D. C. The american israel public first committee, this portion includes a panel on upcoming elections. This is two hours and 40 minutes. The 2020 election controlled the house, senate and presidency of the United States. Democrats battle over the nominee, who will they choose and whats at stake for the u. S. Israel relationship. This is impact 2020. Please welcome host of aipac National Director rob. Good morning aipac and welcome to impact 2020. Tomorrow voters and 14 states, American Samoa and american broad will head to the pool for super tuesday among those holding their primaries on tuesday are two of the nations biggest prizes. California and texas. [cheering] approximately a third of all delegates are up for grabs tomorrow. This morning we have an opportunity to hear from some of americas most wellknown and respected political authorities, we will help us make sense of a rapidly changing political environment. Please welcome attorney political commentator and recovery politician
[chanting] 88 he has taken charge of a growing threat with its initiative. Governors united against media. This is a bipartisan collective of donors from all 50 states. These governors are making a powerful proactive statement that they reject the Global Movement to boycott, divest from and sanction israel. And they go further, reaffirming that israel remains a vital us ally in economic partner. In our state we said we will not use taxpayer funds to do business with any company that discriminates on the basis of race, color, religion, gender or national origin. And make no mistake, that is exactly what the movement does. [applause] bds mixes two state solution more difficult by seeking to demonize, delegitimize and isolate israel, a beacon of democracy in the middle east and the only jewish state and today ajc salutes these governors in the pages of the wall street journal for taking this important stance. This is an honor roll of teachers who believe the medias movement is incompatibl
That simple event also included to officials from the obama and george w. Bush administrations debating the merits of President Trumps America First policy. This is just over an hour and a half. Together they made a powerful statement. They are antithetical to their values and the values of their respective states. Second, they reaffirmed their support of israel as an ally. It is important economic partner. I hope you all have had a chance to look at the wall street journal today which carries a fullpage ad naming all of the governors that participated as well as the mayor of district of columbia. Reminder that pbs has been rejected coast to coast. Ajc continues to work with local, state and federal legislators and tomorrow, one of our key advocacy items on the hill will be support for combating aids after 2017. States thatotect passed antibds legislation. This is a staunch supporter of u. S. Israel relationship, a committed jewish leader and a longtime personal friend of mine, im talk
Illinois 10th Congressional District has one of the most expensive races in the country as democrats try to take control of the seat for the first time in more than 30 years. Theyre aided by the recent remap of the district which makes it the most democratic Congressional District in the country that is held by a republican. The newlydrawn 10th Congressional District runs along Lake Michigan and up to the illinois wisconsin border and includes northern sub you ares such as buffalo grove, lake forest and glen cove. A couple of quick notes. This forum is being streamed live on our web site, wttw. Com chicago tonight, and you can join a live chat. If you have a question for the candidates, you can ask it there, and we may use it on the air. Also a note about our format tonight. This is not a formal debate. The candidates will not give opening or closing statements, their answers will not be timed, and they will not necessarily be asked the same questions. I will use fairness as my guide t
Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Thanks for getting up early. Great to see so many of you here today. Howard core, lillian pinkiss, bob cohen and of course all the kentuckyians that are here with us. Thousands of students and, of course, its great to be with you this year. Just after i last address third degree conference in 2015, Prime Minister netanyahu gave an important address to congress. He warned about the dangers of then president obamas plan for a nuclear deal with iran. The Obama Administration ignored him. It was hardly the only time israel would feel let down over the last eight years. That culminated in what we saw at the u. N. In december. U. S. israel relationship was in a terrible state when the new administration took office. We all agree on the importance of reaffirming our relationship and charting a new way forward. But first we need to examine what went wrong over the last eight years. And that starts at the beginning. Former president obama and i have ver