My husband always says, ‘I wonder how long it takes for you to be in a speech before you start talking about your own grandchildren.’ And I do just want to acknowledge that last week my granddaughter Bella Kaufman observed Purim. And she – it was cute for me because you know this March – March is the month of the woman.
Little did Queen Esther know way back when that she would be an icon in March, the month of the woman. Queen Esther.
For me and my family and my friends, Israel is a special place. For America, it is a friend, a partner in democracy and an ally in the fight for peace and security in the region.
As I have often said, the founding of the State of Israel was one of the greatest political achievements of the 20th Century.
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From Israel’s founding to the present day, our pledge remains the same: Israel and America are connected, now and forever. We will never allow anyone to make Israel a wedge issue.
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That pledge is proudly honored in this Congress, where support for Israel remains ironclad and bipartisan.
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We’re proud to have so many champions of Israel serving as leaders and Committee Chairs. Among them – some who will be honored by you here today – Nita Lowey on Appropriations.
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Jerry Nadler on Judiciary.
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Adam Schiff on Intelligence.
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Eliot Engel on Foreign Affairs.
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Ted Deutch on Ethics and the Chair of the Subcommittee on the Middle East.
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And John Yarmuth on the ever-important Budget Committee, and more.
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These leaders deeply understand the importance of the bonds between America and Israel and they are working tirelessly to make those bonds even stronger.
Pelosi Remarks at AIPAC 2019 Policy Conference
MARCH 26, 2019
https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/32619/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkLOmdiJpGU
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks at the 2019, ‘Connected For Good,’ American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Annual Policy Conference.