Heideman's remarks came at the start of the historic roundtable discussion, held in the Rayburn House Office Building.
Tonight is about finding answers to the choices our communities face.
We hope this will allow our communities to make significant, positive strides toward creating a coalition that will have positive impacts. The underlying themes of the night were shared values and interests, and future opportunities. Understanding what it's like to face discrimination is a bond we share, resulting in a feeling of empathy with each other. Other topics discussed were the reason for a Latino-Jewish dialogue, Latino members of Congress as a group, Latino members as oriented to specific countries and issues, foreign aid, and the result of a closely divided Congress. Representatives from both the Latin American and Jewish communities will meet to create a framework for future cooperation.