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ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE. DURING THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION SHE WAS DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT IN THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF PUBLIC...
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SARRASEN. I'M A FORMER MEMBER OF CONGRESS FROM CONNECTICUT AND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY. THIS INTERVIEW WITH REPRESENTATIVE...
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| 00:02:32 |
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FOR MOST PEOPLE, I BELIEVE. BOB WAS A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE FOR 26 YEARS. AND HE LOVED THE INSTITUTION. AND I HAD ALWAYS BEEN AFFILIATED WITH IT AND UNDERSTOOD...
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DIED. WHAT WENT INTO THAT, AND WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO DO IT? >> WELL, BOB WASN'T ILL VERY LONG. BUT HE TOOK A TURN, YOU MIGHT SAY. IT WAS -- HE WASN'T...
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LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY. AND IT WAS CHRISTMAS WEEK WHEN HE GOT ILL. AND WHICH WE THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO BE FINE. IT DIDN'T TURN OUT TO BE THAT WAY....
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| 00:09:14 |
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A MEMBER OF CONGRESS? AND OBVIOUSLY YOU HAD BEEN ACTIVE FOR MANY YEARS IN YOUR OWN POLITICAL LIFE, NOT AS AN ELECTED MEMBER. BUT DO YOU FEEL THAT ALL...
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| 00:09:36 |
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LANDSCAPE. I KNEW THE PEOPLE. BOTH IN SACRAMENTO AND HERE. BUT I HAD A DIFFERENT ROLE. AND UNTIL I REALLY ASSUMED THE ROLE OF MEMBER OF CONGRESS, I...
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| 00:11:48 |
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YEARS. >> I BELIEVE SO. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT I WENT THROUGH AT LEAST WHEN BOB GOT ELECTED,
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| 00:11:56 |
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WELL, MORE THAN 26 YEARS AGO NOW. BUT WHEN HE GOT ELECTED, HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS. THE TRANSITIONING FROM SACRAMENTO TO WASHINGTON WITH A LITTLE...
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| 00:12:53 |
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YOU GOT A HONEYMOON? AND DOES IT STILL EXIST? >> I WOULDN'T SAY I HAD A HONEYMOON. I DON'T BELIEVE -- I BELIEVE THE ELECTIONS ARE DIFFERENT TODAY...
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| 00:13:08 |
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I MENTIONED TO YOU BEFORE WHERE SACRAMENTO, EVEN THOUGH IT'S A COMMUNITY OF FAMILIES AND ALL OF THAT, IT'S STILL A VERY POLITICAL TOWN. I THINK MY...
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| 00:14:58 |
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THAT VERY, VERY CLEAR. AND IT DIDN'T TAKE YOU VERY LONG TO DO IT. HOW DID YOU MAKE THAT TRANSITION VERY QUICKLY? >> WELL, OBVIOUSLY IN SACRAMENTO ...
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| 00:15:14 |
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ARE GOING TO BE A MEMBER OF CONGRESS AND SACRAMENTO'S PRIORITIES. AND I'M OVER THERE FIGHTING FOR THAT ALL THE TIME. ON THE OTHER HAND, BOB AND I...
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| 00:17:14 |
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ALTHOUGH OBVIOUSLY YOU WERE TOO YOUNG TO REMEMBER THE EXPERIENCE. LOOKING BACK, WHAT CAN UP LEARNED FROM THAT EXPERIENCE IN THE WAR AND HOW HAS THAT...
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| 00:17:34 |
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OF WORLD WAR II. SO I WAS PROBABLY FOUR MONTHS OLD WHEN THEY WERE ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE CAMP. BUT MY PARENTS NEVER REALLY SPOKE ABOUT IT. AND WE WERE...
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| 00:24:49 |
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WHILE PROTECTING CIVIL RIGHTS. WITH YOUR BACKGROUND AND THE EXPERIENCE THAT YOU'VE HAD, AND THAT YOU'VE LEARNED ABOUT FROM YOUR OWN FAMILY, DO YOU...
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| 00:25:11 |
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WERE -- WERE UNBELIEVABLE IN WHAT THEY HAD AS BASIC DEFINITION OF OUR COUNTRY. AND WITH THE CONSTITUTION WHICH I BELIEVE IS A LIVING DOCUMENT, IT...
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AWARE OF WHAT THE RULES COMMITTEE DOES AND HOW IT WORKS. TALK TO US ABOUT THAT. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE RULES COMMITTEE? >> THE RULES COMMITTEE...
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| 00:27:08 |
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TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE. BUT IT IS AN ARM OF THE LEADERSHIP. AND WHAT IT BASICALLY DOES IS ANY LEGISLATION THAT HAS TO HIT THE FLOOR GOES BEFORE...
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| 00:29:07 |
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REALLY QUITE FASCINATING. BUT IT ALSO IS -- GIVES YOU A SENSE OF HOW IMPORTANT THE INSTITUTION IS. I FEEL LIKE MANY TIMES WHEN THE OTHER COMMITTEES,...
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| 00:30:11 |
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PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE INSTITUTION AS WELL AS ABILITY TO PERFORM ITS CONSTITUTIONAL ROLE. HOW WOULD YOU COMPARE YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH BOB'S EXPERIENCE...
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| 00:30:44 |
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IN 1978, DEMOCRATS WERE THE MAJORITY PARTY BY A GREAT MARGIN. WHEN WE CAME HERE, WE CAME POG IN A BIPARTISAN WAY. WE WOULDN'T AT THAT TIME AT LEAST...
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| 00:33:49 |
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IT USED TO BE? >> IT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. I SEE MANY MEMBERS WHOSE FAMILIES ARE NOT HERE GET TOGETHER AFTER WORK OR MAYBE AT DINNER
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| 00:33:59 |
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OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. OF COURSE OUR SCHEDULES ARE NOT CONDUCIVE TO MUCH OF THAT, BUT THERE A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO GET TOGETHER. MAYBE PLAY...
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| 00:35:35 |
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LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? >> THAT'S QUITE A QUESTION. I FEEL LIKE I -- I HAVE
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| 00:35:50 |
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TWO GRANDCHILDREN. 4 AND 1 YEAR. THEY ARE MY TOUCH STONE TO THE FUTURE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WHAT I DO TODAY WILL MAKE THEIR LIVES BETTER. THAT'S NOT...
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| 00:36:28 |
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YOUR HOLIDAY CARDS EVERY YEAR AND I WATCHED YOUR BOY GROW UP IN THOSE CARDS IT. HAS BEEN AN AMAZING PROGRESS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE REALLY APPRECIATE...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.