thank you, chairman jim risch. >> thank you. [applause] ♪

thank you, chairman jim risch. >> thank you. [applause] ♪ [applause] >> our next guest is a longtime friend of the pro-israel movement, senator kiersten cinema of arizona. [applause] cinema has been a vocal supporter of the u.s.-israel relationship, as she has risen through the arizona state legislature and onto the united states house of representatives. while serving in the house, she took a strong stance on confronting iran's aggression in the middle east, and she voted against the iran nuclear deal. [applause] she joins us today as a new member of the united states senate, where she serves on the homeland security committee. earlier this year, she demonstrated her continued commitment to the u.s.-israel alliance by voting in favor of the strengthening america's security in the middle east. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming arizona senator kierstin cinema. ♪ [applause] great to see you. thank you so much. take that chair. [applause] we are so thrilled to have you with us tonight, and we want to start with a ve

thank you, chairman jim risch. >> thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> unless you've been on the grounds difficult to understand the gravity and the severity of the impact of maria. being raised jewish in new mexico, one could have never predicted the worlds would come together like this. instead they've come together in a way of service. i think aipac with this trip have taken that down to its very essence. >> as lee tee know and jewish leaders, we came here with aipac to puerto rico to learn about the work that israel is doing on the ground in a real genuine relationship with the puerto rican people. i think there's no greater bond than the human bond. i think that's the genius of aipac. they value individuals. i'm not jewish, and yet i can be blessed by those values. the people of puerto rico can be blessed by these values. my parents are both puerto ricans. i have many beautiful memories in this place. israel was one of the first countries that came to our ai, , and we are grateful. >> after the hurricanes my family was affected for many months. they had no electricity, no running w