And for me that was far from the most interesting. Congressman from washington what is on your reading list right now . It is long but coming into the middle of the summer so im working on the third iq novel by a los angeles mystery writer and iq is the character and is a private investigator and a lot of action a lot of great relationships im working on that also Frederick Douglass biography published its fairly long so i pop in and out of the book quite a bit and i take that in chunks. For the policy walk in me one of the think tanks in washington dc is the editor of the book called china 2049 bringing together reform minded chinese scholars with the economy might look like or what the challenges are between now and 2049 with obviously implications for this china policies it is an interesting workrelated book. I dont read a lot of books for work. Usually read for entertainment and a couple of books about Washington State so on my shelf is a book by a lake would occur the First Americ
Lot of work in process. I think we are going to get good protocols from health staff. Thats important. Also trying to understand what are the quarantine protocols if you have had covid and have antibodies what that looks like. Obviously this will be a umber of chair races, speaker, will you support the speaker . No. Who would you like to see . Mccarthy, without question. You do know im a republican. I know. You had the look on your face you like that answer. See. Its all good. What are your priorities, some of the main things youre trying to get on the ground running . For our area water quality, water policy. We just want to make sure we continue to fund the necessary projects in everglades restoration. Its going to be big. Not just for my Congressional District but south florida. Just want to make sure we continue to work. Thats job number one from my area. From my district. In bviously President Trump a transition period, do you recognize its president elect biden at this point . No
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Andemic, are they giving you good advice of how to handle your office . A work in ng to be progress. I think were getting good i tocols from health staff, think thats important. We are understanding what the protocols, if you have covid, you have antibodies, things like that. There are going to be a and the speaker and support the speaker . No. Who would you like to be the speaker . Mccarthy without question, you know im a republican. Face. D a look on your you like that answer, see, its all good. What are some of your your district, what are some of the main things youre trying to get in on the running . For our area, Water Quality and policy. Want to make sure we continue to fund the necessary projects. Not just to be big, for my Congressional District but all of south florida. We want to make sure we continue our work. Thats job number one from my district. My obviously president trump, period, dotransition you recognize president elect biden at this point . No, the recount is not o