture, apartheid, ethnic cleansing and genocide.
Over 100 countries have ratified the treaty establishing the ICC's jurisdiction. However, the U.S. has not ratified the treaty even though we helped establish the ICC in the late 1990s.
Lately, the ICC has been working on 2 investigations that have been controversial in the U.S.
First, the ICC's chief prosecutor has been looking into potential war crimes in Afghanistan, including those alleged to have been committed by members of both the U.S. military and the Taliban.
Second, the ICC announced that it would open an investigation into whether Israel and Hamas have committed war crimes in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip after 5 years of preliminary examination of evidence.
The Biden administration opposes both of these investigations, which is why Rep. @Ilhan Omar questioned Secretary of State Antony Blinken last week during a hearing of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
The Civilian Climate Corps & the GND for Cities became the newest bills in the GND family this week. The GND resolution has also inspired over a dozen bills, including 10 regional green new deals. Here are some recent successes:
The American Rescue Plan, which was signed into law earlier this year, contained Emergency Water relief.
2. The Green New Deal for Public Housing, which I introduced with @SenSanders
This bill includes language to repeal the Faircloth Amendment, which would eliminate the federal limit on public housing. Last year, the Repeal the Faircloth Amendment Act passed in the House.
In preparation for Monday's hearing, where @RepAOC will question Postmaster DeJoy, we asked NY-14 constituents how the Trump administration's sabotage of the Postal Service has impacted their lives. Here's what they shared.....(1/6)
'In late June, we sent time-sensitive notarized legal documents by priority mail. They never arrived and they appear to still be sitting in a distribution center. We had to travel to another state to re-sign and re-notarize the documents in person at the lawyer's office.' (2/6)
'Medication was mailed on 7/20 and a month later it has not yet arrived. The tracking shows no updates since 7/28. I had to request a replacement shipment, which arrived but not before I had to buy a small quantity of the medication out of pocket.' (3/6)