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CSPAN A Conversation With Freshman Representative Mark Walker R-NC November 28, 2015

Lead pastor, the senior pastor. I served as the executive pastor. Ive also spent time as a music and worship pastor, i wrote and directed the greens borough greensboro christmas spectacular. About a 400 person cast. It stays in line with the overall christmas message. I walked away about a year and a half ago. How much are you still involved in ministry . Rep. Walker i try to get back home every weekend. We attend a Church Called Mercy Hill Church in greensboro. I go and fill in if there is a vacancy. I enjoy that and still find that very rewarding and fulfilling. If you could pass one piece of legislation, what would it be . Rep. Walker i think it would be a balanced budget. I think people have reached a place where they want to see us get back to where we were 20 years ago, the last time we passed a balanced budget. Americans want washington to be fiscally accountable. If we have to do it as individuals and families, i think we should have to do it. What makes you a republican . Rep. Walker i think the believe that the individual is set up to make the best decisions, whether it is an education, fiscal responsibility, it goes back all the way to the debate between hamilton and jefferson. A big believe in federalism. The more you can localize government, the more accountable it can be. You have already been on capital for some big events. What was it like to have a front row seat . Rep. Walker i would be remiss if i didnt say that i catch my myself walking the halls thinking what am i doing here . It is an incredible honor and a privilege. Im thrilled to have this opportunity to serve. I served in a different capacity most of my adult life, but now to be a voice for the district, i consider it to be a very high honor. It may be early, but down the road politically, are you going to be in politics for the long haul . Rep. Walker we hope so. We feel like this is something we are very comfortable with. Im a big believer in term limits. I believe that makes you more accountable to the people. Talk about what committees you are on and what you had to go through to get on them. Rep. Walker they sign you write up. Right up. The top four committees, we did get two or three of the ones we wanted to serve on. We want to do serve on Homeland Security and House Oversight. Specifically House Oversight because you feel like you are intentionally doing something on behalf of the people who sent you here to hold these agencies more accountable. If you had any advice for president obama, what would it be . Rep. Walker i would try to tell the president to listen to the American People on this iranian deal. Nearly 80 of the people felt like it was a flawed deal. 60 of the house voted against it. I wish he would be a little bit more sensitive and listening to the American People, as well as israel, our ally, who feels this is a dangerous agreement with iran. I would caution him to take a step back and look at the deal. Lets take a look at your daily life. What is your life like on any given day . Rep. Walker well, that is a great question. I start each day spending some time in the scriptures and reading and looking for guidance and discernment for whatever decisions are faced that they area if it is based in my own instinct or human intellect, i would be question all about that i meet with staff, we get the day started. We talked a little bit about the triad. What is it like . Rep. Walker it is a great place to raise a family. It has that middletown american feel. But there is an arts community, all of it is provided for the community. You get a sense of people caring and looking out for each other. It is a wonderful place for businesses. We are sitting here talking about the different businesses in our community. Whether it is bridgestone, we have a couple of gun manufacturers and rocking them county. It is a wonderful business place, as well. You mentioned bridgestone. There is a tie your right here on the floor. Rep. Walker we usually dont get tires dropped off, but we got that gift last week. Does it tiein with the fact that you are a former car salesman . Rep. Walker maybe so. I think it is the fact that they are a wonderful business. There is also the triangle, which may be more people know about. Is there a healthy competition between the two . Rep. Walker maybe a little bit. They are different audiences in different companies, but probably a little bit. I think they have different target markets that they go after. What is the Economic Health of your district . Rep. Walker we have some room to improve, specifically in the area of workforce development. We have 1500 skilled physicians we are not able to fill in the county alone. We have to do a better job of equipping our folks to take those jobs. What do you think you could do from here in washington to help those folks back home . Rep. Walker i think the first thing we have to do is bring awareness to these situations. We have to talk about what the problem is. I believe action steps are very important. We launched an initiative where we have people from the ministry communities, business communities. We feel it is a very strong action step to break those gaps. That is in the district back in north carolina. Is it a slightly different approach than the Affordable Care act . Rep. Walker it is because they because it is a longterm solution. I dont know if we have done anything that helps that particular issue or victim. A onetime thing is good and there is a place for that, but how do we look at this from a longterm approach were we can bring a benefit to these communities . What are some of the overseas trips you have been on . Rep. Walker we went to study some Strategic Missile defense shield with the Prime Minister of japan. One of the thing that concerns me is the kind of signals we are giving off right now, some of our allies are not sure where we are our on Foreign Policy or how surefooted we are. I think it is important to make sure that, as it administration, from this president , that we send a clear signal to the people who wish to try to do with harm. Rep. Walker what surprised you about washington . What could you leave behind . Rep. Walker i certainly like the fact that from day to day, there is an energy where you are actively involved in something. Specifically, if there has been of use in an agency, you are playing a vital role in being a voice for the people. To represent that is huge. Some of the nastiness i see sometimes, whether it is from social media or a piece of different information is a congressman mark walker. Thank you so much. Walker thank you for having me. Over thanksgiving watch our conversations with six freshmen members of congress. Congresswoman mimi walters, congresswoman from california. Your best access to congress is on cspan. We continue our look at challenges facing the immigration system. Later, conversations with two new members of congress. Hillary clinton hello this is hillary clinton. I like to thank you for allowing me to speak to you about an issue that is central to our nations future. Solving our Nations Health care crisis. The future is created every day. Thatuture is not something is out there waiting to happen to us. There is a good possibility that sometime in the next 20 years we will have a woman president. Hillary clinton experienced many firsts in her role as first lady. Severalendorsed scandals, including his impeachment. Her story is still being written. Hillary clinton on sunday at 8 p. M. From Martha Washington to michelle obama. Cspann history tv on three. The head of the immigration Customs Enforcement agency. Latina to headt the agency. She addressed the Hispanic National bar association. A half. One hour and im so proud to be among heritage is so important. Mexican. Because i dont know how many of you all have done but a good friend has a real interest in genealogy. We were at a wedding and he said can i help you figure out who you are and where you came from . Im brown. I knew who i am. I know who my parents were. Apparently, he did some digging around. Show called who do you think you are . I find that i had one. Randparent the records in south texas are so spotty. In the old days when they took the census and the family and speak english they would just make up things. They didnt have anybody who could actually communicate with the family. Grandmother, who i was just , that she had been born in mexico. But it turns out she was born in brownsville. I was amazed. I was kicking myself for not knowing that. I started thinking, why is that important . To know my heritage. Why these things are actually important to me. How tremendous it is to be able to celebrate two cultures. To know to languages and not just one. [applause] gift of what our parents and grandparents have passed down to us. I just wanted to share that with you. I have that connection with many in this room. I have a job that takes my full attention right now. I want to do that. I commend it to you all. You may be surprised that what you find. I am the director of immigration Customs Enforcement. It would be like major surgery. [applause] for those of you that practice immigration law, that is our statute. I have about half of our 20,000 people are guided by this. Convoluted, that is just open to the first page insert reading. It is extraordinary. This administration speaks , we do need comprehensive immigration reform. We need to face the reality. Not just through simplistic measures as some people are throwing around. Out how caniguring in openingr values our doors to immigrants. The history that we have of doing so. At the same time have some structure and enforcement system. We are working towards that. I want to tell you little bit about that. How does a girl from south texas come to be the director of this agency . My bosss johnson at the department of Homeland Security. We have about 20,000 employees. You hear a lot about what the enforcement does. I am proud to be in Law Enforcement. Im still in my first year as director. Told that im the first latina to head a federal Law Enforcement agency ever. [applause] that is very nice. Largest Law Enforcement Agency Within the department of Homeland Security and the secondlargest in the entire federal system behind the fbi. We need to honor the trailblazers. One of them

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