Campaign was was im at my heart a Public Servant and i just felt given the hateful rhetoric that was going on in the 2016 campaign and the dysfunction of government that was causing so much angst in the citizenship, it was the dysfunction of government was manifesting itself in many ways and later on on torp of that the pulse nightclub shooting happened in my district. I felt if you wanted to change washington you had to change the type of people your sending there and i decided to get into the race to run a fourmonth campaign against a 24year incumbent. And with that running against a southbound opponent like that, who did you turn to for advice, for counsel, and did you feel a little daunted about this task you were about to undertake . Sure. I have never run for anything in my life not even student government, so this was my first time into politics. I was very lucky to have staff that a Campaign Manager and other members of my staff that had been seasoned hands in politics and they help guide my campaign. So when you decided to make this run, then, you obviously won, you came to washington, what were your first thoughts on coming to d. C. And about the city itself or the district itself, but about the job you were about to undertake . Im still somebody when i see the monuments and when i see the capitol i just feel such a sense of pride and that i get to be a part of the greatest country in the world. And so thats how i feel coming to washington and seeing those symbols of our democracy. And, you know, im excited to be here, honored to be here, and, you know, im particularly honored to be the first vietnameseamerican woman to serve in congress because i believe in a democracy where we have a Representative Government that we should have people who represent the people that they are serving. And so i believe in a diverse government. Tell us about your experience from vietnam to how got to the united states. Sure. I was six months old, my brother was 8. When my parents got on to a boat to escape communist vietnam and we got out to sea and ran out of fuel. And here we are adrift in this vast china sea when a u. S. Navy ship came upon our vessel. They refueled us and resupplied us which allowed us to make it to a malaysian refugee camp. And from there a Lutheran Church sponsored my family and relocated us to virginia. They helped my parents get jobs and my parents worked multiple jobs to ensure that they could make ends meet and allow my brother and i to focus on our education. But its that moment of whether its say ren dip pity or just providence that fuels my sense of patriotism. America was the u. S. Navy was patrolling and ensuring freedom of navigation of the South China Sea when they came upon our ship and they extended grace to desperate strangers. Thats why im so committed to this country. You bring up the military influence on your early life. Your previous background was in issues of intelligence and National Security. What did you do . I worked at the department of defense for the secretary of defense on National Security. Which secretary . I worked for both rumsfeld and gates. What kind of work did you do . I worked on military to fill tear relation, sore security cooperations between our country and others. I worked on counterterrorism. I also helped work on Strategic Planning for the department. So now you serve on the Armed Services committee. What influence from your previous career do you think department of defense serving on the Armed Services committee because i understand how budgeting works, i understand how we focus on train man and equip, i understand the war plans that we are trying to resource for. So it gives me a background to immediately goat work adding value ensuring that we serve the men and women in uniform in the best way that we can. Given your background to other Committee Members search you out for a little information, guidance . Do you do the return as far as seeking them out and learning more about the position on the committee and the job of intelligence and the Armed Services zpl i love working with my colleagues on the house Armed Services committee. And, in fact, i just got back from a bilateral congressional delegation to the Asia Pacific Region to explore our National Security interests there. And that working relationship and the way that politics tends to end stop at the borders edge is something that im really grateful for on the committee. I read on your website you are registered not only as a democrat collusion but the blue dog colooigs litigation. Whyd you do that. The blue dogs have been historically known for their fiscal responsibility as well as their smart and strong National Security, and that fits very well with where i see myself. And i think its a Good Opportunity to Work Together with likeminded people to advance some of the legislation in those areas. Whats it like to are a moderate on capitol hill . Well, its difficult to be a moderate because youre liable to be hit from the left and from the right, but i think its the right thing for this country. We, as a moderate were really pragmatic and looking for ways to legislate and move this country forward. Whats the best advice youve received since youve come to congress . The best advice that ive received. You know, i think its to think in the power of whats possible, because there are so it can tend to feel like a lot of dysfunction up here and theres no point in being here if you wallow in that. You really have to look for what is possible and move forward in those areas. And let me ask you, what surprised you coming to d. C. And doing the job that you do . Whatd you experience that you didnt expect . Well, i didnt expect as much ka leaning e legion at as ive experienced here. We hear a lot about the battedles and fights, there are a lot of things that affect my constituents, small business, education, things like that where we are working in a bipartisan way moving things forward and im not sure that are always comes across. Representative Stephanie Murphy of florida joining us for this profile of new house members. Thank you for your time. Thank you. This weekend on American History tv on cspan 3, saturday at 8 00 a. M. Eastern on real america. General secretary gore bah chof, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the soviet union and eastern europe, if you seek liberal liezation, come here to this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall. President Ronald Reagans 1987 trip to berlin. Then at 8 00 p. M. 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