krishnamoorthi: good question. that is on the to-do list along with a number of other things but, you know, it is one of those things where logistics was kind of the last issue i was thinking about us we were approaching election day and now we have the high-class problem on our hands of dealing with all of those issues as well. reporter:do you get help with here?rom the folks from your party? from the staff here in ofhington for members congress? rep.-elect. krishnamoorthi: with regard to housing and so forth? informally. that is not really part of the formal program or orientation program. i think they are more focused on like, how to be a member of congress, and you know, how to vote and where is the capitol and all of that stuff. but, we get informal advice here and there regarding this. plans to maybe bunk up with another member of congress? rep.-elect. krishnamoorthi: i think i have passed the time of having roommates at this point. i think i am probably a little too, you know, insistent on the way i live. bu

raja krishnamoorthi rep.-elect. krishnamoorthi: with regard to housing and so forth? informally. that is not really part of the formal program or orientation program. i think they are more focused on like, how to be a member of congress and you know, how to vote and where is the capital and all of that stuff. but, we get informal advice here and there regarding this. >> any plans to maybe bunk with another member of congress? rep.-elect. krishnamoorthi: i think i have passed the time of having roommates at this point. i think i am probably a little too, you know, insistent on the way i live. but, i have to think about what are the next steps there. >> what about committee assignments? where are you interested in serving? rep.-elect. krishnamoorthi: as i said, the people in my district so i will want to be on a committee where we will talk about economic development and jobs, primarily. so that is kind of the focus of my search for committee assignments right now. it is a very interesting process because there are a lot of moving parts and we're having a lot of conversations, prot

krishnamoorthi: good question. that is on the to-do list along with a number of other things but, you know, it is one of those things where logistics was kind of a last issue i was thinking about us we were approaching election day and now we have the high-class problem on our hand of dealing with all of those issues as well. reporter: do you get help with that from the folks here, from your party, from the staff here in washington for members of congress? mr. krishnamoorthi: with regard to housing and so forth? informally. that is not really part of the formal program or orientation program. i think they are more focused on like, how to be a member of congress and you know, how to vote and where is the capital and all of that stuff. but, we get informal advice here and there regarding this. reporter: any plans to maybe bunk up with another member of congress? mr. krishnamoorthi: i think i have passed the time of having roommates at this point. i think i am probably a little too, you know, insistent on the ay i liv

krishnamoorthi: with regard to housing and so forth? informally. that is not part of the formal program or orientation program. they're more focused on how to be a member of congress and how do you vote and where is the capital and all that stuff. get informal advice here and there regarding this. >> any plans to bunk up with another member of congress? having past the time of remains at this point. i am a little too insistent on the way i live. about what are the next steps there. assignments -- committee assignments? rep. krishnamoorthi: the people fory district hired me growing and strengthening the middle class. i will be on a committee where they are talking about jobs primarily. my searche focus of for committee assignments. it is a very interesting process because there are a lot of moving parts. we are having a lot of conversations, productive ones and hopefully, i will be in a position where i can help people with that mission i talked about which is how do we grow and strengthen the middle class. and washington for orientation meetings. w

krishnamoorthi: i love c-span, so thank you for doing this. former house speaker newt gingrich on the future of various public policies under the administration of donald trump. look,he president-elect's ideologies and recent cabinet picks. >> what a great turnout, i want to thank all of the media. what a great opportunity to get together and discuss something that is really remarkable. >> all of us know there has been great upheaval this year, not just in the u.s. but across the whole world. we thought with brexit, a lot of -- we saw it with brexit, a lot of people wondering what was brexit all about. it's really simple. people wanted their country back. they were tired of centralized bureaucracy, people in other lands, other capitals making , decisions for them. it was simply sovereignty and self-determination. we saw that here in america with donald trump being elected president. people do want their country back. he said things like you don't have a country if you don't have borders. things we have been told we could not say any longer as

krishnamoorthi: i'm still currently a small businessman. we make and sell infrared vision technology for space and civilian and military applications and we also make technology. you could say i'm in the high-tech space out in chicagoland. >> how many years have you been doing that? rep.-elect. krishnamoorthi: