time who are good friends. lois capps from california, sam farr from california, and me. we were good friends. we had a very warm relationship. the other person i'm leaving behind who is also a good friend is mazie hirono. when she came to congress, we became good friends. george miller. there are probably two handfuls of people i would spend some time with. host: what advice would you give to younger members of congress, the key to having a successful congressional career, and if they want to stay around for many terms like you did? rep. mcdermott: well, i think the advice i would give to anybody, given the situation we have today is you have to get back to listening to one