Please welcome aipac managing director for policy and politic, awni christianson. Good evening. Our next guest are two leaders in congress who show how democrats and republicans can cooperate to strengthen u. S. Israel relationships. They work closely on proisrael legislation in the house of representatives and just last week they cosponsored new legislation to impose sanctions against iran for its Ballistic Missile program. [ applause ] they also make time to travel to israel every two years with new members of congress to see firsthand the challenges israel faces, and they continue to join us on this stage for which we are very grateful. Please join me in welcoming House Majority leader Kevin Mccarthy and democrat whip dstey hoyer. [ cheers and applause ] welcome. Thank you. Good to be here, as always. With everything you have to manage, it must be a relief to be in front of an audience that just wants you to bring peace to the middle east, huh . Its a good thing to be with this audi