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SINCE 2001, A MEMBER OF THE MINORITY ALL THAT TIME. WHAT ARE YOUR OWN PERSONAL GOALS FOR YOUR FIRST CHANCE IN THE MAJORITY HERE IN THIS NEW
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SESSION? >> Guest: WELL, I'M HOPING WE CAN HAVE
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FURTHER DISCUSSION AND DEBATE HOW TO DIVERSIFY THE CONGRESS, NOT ONLY JUST MEMBER REPRESENTATION, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT IN THIS ELECTION...
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ANOTHER -- ANOTHER ITEM IS JUST PROPOSING LEGISLATION THAT WILL HELP IN TERMS OF WHAT I'M INVOLVED IN IS KIND OF BRIDGING THE BACK BETWEEN HEALTH CARE...
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ON PRIME HOUSE COMMITTEES, THIS SAYS. AND IN THE PHILADELPHIA NEWSPAPER, THEY TOOK NOTE OF COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS, AS WELL. IF I CAN FIND IT. SEAT ON...
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SO THE EXAMPLE OF MS. CROWLEY, SHE'S BEEN ON FOR A LONG TIME AND HAS BEEN VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR ROLE TO WIN BACK THE HOUSE BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY...
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SEAT FOR ARTUR DAVIS, THE CONGRESS EDZ MAN FROM ALABAMA,
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IF SOMETHING HAPPENS IN THE COURSE OF THE NEXT MONTHS OR SO AND IT IS VACATED BECAUSE OF FORMAL CHARGES BROUGHT FORWARD THEN WE ARE READY FOR IT. THAT'S...
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IN ANNOUNCING IN OF THE DECISIONS MADE YESTERDAY, THE STEERING COMMITTEE AND LEADERSHIP EMPHASIZED THE ROLE OF INCOMING FRESHMEN IN THE COMMITTEE...
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LEADERSHIP. MANY OF THEM RAN ON PARTICULAR ISSUES OF INTEREST TO THEM. I THINK THERE WAS A BIG MOVE TO TRY TO MEET THAT NEED, TO HELP THEM -- HELP THEM...
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OF DETAIL ON IT FOR OUR AUDIENCE NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT. THE NEW HEAD OF THE HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE FAILED HIS FIRST POP QUIZ ON BASIC FACTS ABOUT...
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OR WASN'T, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WASN'T FOCUSING AT THE TIME. THAT HAPPENS TO A LOT OF US, AS YOU KNOW, OUR PRESIDENT, OUR CURRENT PRESIDENT, WHEN HE WAS...
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PASSION IS AND I KNOW HE DOES HAVE AN INTEREST IN SECURING OUR
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HOMELAND. >> Host: LAST QUESTION BEFORE WE GET TO CALLS, FROM "THE NEW YORK TIMES" TODAY, DEMOCRATS EXPLORE PROPOSALS FOR AN OUTSIDE ETHICS PANEL....
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PUT IN PLACE WHEN TAKING POWER NEXT MONTH. AN INDEPENDENT CONGRESSIONAL WATCHDOG, IF APPROVED WOULD BE A MAJOR BREAK WITH TRADITION. SOME SAY HOUSE AND...
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BEING -- NOT ALLOWING OURSELVES TO BE USED IN A MANNER WHERE THERE'S POLITICAL GAIN OR PERSONAL GAIN. AT THIS POINT, PERSONAL GAIN. AND WE HAVE A...
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BASED ON WORKING FIRST FOR THE PUBLIC, MAKING SURE THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE THAT FAITH RESTORED IN THEIR PUBLIC SERVANTS, WHOM WE ARE. I'M JUST
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HOPING WE CAN CONVINCE PEOPLE THAT THIS IS THE WAY TO GO. THIS IS THE WAY TO STAY, TO STAY THIS COURSE, THIS NEW COURSE, THIS NEW DIRECTION THAT'S...
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OVER THE HOUSE CHANGES EVERYTHING. WHAT IS OCCURRING NOW IS THAT WE ARE MAKING DECISIONS TO PLACE FRESHMEN MEMBERS AND MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN HERE FOR...
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IN JANUARY. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT TYPICALLY OCCURS, YOU KNOW, EVERY CYCLE IF THERE'S OPENINGS, ONLY THIS IS VERY DIFFERENT. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT...
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CHAIRMEN WILL GET THEIR FIRST COMMITTEE CHOICE. >> Host: FIRST CALL IS FROM TEMPE, ARIZONA ON OUR REPUBLICAN LINE. GO AHEAD. >>
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Caller: GOOD MORNING, HOW ARE YOU DOING? >> Host: GOOD MORNING. >> Caller: I WONDER WHY DOES YOUR TYPICAL DEMOCRAT TALK ABOUT BRINGING LACKS, LATINOS...
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REPUBLICANS? AND, AGAIN, THERE'S 50% OF
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IRAQI PEOPLE ARE WOMEN AND HOW
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COME THE CIVIL RIGHTS AND ACLU
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DOESN'T TRY TO HELP THE WOMEN IN IRAQ? >> Host: THANK YOU. THE FIRST QUESTION, WHICH REFERS TO YOUR EARLIER STATEMENT ON YOUR OWN GOALS. >> Guest:...
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GEOGRAPHICALLY, REGIONALLY. OBVIOUSLY, OUR PARTY IS
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IN INCLUSIVE -- VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, AND I THINK THAT PEOPLE ARE ATTUNED TO THAT AND WANT TO SEE THAT CHANGE. I KNOW, I GET A LOT...
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CHANGE AND HOPEFULLY THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE POSITIVE
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CHANGE GOING IN THE NEW DIRECTION AND, I DON'T KNOW, I'M JUST -- I'M PRETTY HAPPY ABOUT IT MYSELF, THE MIDTERM ELECTION RESULTS. HOPEFULLY, THE NEXT...
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HASTINGS. WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE TWO REGARDING COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS? >> Guest: SHE HAD THE RIGHT TO GO BACK TO HER FIRST COMMITTEE, ENERGY AND COMMERCE....
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THEY ARE GOING TO BE VERY ACTIVE MEMBERS OF OUR CAUCUS AND THEY DO HAVE A LOT TO OFFER. I RESPECT BOTH OF THEM QUITE HIGHLY, QUITE HIGHLY AND DEARLY,...
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I THINK THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT AND I'M VERY, VERY PLEASED TO BE A PART AND
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HONORED TO BE ON THAT COMMITTEE. >> Host: LAST YEAR'S CONGRESS WAS TRYING TO WORK THROUGH TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM, SPECIFICALLY LOOKING...
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AND I THINK THERE IS STILL GOING TO BE A LOT OF DEBATE. WE'LL HAVE, THIS TIME, THE ABILITY, HOWEVER, TO BRING OUT MORE WITNESSES ON OUR SIDE, THE DEMOCRATIC...
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CONSUMERS, CONSUMER PROTECTION. WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CONSUMER. HOW CAN WE KEEP COST LOW, NOT IMPEDING TECHNOLOGY AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO THOSE AREAS...
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OF THIEVES IN CONGRESS AND THAT'S THE MAIN
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THING. I MEAN, WHETHER IT'S DEMOCRATIC OR REPUBLICAN, IT HAS -- OVER THE LAST 40, 50 YEARS, IT JUST SEEMS THAT WE'VE CREATED A DEN OF THIEVES THERE AND...
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AVAILABILITY OF TRAVEL, FOREIGN TRAVEL, THAT IS PAID FOR BY LOBBYISTS, RESTRICTING THAT. AND I CAN ALREADY TELL YOU THE ENVIRONMENT IS CHANGING ON THE...
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WANT TO RESPOND
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TO WHEN WERE YOU ASKED ABOUT THE GENTLEMAN WHO DIDN'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE WITH THE SHIITES AND THE SUNNIS, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT GOT US INTO THIS...
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I'M -- I'M MOTORFIED BY WHAT'S HAPPENING OVER THERE. I WANT TO SEE DIPLOMACY OCCURRING. I ALSO WANT TO SEE AN INCENTIVE WHERE WE CAN GO OUT AND REALLY...
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SAY -- BUT COULD FACE PRESSURE FROM DEMOCRATS TO ACCOUNT FULLY FOR THE COST OF THE WAR AS EARLY AS JANUARY. IN AN BER VIEW, THE INCOMING CHAIR OF THE...
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CLOTHING, VESTS, PROTECTIVE VESTS, WHERE HAS ALL THAT MONEY GONE? WHERE ARE ALL THESE CLINICS WE TALKED ABOUT BUILDING OVER THERE AND THINGS OF THAT...
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HARMAN IS NOT QUALIFIED TO BE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE
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CHAIR. AND WE'LL RALLY REPUBLICANS TO HER SUPPORT. THE OTHER THING ADAM PUTNAM IS MY REPRESENTATIVE FROM DOWN HERE IN LAKELAND, BARTOE, FLORIDA ON THE...
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PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT WE
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HAVE RULES, ALSO, IN OUR CAUCUS THAT LIMIT THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS AND THE TIME THAT THEY SERVE ON COMMITTEES, MUCH AS THE REPUBLICANS DO. AND HER TIME...
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THE FOCUS WILL BE ON PERSONAL HISTORY AND IT SAYS PELOSI'S VICTORY LAP WILL TAKE HER FROM A GATHERING IN BALTIMORE TO A MASS OF TRINITY COLLEGE HER...
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TALENTS. I HADN'T SEEN THAT IN PUBLIC OFFICE BY SOMEONE IN SUCH AN IMPORTANT POSITION. I THINK IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. IT UNDERSCORES THE NATURE...
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PERIOD, IS FINALLY THIRD IN LINE. I, AS A WOMAN, I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE THAT
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HAPPEN. AND --
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BUT, THE MAIN THING THAT
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I WANTED TO ASK WAS WHAT Y'ALL WERE TALKING ABOUT BEFORE, THE WAR, MAKING SURE WE'RE PAYING FOR THE WAR. WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THAT IRAQI OIL THAT...
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AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE WHERE THAT MONEY WENT. IN TERMS OF THE MONEY FOR OIL, WE KNOW WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT MONEY. IN FACT WE ARE SOLID...
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FOR A CHANGE, DO SOMETHING RIGHT, NOT
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WORRY ABOUT VOTES. MAKE IT -- PASS THE LAW AND MAKE ATE FELONY FOR ILLEGALS TO BE HERE. MAKE IT A FELONY FOR ILLEGALS TO USE, YOU KNOW, FALSE I.D.,...
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UNDER THE CURRENT LAW I'M TOLD IT IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE THAT OCCURS IF SOMEONE IS FOUND TO RESIDE HERE OR HAVE NOT COME IN CONTACT WITH THE...
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Host: IF THE MONEY WAS THERE, WOULD YOU SUPPORT
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THE CONCEPT? >> Guest: I DIDN'T VOTE FOR PUTTING UP A FENCE. I DON'T THINK THAT IT REALLY HELPS DISSUADE PEOPLE FROM COMING. WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE...
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FALSE CHURCH, VIRGINIA. YOU'RE ON THE AIR. >> Caller: I
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JUST WANTED TO ASK WHAT DO YOU THINK IT MEANS THE ONLY MEXICAN-AMERICAN REPUBLICAN WAS VOTED OUT OF CONGRESS LAST NIGHT AND WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE ...
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RESTORED? >> Guest: WELL, CONGRESSMANNED ARE ROD-ELECT IS A GOOD FRIENDS OF MINE.
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WHEN I CAME TO THE CONGRESS, HE WAS A VERY CLOSE MENTOR AND HE WAS SERVING, AT THE TIME, AS CHAIR OF THE HISPANIC CAUCUS, VERY DILIGENT, HARD-WORKING...
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COUNTRY. I HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF RESPECT FOR HIM. I KNOW HE'LL BE ABLE TO COME BACK AND HAVE THE SAME KIND OFFOF HONOR AND CREDIBILITY AMONGST MEMBERS...
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WOMEN. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. IT'S WONDERFUL TO BE
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ABLE TO BE PART OF THAT AND SEE HOW OPEN IT IS AND, FOR THE FIRST TIME, I THINK WE'RE REALLY GETTING COMFORTABLE, SOME OF US WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN IN THE...
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MORE TROOPS ON THE GROUND IN IRAQ IN THE SHORT-TERM. HERE ARE THE
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NUMBERS: "THE WALL
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.