Oneignpolicy decision America First. , please welcome exit of Councilmember Robert lapin. [applause] robert lapin good afternoon and welcome to my own personal favorite moment of each global for him, the annual great debate. This year, 2017, perhaps more than any other year in recent times i think we would all agree is defined by polarizing and oftentimes painful disagreements. From the boardroom and beyond, and of course the global forum is no exception. Ajc is not new to this reality. Every year we have featured passionate debate about the days most pressing issues in Global Affairs and overtime this segment, the great debate, has become an enduring fixture in our programming. As many of us will recall, last year steve israel faced off anor,st danson nor dan s over which Party Represented jewish interests. The year before we witnessed a Fiery Exchange between two wellknown israeli journalists. About the future of the two state solution, or the lack thereof. In years past we have host
Wendy sherman and this is part of an event held by the Jewish Committee a it is just over one hour. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome executive Council Member bobby layson. [applause] , we would all agree has been defined by polarizing and oftentimes painful disagreements in at the board room, at the seder table and beyond and the is no exception. Ajc is not new to this reality. Featuredr where passionate debates about todays most pressing issues and Global Affairs and overtime this segment, the great debate has become a fixture in our programming. Of us will recall last year, democratic congressman steve israel faced off against republican strategist over which Political Party best represented American Jewish interest. The year before, we witnessed a rather Fiery Exchange between president ial election. Through 2012 president ial election. Our goal has been to foster respectful but spirited conversation between two permanent thinkers who hold very opposite opinions and that holds t
By mutual of america designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. Additional support has been provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios at Lincoln Center in new york, alison stewart. Stewart good evening, and thanks for joining us. On Donald Trumps first full day in office, the Nations Capital saw a massive protest of mr. Trumps policies and presidency, and a call for the protection of rights. Organizers say hundreds of ousands of people from all over the country came to washington, d. C. For what was a billed as a womens march on washington. Protesters packed the entire route from the capitol to the white house, making a formal march nearly impossible, though many attendees marched on their own following a rally that lasted most of the day. There were also hundreds of sister marches in cities all across the u
Then i was the mayor of my hometown for eight years and then i was the county executive of a large county. Nassua county on long island, 1. 3 million people. 2. 8 billion budget. I did that for eight years. I had actually run for governor of new york state against Eliot Spitzer in a democratic primary. That did not turn out well for me. Didnt turn out very well for Eliot Spitzer either. Then i lost my race in 2009 for county executive and went back into the private sector i worked for a large Investment Banking advisory firm. And i worked for a law firm as well. So i have been in the private sector for the past seven years. Steve israel decided he wasnt going to run for reelection. Today is the oneyear anniversary of when he decided he was not running again. Happy anniversary, steve. I decided i would run. A fiveway primary. I won the primary. Then i had a tough election campaign, but i won on november 8th, and now i am a United States congressman. What did the losses teach you about p
Announcer sunday at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspans q a. Our series of interviews on new members of withess, we met congressman thomas suozzi, democrat of new york. Congressman tom suozzi represents new york democrats in the third district. Tell us what you were doing before you ran for the seat. Rep. Suozzi i was trained originally as a lawyer and a Certified Public Accountant and i worked for Arthur Andersen and company and i clerked for the chief judge of the Eastern District in the federal courts and i worked for a big law firm and thentirling i was the mayor of my hometown for eight years and then i was the county executive of a very large county Nassau County on long island one point three Million People two point eight billion dollars budget. I did that for eight years. I had actually run for governor of new york state against Eliot Spitzer in a democratic credit primary that did not turn out very well for me than turned out very well for Eliot Spitzer either. But then i lost my ra