Vice pres. Pence hello christians united for israel. Thank you for that warm welcome. Welcome back to our Nations Capital for this washington summit. Its a great honor to be with you all, and millions around the country that are looking on. Pastor john hagan, my thanks for your leadership and your ministry. It has made a difference for america and for israel. To my friend gary bauer, who runs the Washington Office for cufi, to the thousands of proisrael americans who have who are gathered here and all those looking on, you know, since the founding of this nation, the founding that we just celebrated a few short days ago, the people of israel have been at the very heart of the American People. And all of you gathered here in and the 6 million that you represent across this country continue this great tradition with christians united for israel, the largest proisrael Grassroots Organization in the world. [applause] thank you force your stance. Thank you for continuing Great American tradition. Its great to be with so many friends of israel from across from all across this nation. And speaking of friends of israel, allow me to begin today by bringing greetings from a friend of mine. [cheers and applause] vice pres. Pence and a man that history has already proven to be the greatest friend of the jewish people and the state of israel ever to sit in the oval office, i bring greetings from the 45th president of the United States of america, President Donald Trump. [cheers and applause] vice pres. Pence as President Trump has said, this administration will always dan stand in solidarity with our jewish mothers and sisters and stand strong for the state of israel. [applause] vice pres. Pence you know, ive gotten to know this president over the last three years of that we have served together since he asked me to join this state and i tell you, hes a man of action. And hes a man of his word. He says what he means, and he means what he says, and from the very first day of this administration, President Donald Trump has been keeping the promises that he made to the American People. At home and abroad. [applause] vice pres. Pence it is true, think about it. President trump said we will revive the American Economy with the strong support of republicans in congress. We cut taxes, rolled back regulation, unleashed american energy, and since election day businesses large and small have created more than a quarter have created more than 6 million new jobs including more than a quarter of 1 million jobs in the last month alone. [applause] vice pres. Pence wages are up. The stock market is soaring and the Unemployment Rate across this country is near a 50 year low, and this president said he would rebuild our military, and President Donald Trump has already signed the largest increase in our National Defense since the days of ronald reagan. [applause] vice pres. Pence weve made the Strongest Military in the history of the world stronger than ever before. Jobs are back. Confidence is back. In a word, america is back, and were just getting started. [cheers and applause] vice pres. Pence and im proud to report with that renewed american strength, the United States is once again embracing our role as leader of the free world. President trump doesnt apologize for america. He stands up for america every day on the world stage. [cheers and applause] and under thise president s leadership, we are standing with our allies and we are standing up to our enemies. Our nato allies are contributing more than ever before to our common defense, and weve taken the fight to radical islamic terrorists on our terms on their soil. You know, five years ago, isis controlled nearly 85,000 square 35,000 square miles in syria and iraq and nearly 5 Million People live under their brutal lived under their brutal regime. Today, thanks to our armed forces, our partners in the region and the leadership of this commanderinchief, earlier this year, the last inch of ground controlled by isis in syria was captured. The isis caliphate is no more. [applause] [cheers and applause] vice pres. Pence and finally, under President Donald Trump, as the world knows nothing else, if the world knows nothing else, the world knows this america stands with israel. [cheers and applause] vice pres. Pence thanks to President Trumps leadership, our alliance has literally never been stronger. [cheers and applause] [inaudible cheers] [cheers and applause] vice pres. Pence welcome back to washington d. C. [cheers and applause] vice pres. Pence you know, thanks to this president s leadership, its true. Our alliance with israel has never been stronger. In the words of the prophet isaiah, for the sake of zion, i will not be silent. It was written, and my friends, this president , for the sake of zion, has not been silenced. Been silent. [applause] vice pres. Pence i mean, think about it. President trump promised israel would have the resources and tools to defend itself by itself. And under his leadership, american support for the security of the state of israel has never been stronger in the and the military of the state of israel is stronger than ever before. Resident trump promised to shut down the plo office in washington of the palestinian if the Palestinian Authority refused to take steps to stop funding terrorists who murdered innocent israeli civilians with american tax dollars, and when the plo refused, President Trump shut down their office. [cheers and applause] vice pres. Pence now, the act is the law of the land. [applause] vice pres. Pence the president also promised to confront antisemitism on the world stage. And see to it that america would no longer allow the United Nations to be a forum for invective against israel, and last summer, this president withdrew the United States from the socalled Human Rights Council at the un, and two months later, President Trump ended all u. S. Contributions to unrah. [applause] and of course,e last year, President Trump did what no american president before him had the courage to do. When he moved the American Embassy to jerusalem. The capital of the state of israel. [cheers and applause] vice pres. Pence you know, its amazing to think i was there when that decision was being made and being processed, and to say that everyone in the world opposed the president s decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel and to move our embassy there, to say everyone in the world was against it would be an understatement, but President Trump is a man of his word, and he kept his word to the American People. When he recognized jerusalem is the eternal capital of the state of israel and moved our embassy there. [cheers and applause] vice pres. Pence and beyond that, for 20 years after israels revert, syria held a strategic ground known as the Golan Heights with its massive artillery, it held israel hostage. This crucial region change can changed hands only after israel won a war forced upon her. Ever since then, the Golan Heights have been critical to the Strategic Security of the state of israel. But in one administration after another, america hesitated to recognize that because of its importance and because of our commitment to israel, earlier this year, for the first time in 52 years, Prime Minister with Prime Minister netanyahu at his side, i had the privilege to stand with President Trump as the United States of america formally recognized israels sovereignty over the Golan Heights. [cheers and applause] vice pres. Pence our president made all these decisions, keeping his word to the American People. He made them in the best interest of our nation, but i want to assure all of you here that this president also believes they were in the best interest of peace. Because a lasting peace can only be built on a foundation of truth. So we pray for the peace of jerusalem. That those who love her will be secure. [applause] vice pres. Pence and even as we pray, we will work for peace. President trump is committed to finding a path that can lead to a true, just, and lasting peace for israel, palestinians, and all the peoples of the region. For peace to be lasting and to be real, it must be negotiated. But peace can only be negotiated with partners who are committed to peace. Hamas is a terrorist organization that seeks the destruction of israel, and the United States will never negotiate with terrorist hamas. [cheers and applause] vice pres. Pence but last week, in pursuit of peace, there was a historic conference in bahrain. After more than two years of painstaking efforts, the president s extraordinary middle east peace team led by Jared Kushner unveiled a new vision of how the Palestinian People could be empowered to build a prosperous, vibrant, and Peaceful Society if they choose peace over war. Now, i know the cynics out there say the president s dreams for these are too big. It is also too high, but it was none other than david then gary gary on, israels first Prime Minister who said and i quote, anyone who doesnt believe in miracles around these parts isnt a realist. So we will keep dreaming and keep working for peace. [cheers and applause] vice pres. Pence and let me assure you, while any piece will peace will undoubtedly require compromise, you can be confident of this. The United States of america will never compromise the safety and security of the jewish state of israel. [cheers and applause] vice pres. Pence in the wake of all those actions, finally, the president also made one other promise. He promised to stand up to the worlds leading state sponsor of terror. And he did just that when he withdrew the United States of america from the disastrous Iran Nuclear Deal. There will be no more cash for the mullahs in iran. [cheers and applause] vice pres. Pence dan pastor and pastor hagan mentioned, i served in the congress of the United States, i was on the Foreign Affairs committee. Back when i was in congress, there was a Bipartisan Group of members of congress who brought together sanctions on iran years ago. Those sanctions were isolating a regime and was bringing tremendous pressure on it. But in 2015, we all remember, we when the Iran Nuclear Deal was signed, all of that pressure went away. The previous administrations deal didnt prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, it delayed it. For roughly a decade. In exchange, the deal gave away billions of dollars in cash sanctions really iran has used to fund more terrorist attacks ts across the region. President trump withdrew from the Iran Nuclear Deal and we have reimposed every last sanction that was lifted. And under this president , we implemented a maximum Campaign Pressure campaign to change misaligned behaviors and hold the regime accountable for its destructive actions. Its remarkable to think as we see, our actions are already having an effect. Theyre cutting off the regimes ability to support their terrorist minions across the middle east. The iranian economy is reeling under unprecedented us sanctions. U. S. Sanctions. Now, iran must choose between caring for his people and continuing to fund its proxies who spread violence and terrorism throughout the region and breathe out murderous hatred against israel. Over the last several months, despite promises and hopes to the contrary in 2015, iran has been even increasing more of their malign activity and violence in the region and weve all witnessed it. Last month, iran attacked tankers passing near the strait hormuz and they downed an unmanned american drone. Last week, iran exceeded the amount of low enriched uranium in half. Today, it actually proclaimed it was going to start enriching uranium beyond the levels permitted by the agreement. So let me be clear. Iran should not confuse american restraint with a lack of american resolve. [cheers and applause] vice pres. Pence we hope for the best, but the United States of america and our military are prepared. Are prepared to protect our interests and protect our personnel and our citizens in the region. We will continue to oppose irans malign influence. We will continue to bring pressure on their economy, and under President Donald Trump, america will never allow iran to obtain a nuclear weapon. [cheers and applause] vice pres. Pence history teaches that when authoritarian regimes breathe out violent vile, antisemitic hatred and threats of violence, that we should take them at their word. Earlier this year, my wife, karen, and i stood and prayed and grieved at the auschwitz birkenau, nazi death camp in poland. It was an indescribable experience to walk those immense rounds. Killing on an industrial scale. As we gazed down at the remains of the gas chambers, as we walked past the personal affects, the piles of little shoes that were gathered there. It merely reinforced our resolve. That our answer to that unspeakable tragedy through this and every generation must be never again. Never again. Never again. [applause] [cheers and applause] vice pres. Pence israel was reborn of that resolve, so we must as americans maintain it. We can never allow the memory of those losses in the holocaust to be forgotten by freedom loving people around the world. We must teach our children and our childrens children the truth of what happened. We must preserve the memory of those lost for future generations. And in that same spirit, we must never allow the memory of those lost in the holocaust to be cheapened as a cliche to advance some leftwing political narrative. [applause] vice pres. Pence but sadly, sadly in recent weeks, thats exactly what some democrats have done in the national debate. Last month, a leading democrat in Congress Actually compared our u. S. Customs and Border Protection facilities to concentration camps. Her allies in congress, the left and the media shamefully came to her defense. As recently as yesterday morning, one of her allies in congress was asked if they agreed with comparing the noble and compassionate work done by u. S. Customs and border personnel at detention facilities to the concentration camps of nazi germany, and she answered absolutely. To compare the humane work of the dedicated men and women of customs and Border Protection with the horrors of the holocaust is an outrage. [cheers and applause] vice pres. Pence the nazis took lives. American Law Enforcement save lives every day. [cheers and applause] make nos. Pence mistake about it. This slander of Law Enforcement was an insult to the six million killed in the holocaust. And it should be condemned by every american of every Political Party everywhere. [applause] i promise you,e i promise you President Donald Trump and i will always honor the memory of the victims of the holocaust, and we will always honor the service of the brave men and women of Law Enforcement all across this country. [cheers and applause] vice pres. Pence the truth is, as i stand before you today, we have a crisis in our southern border. At our southern border. We are actually on track this year to see nearly one Million People come across our southern border. To take advantage of well advertised loopholes in americas asylum laws. And for the first time in history, ive seen it firsthand. The majority of those coming across our southern border are families with vulnerable children. Who are being enticed by human traffickers and drug cartels to pay cash to make the long and dangerous journey north. And its a dangerous journey. Fraught often with unspeakable violence and abuse. 70 of Illegal Immigrants once they present at the border report being victims of violence along the way. According to doctors without borders, nearly one third of young women traveling to our southern border from Central America are sexually assaulted on the journey. Our customs and Border Protection and health and Human Services personnel do compassionate work to care for those who have made a dangerous the dangerous journey and suffered for it, and they provide that compassionate support every day. Unaccompanied children across who cross our border are provided