the critical issues. please welcome senator tom cotton. >> you very much for the very warm welcome! i feel like i have some to present. >> is a member of congress you have been a consistent and vocal supporter of the us israel relationship. i want to ask you what i asked senator amy klobuchar. why is this issue important to you? where does your passion for israel and the relationship come from? >> personally, where it comes from for me is everything i know about the modern nation of israel in this connection to the united states. because that's deeply in our history. america has always been welcoming and broken to the jewish people. in a way that you could come to america and be fully american