-- let me thank lonnie kaplan. it am honored to bank -- thank those i have stood shoulder by shoulder with sometimes at our own political peril. we have always stood together when it comes to the security of the state of israel, and it's one of the hallmarks of this organization. i am especially honored this morning to share the stage with prime minister netanyahu, a powerful voice for a strong, secure, and democratic israel. he is the personification of a sentiment john kennedy once expressed when he said, "israel was not created in order to disappear. israel will endure and flourish. it is the child of hope in the home of the brave. it carries the shield of democracy and honors the sword of freedom. like israel, benjamin netanyahu is not created to disappear, and i know with the shield of democracy in one hand and the sword of freedom in another, he will inform and inspire us as he always has. what other reflections? i am proud to appear before aipac as the manifestation of what participatory government is all ab

. >> please welcome the former aipac president lonnie kaplan.lause] ♪ >> this morning we are honored to welcome one of the true leaders in the united states senate. is 13 years in the house, he the current chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, senator robert menendez. senator robert menendez has been one of america's most outspoken figures on behalf of freedom around the world and on the quest to prevent a ran from acquiring nuclear weapons capability. from being the lead sponsor on legislation to delivering powerful floor speeches, the senators focus, dedication, and leadership on this issue are second to none. please welcome a true champion , senatorited states robert menendez. [applause] >> [speaking spanish] >> thank you very much, and i might continue -- for those of you who are terrified i might continue in spanish, let me a thanke kaplan -- let me lonnie kaplan. -- thankonored to bank those i have stood shoulder by at ourr with sometimes own political peril. we have always stood together when it comes to the security of the

let me thank my dear friend lonny kaplan for his gracious introduction.o shoulder for so long. [garbled audio] >> we are having technical issues with our coverage of the aipac conference in washington. we are working to fix the problem and hope to return to live coverage in just a moment. this is c-span2. [silence] >> once again we are having technical issues with our coverage of the aipac conference this morning in washington d.c.. we are working to fix the problem and hope to return to live coverage in a moment. while we wait to get that result, remarks from secretary of state john kerry. he spoke yesterday. actually we will bring you remarks from arizona senator john mccain who spoke yesterday at the aipac conference and he talked about the situation in ukraine. ♪ >> thank you very much for that warm welcome, thank you for those kind words, thank you for not mentioning that i lost running for president of the united states. i thank you. after i lost i slept like a baby. the two hours, wake up and cry, sleet two hours -- [laughter] >> i am very happy to