. >>> in an address to the american israel public affairs committee on monday, mitch mckom mcconnell called for using weapons. his comments about a half hour. >> thank you very much for that very kind introduction. and all of you for having me here tonight. i'm delighted to be here to affirm the strong indeed unbreakable bond that exists between the united states and israel. [ applause ] and also to express my own personal commitment to the promotion of defense of that bond in and out of season. these are the sentiments i like forward to sharing with prime minister tomorrow as well. before i get to the subjects of my remarks, i would like to acknowledge a few [ inaudible ] in the audience. one of the best friends i ever had was a late great bubba mitchell. we saw eye-to-eye on is just about everything. we shared a deep love of public service, college football and our families. so i'm glad to see that bubba's wife and his three daughters and their husbands are here carrying on the family tradition. [ applause ] made a lot of good friends over the years. i also want to just mention nor