[applause] senator kelly ayotte of new hampshire, another speaker tonight. david myers of ceq role call, the foundation secretary and one of the dinner co-chairs. congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz of florida. senator john cornyn of texas. on my left, our master of ceremonies, jake packer, abc white house correspondent. majority whip, kevin mccarthy of california. minority leader nancy pelosi of california. [applause] dena bunas of ceq rob roll call and another co-chair. senator chris coons of delaware, a speaker tonight. and congressman sean duffy, also a speaker tonight. and now, the round of applause. [applause] okay, i have a queue clich thank you's. a special debt of gratitude to the committee and in particular the dimare co-chairs for the tireless dena bunas and david myers and the wonderful director suzanne puron who did magic with planning and logistics for tonight's event. i also want to thank the foundation sponsors and friends who made the work of the foundation possible and help us put on tonight's event. we have the hill, ceq roll call, the

[laughter] senator kelly ayotte was not just the first female attorney general, she and her husband in iraq war veteran created a snow removal company, and on the subject may i please suggest, senator, that you call me your gray and explain the process by which molecules of water vapor and hear directly to dust and other particles creating snowflakes which can land on the streets and caused traffic. thank you. unlike senator kunes, this is one of the smarter bets, dubbed the grand grisly coincidentally congressman nickname when he was at dartmouth. [laughter] the senate republican party leadership recently saw an ayotte to deliver the republican response to the president's weekly address neither of which were heard by anyone outside of the immediate family and friends. she lives with her husband, 5-year-old daughter catherine and some jacob. ladies and gentlemen, calfee ayotte of new hampshire. [applause] >> good evening. it's great to be here with all of you tonight. for those of you that don't know me, my name is kelly ayotte, and i naturally one of the few republican elected officia

[laughter] senator kelly ayotte was not just the first female attorney general, she and her husband in iraq war veteran created a snow removal company, and on the subject may i please suggest, senator, that you call me your gray and explain the process by which molecules of water vapor and hear directly to dust and other particles creating snowflakes which can land on the streets and caused traffic. thank you. unlike senator kunes, this is one of the smarter bets, dubbed the grand grisly coincidentally congressman nickname when he was at dartmouth. [laughter] the senate republican party leadership recently saw an ayotte to deliver the republican response to the president's weekly address neither of which were heard by anyone outside of the immediate family and friends. she lives with her husband, 5-year-old daughter catherine and some jacob. ladies and gentlemen, calfee ayotte of new hampshire. [applause] >> good evening. it's great to be here with all of you tonight. for those of you that don't know me, my name is kelly ayotte, and i naturally one of the few republican elected officia

[applause] senator kelly ayotte of new hampshire, another speaker tonight.yers of ceq role call, the foundation secretary and one of the dinner co-chairs. congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz of florida. senator john cornyn of texas. on my left, our master of ceremonies, jake packer, abc white house correspondent. majority whip, kevin mccarthy of california. minority leader nancy pelosi of california. [applause] dena bunas of ceq rob roll call and another co-chair. senator chris coons of delaware, a speaker tonight. and congressman sean duffy, also a speaker tonight. and now, the round of applause. [applause] okay, i have a queue clich thank you's. a special debt of gratitude to the committee and in particular the dimare co-chairs for the tireless dena bunas and david myers and the wonderful director suzanne puron who did magic with planning and logistics for tonight's event. i also want to thank the foundation sponsors and friends who made the work of the foundation possible and help us put on tonight's event. we have the hill, ceq roll call, the u.s. cha