Last night was "the big night" in terms of speakers during the General Session, as Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan, and all three Republican presidential candidates took the stage. Security was outrageous and the atmosphere was electric as 18,700 AIPAC delegates jammed the Verizon Center. To be honest, all three presidential candidates knew their …
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Monday Afternoon’s AIPAC Recap
Hi gang! The AIPAC Policy Conference continues and early this afternoon we were briefed on our lobbying appointments with Senators and Representatives tomorrow. Imagine 18,000 political activists invading Capitol Hill with a very unified message! More thoughts about that later, but here are the three key points that all delegates will be making to our …
Monday Morning’s AIPAC Re-cap
Hi gang! Perhaps you are seeing reports on the news of the ongoing AIPAC Policy Conference. Indeed, it has been a "bigger-than-ever" event with plenty of media present. We launched the day with a General Session, including a speech by Hillary Clinton. For the first time I heard her lay out a strong agenda for …
AIPAC Recap- Sunday
Wow...these are long days, starting early, ending late, and lots of jostling with 18,000 others! Despite that, AIPAC is proving to be a worthwhile experience as I witness people from every party, economic standing, lifestyle, etc unite for one purpose: support of Israel! While the upper echelon of US government and pockets of Congressmen seem …
