representative stefanik: in kentucky. i was there right afterwards when paul and his wife went to the room afterward. i thought he did a great job. >> when he asked you about -- how do you structure your date when you are in session? you have meetings with constituents. what is your routine? representative stefanik: great question. i think it has changed since when i first got here. the first few months in congress is pretty overwhelming, just the breath of issues that you deal with. -- the breadth of issues that you deal with. i get morning clips from all of the local news outlets in my district. because the subject -- because it is such a geographically large district., i get three different clips. my days start very early. lately they start with congressional women's self a practice from 7:00 a.m.,. a great bipartisan way to get to know women from both sides of the aisle. i focused on my committee hearing and the education and workforce committee. at the beginning of every week, i have a meeting with my legislative tea

stefanik: i love to cook. i grew up snow skiing in white face andgoer mountain, both in our district. i'm an avid reader. i love doing c-span's book talk that was a highlight for me. and i really enjoy theater. and when i was a kid, i was involved in plays and loved going to broadway shows every now and then my mom would take me to new york city. i love the theaters and the arts and that's what i like to do outside of this job. >> elise stefanik from the 21st congressional district. congresswoman, thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> here are a few of the featured programs for the three-day holiday weekend on the c-span networks. on c-span, tonight at 8:00 eastern, an interview with "new york times" chairman and publisher, arthur sulzberger jr. and sunday night, members of the church xheep, former vice president walter mondale, and former senator gary hart on the ground breaking efforts to reform the intelligence community. on book tv on c-span 2, tonight at 10:00 on "after words," carol berkin on why

representative stefanik: in kentucky. i was there right afterwards when paul and his wife went to the room afterward. i thought he did a great job. >> when he asked you about -- how do you structure your date when you are in session? you have meetings with constituents. what is your routine? representative stefanik: great question. i think it has changed since when i first got here. the first few months in congress is pretty overwhelming, just the breath of issues that you deal with. -- the breadth of issues that you deal with. i get morning clips from all of the local news outlets in my district. because the subject -- because it is such a geographically large district., i get three different clips. my days start very early. lately they start with congressional women's self a practice from 7:00 a.m.,. a great bipartisan way to get to know women from both sides of the aisle. i focused on my committee hearing and the education and workforce committee. at the beginning of every week, i have a meeting with my legislative tea

republican elise stefanik represents new york's 21st district. woman ever elected to congress. congresswoman stefanik previously worked for the romney presidential campaign and for the bush administration. this is about 25 minutes. >> representative elise stefanik from new york's 21st congressional district which includes north country. >> mm-hmm. >> the youngest woman ever elected to congress. what's that like? >> you know, i actually didn't know i was going to be the youngest woman ever elected until after i won my primary. i went into this race not knowing about the historic nature. and after i won my primary, which was very competitive, the media started covering the race and talking about how i would be the youngest woman ever elected. and what was interesting to me was at campaign rallies, particularly towards the end parents started bringing their elementary school-aged daughters to events. these were nonpolitical families republicans democrats, unaffiliated voters just to show their daughters an example and role model that they could achi

representative stefanik: i went snow skiing. gore mountain, which is in my district. i am an avid reader. i like doing the c-span book talk, that was a highlight for me. i really enjoyed theater. when i was a kid i'm was very involved in plays. i love going to broadway shows. every now and then my mom would take me to new york city. i love the arts. that is what i like to do outside of this job. >> conga:, --congresswoman, thank you very much for being with us. >> now our interview with brad ashford, for presenting nebraska's omaha district. this is one half an hour. >> you did some thing quite unusual in a 2014. you defeated a republican member of the house. how did you do that? representative ashford: that's an interesting question. i spent many years in the nebraska legislature were presenting primarily republican districts. i was a republican for 40 years. i had a natural constituency in the center. and we were able take that to the congressional race, to reach out to moderate republicans and democrats. it helped having representatives in those areas in the legisl

you'll see elise stefanik brad ashford of nebraska and john radcliff. the reflection on being a new member of the house of representatives underway tonight starting at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >>> here are just a few of the featured programs for the three-day holiday weekend on the c-span networks. friday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern radio personalities and executives at the talkers magazine conference in new york. saturday night at 8:00, an interview with new york times chairman arthur schultzman and david beckay on the future of the times and on sunday night members of the church committee and walter mondale and gary hart on their ground breaking efforts to reform the intelligence community. on book tv on c-span 2 on friday night at 10:00 p.m. eastern, martin ford on hour artificial intelligence could make good jobs obsolete. and carol berkins on why the bill of rights was created and the debates it spurred. and on sunday live at noon on in depth, the best-selling author peter schweizer who has wrote clinton cash extortion and throw them all out. and on

first is republican elise stefanik purchase the and this woman ever elected to congress.e presses work for the romney presidential campaign and for the bush administration. this is just under 30 minutes. >> host: elise stefanik from new york's 21st congressional district which includes north country. the youngest woman ever elected to congress. what's that like? >> guest: i actually did know i was going to be the youngest woman ever elected and to after i want my primary. i went into this race not knowing about the historic in nature and after when my permanent which was very competitive the media started covering the race and talking about how i would be the youngest woman ever elected. what was interesting for me was at camp in gaza particularly towards the end parents started bringing the elementary school aged daughters to events. these were nonpolitical families republicans, democrats, unaffiliated voters just to show their daughter an example and a role model of what they can achieve. it's something i take very seriously as a role model in this country. matches repu

republican elise stefanik of new york. texas republican john ratliff. here are the first of four interviews with freshman members of congress. representative stefanik: represents new york's 21st district. this is 25 minutes. representative elise ste

here are some of what representative stefanik had to say. >> i pinch myself. it is in the historic event to be sitting on the house for when the prime minister netanyahu deliver the joint session. i looked around and let's again there was a moment of, i cannot believe i'm here. in february, i participated on a congressional delegation to afghanistan, iraq, kuwait, jordan, and i was able to visit with soldiers, but one of the visits we had with was -- was with the newly elected president of afghanistan. i pinched myself at that moment, as well. so, yes, it is a very awe-inspiring experience. but you understand that the reason why you are putting office is to represent the people, your friends, and neighbors back home. when i stop pinching myself, i think it is time to go. >> one of our conversations with freshmen members. more coming up tonight at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. coming up at 1:30, we will take you live to the pentagon to hear -- until then, a report on the growing number of prisoners incarcerated in federal and state corrections systems. conversat

-- when i stop pinching myself i think it is time to go. >> our interview with republican elise stefanik from new york is one of four professional profiles from tonight. and you'll see brad ashford and done beyer of virginia. the personal stories and reflections on being a member of the house of representatives tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> the c-span cities tour is partnering with our cable affiliates. join us this weekend as we learn about the history of omaha nebraska where the depores club was the first group fighting for racial equality. >> omaha had a reputation in omaha and the united states as a city that when you came in, if you were black you needed to keep your head down and be aware that you weren't going to be served in restaurants and stay in hotels and when the depores club began their operation the idea of the -- and the term civil rights -- they used the term social justice because it wasn't part of the lexicon and the idea of civil rights was so far removes from the idea of the greater community of omaha or the united states that they were kind of operatin

eastern, and we have four interviews with republicans elise stefanik, brad ashford john ratcliffe ando politics. don: comparing cars to politics, a lot of the steps are the same. you have to go to people you do not know and find a way to be friendly and connect, find something that you have in common. a lot of it is sales. and sales is most about meeting people's needs. we have sold 65,000 cars over the years, and i never pressure a customer into buying a car. that is the worst way to do it. the best way is to say what are your needs, what are your needs, what works for you and your family how can we meet that need? and politics are the same kind of things. the things they do not function in society. how do we move forward and try to listen carefully. announcer: again the conversations with freshmen members of politics coming up tonight at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. announcer: c-span is you the best access to congress, live coverage of the u.s. house bringing you events that shape public policy, and every morning, "washington journal" is live with policymakers and journalists and your comme

. >> mr.en stefanik. >> thank you mr. chairman, madam secretary thaink thaenk thank you for your testimony today. the current -- section 1511 of the health care law requires employers to automatically enroll new employees and continue enrolling current employees into their health care coverage giving employees only a very small window to choose to opt out. this mandate takes away the at for employees to choose coverage that best meets their needs and could result in a loss of take home pay to cover possibly more expensive health insurance than they otherwise would not have chosen. i've introduced hr 3112 the be open act to eliminate this harmful and unnecessary provision. could you specifically discuss whether mandatory auto enrollment can trigger penalty for employees receiving specific of that implementation issue, an issue i would defer to treasury. implementation of tax portion is a treasury issue. as you probably know we have guidance out for comment right now and with regard to the specifics of that, that is a place

stefanik: american-led air strikes permeated on anbar province. i support military targeted air strikes which continue to attack the islamic state within syria and iraq. along with air strikes, u.s. troops serve as a part of an advise and assist role in iraq and continue to do so in afghanistan. since september 11 2001, the army's 10th mountain division has been the most actively deployed division to iraq and afghanistan. and i am honored to represent the 10th mountain division, a light infantry division comprised of confident skilled workers. in new york's country we understand what fighting for our nation's liberties and freedom really means. come the holidays, these brave soldiers from the 10th mountain division will be serving our nation in highly kinetic combat zones. so when i speak against isis their barbaric tactics and the instability they create around the country, i am speaking for my constituents, the brave service men and women who are overseas right now fighting to protect our national security. i speak for their loved ones, the mili

ms stefanik: i rise in support of the rule and the underlying bill. we have a chance to put our education system back on track helping students all across this country. over the past six months, i have traveled in my district to listen to the concerns of teachers administrators, parents and students. one of the most common themes i hear is there is too much confusion coming from washington and those who know what's best are educators and parents, are not getting a say in our children's future. local school districts understand the unique needs of their students far better than any bureaucrat in washington ever will. from no child left behind, race to the top and waivers the department of education has sent so many mixed signals that it is impossible for teachers and administrators to focus on what is needed most, flexibility to help students learn and succeed. this is why i'm a strong supporter of h.r. 5. i commend chairman john kline and subcommittee chairman rokita to ensure that students and schools are put first. accountability will now be placed

stefanik: my district was the unfortunate home of a recent manhunt that captured the attention of our country. for more than three weeks two killers were made at large in our north country community after escaping from clinton correctional facility. during this time period hundreds and hundreds of brave law enforcement officers worked diligently to find these escaped convicts and protect our community. mr. speaker, i rise today to thank these brave law enforcement officers who risked their safety to protect the families in our neighborhoods and i rise to thank our local communities for their patience and support during this difficult time. going forward we must find answers as to how this prison break occurred and do what is needed to stop this from ever happening again. for now our north country community can sleep safer knowing these two killers are no longer at large. thank you mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? ms. jackson lee: i ask unanimous consent to address the

ms stefanik: first, i want to take a moment to thank congressman newhouse and congressman collins for spearheading and organizing this special order and thanks to congressman fincher for his work and leadership. mr. speaker, i stand today to express my support for the re-authorization of the export-import bank and h.r. 597 of which i'm a proud original co-sponsor. it would reform and re-authorizize this critical institution. the ex-im bank has facilitate exports on behalf of thousands of businesses and created jobs in all 50 states. failing to re-authorize the ex-im bank would create a stark disadvantage for our country's businesses and cause significant job loss. in fact, over 40 other nations have an export credit agency. and if america's is not re-authorized, our nation would be the only country in the top 20 economies in terms of g.d.p., not to have one. as i travel throughout my district, i hear from manufacturers who are directly impacted by the ex-im bank. for example the platco corporation has been in separation since 1897 and specializes in valve engineering for a wide variet