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December 7, 2024
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NORPAC Hosted Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) in NYC

NORPAC Board Member Jack Rosen re­cently hosted Senator Mark Udall at a pro-Is­rael event in Manhattan. After five terms rep­resenting Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District, Mark Udall was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2008. In the Senate, Udall serves on three committees, includ­ing Armed Servic­es, Energy and Nat­ural Resources, and the Select Commit­tee on Intelligence. Through his differ­ent positions, Udall has worked to strengthen the U.S.-Israel rela­tionship.

As a member of the Select Committee on Intelligence, Udall was one of four senators in a bipartisan delegation that traveled to Isra­el. In Israel, the senators got a first-hand look at the country’s Iron Dome missile defense system. After returning, Udall said, “I visited an iron dome barrier and I can tell you that iron dome works and it saves lives. I’m going to keep using my [Strategic Forces Subcom­mittee] chairmanship to make sure that those programs hold strong…and as long as I’m the chair of that subcommittee, Israel will not be held hostage to terrorist, rocket, and missile attacks period.”

In NYC, Udall reiterated his support for Is­rael’s Iron Dome missile defense system, and pointed to the Iron Dome’s successful inter­ception of over 400 incoming Hamas and Hezbollah missiles as a testament to its signif­icance. Udall also advocated the importance of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Act (S.462), a bill he cosponsors, which expands U.S.-Israel cooperation and designates Israel as a Major Strategic Partner of the U.S.

Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) was also in attendance at the event for Udall in NYC. Schumer confidently endorsed Senator Udall as an important supporter of a strong U.S.-Is­rael relationship.

Senator Mark Udall is running for reelec­tion in the upcoming 2014 election.

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