jimmy panetta: of course. i would be remiss if i didn't talk to my father about this, he had 16 very productive years here. they got things done. i think the key to it and it's what i am seeing now, the ability to talk to each other. you're always going to have to deal with jerks. he used another word for that. he is fond of swearing. he said you are going to have to deal with jerks. it's making sure that you deal with them and talk with them. it's about relationships here. it's about personalities and relationships and being able to deal with all types. i saw it this morning at the caucus we attended during its being able to earn and work with people and have a relationship with people. i think that's foundational. it's foundational with anything. that's what i hope to establish her. i am in the minority party. that was discussed quite a bit today. if you talk to the member i am he did a hell of a job for the central coast in his 23 years there. he was in the minority most of the time. he was able to be succe

jimmy panetta: he was a congressional member at the time. his name is leon panetta. remember about those days when your dad was a house member? jimmy panetta: i came out here at a formative time of my life. here, i was inut second grade. it was the summer of 1977. back then, parents were different about how they would allow their kids to wander around. i had it free reign of the capital and the whole mall, i could go anywhere i wanted. it was a neat experience. being here now, it evokes a lot of memories i had then. >> what impression did you have back then that led you to want to

panetta. >> what do you remember about those days coming here when your dad was a house member? jimmyi came out in a formative member of my life so back then the memories last. my first time out here that i remember was in second grade, the summer of 1977. basically, it was kind of -- back then parents were a little different about how they would allow their kids to wander around and i pretty much had free rein, it felt like. not just the capitol or capitol hill but pretty much the whole mall. going around as an 8-year-old running around, it was a neat experience. being here now evokes a lot of memories i had back then. >> what impressions did you have back then that maybe led to you want to seek a house seat for yourself? jimmy: it's funny because some of my other members were -- after college i interned with the state department but during that time i lived with my father, who was still a congressional member and three other congress members. we shared an apartment on d street. george miller, marty russo, from illinois, and then my father and i on the full-sized bed and across the w

jimmy panetta: thank you very much. >> join us on tuesday for live coverage of the opening day of the new congress. watch the official swearing and of the new members of the house and senate. coverage begins at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. you can listen to us on the free c-span radio app. next, on washington journal we're live with your calls. the house will gavel in for a session and the c-span cities tour takes you on a tour of scottsdale, arizona. a private insurance program director will discuss how democrats and advocates of the affordable care act are preparing for a repeal and replace effort by congressional republicans.

jimmy panetta: thank you very much. >> join us on tuesday for live coverage of the opening day of the new congress. watch the official swearing and of the new members of the house and senate. coverage begins at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. you can listen to us on the free c-span radio app. next, on washington journal we're live with your calls. the house will gavel in for a session and the c-span cities tour takes you on a tour of scottsdale, arizona. a private insurance program director will discuss how democrats and advocates of the affordable care act are preparing for a repeal and replace effort by congressional republicans. the american institute health care and retirement policy scholar will also talk about the aca when the new congress begins and what a possible repeal could mean for health [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ host: good morning everyone. 2016.friday, december 30, a kit for tact has become -- a tat has started with russia. obama's president actions on thursday. all par