. >> i'm alan dugger from the state of louisiana and one person who i was proud and honored to meet wasy senator john kennedy. he's a man who i am ideologically at odds with but the fact he was able to humble himself and be very kind to show up and meet me was pretty humbling and honoring to me. it was great to kind of learn that sometimes you feel elevated by your status but there are a lot of people down here that are worth your time to meet. that is something i will take with me. >> give me your name again and also tell me what part of louisiana you're from. >> i'm alan dugger and i'm from baton rouge, our capital. >> what else have you learned about a washington? >> well, one thing i think i'm coming away with is i'm a lot more optimistic because i'm seeing how truly passionate and driven all the public servants are. i kind of thought they might come back a little more cynical, being more sort of familiar with the process but i've actually seen that everyone who we've been spoken to by has been extremely passionate, extremely knowledgeable and extremely qualified for the job that th

. >> i'm alan dugger and i'm from baton rouge, our capital.rian: what else have you learned about a washington? >> well, one thing i think i'm coming away with is i'm a lot more optimistic because i'm seeing how truly passionate and driven all the public servants are. i kind of thought they might come back a little more cynical, being more sort of familiar with the process but i've actually seen that everyone who we've been spoken to by has been extremely passionate, extremely knowledgeable and extremely qualified for the job that they're doing. brian: all right, anybody else who wants to tell us about somebody that you met? this young lady over here. please stand. your name, where are you from? caitlin ahearns and i am from pennsylvania. brian: who did you meet, who did you talk with that you would like to talk about with us? >> one of the people that really impacted me this week speaking two was martha raddatz. i'm a really big fan of news, specifically her. for myself as a woman hoping to go into public service, it was very inspiring to see