takai: i'm 47 now. i was elected in the state legislature and served for 20 years, and as i mentioned earlier, the commitment that our family has made, if given the opportunity and privilege, to put in another 20 years, so that would make me 67. that is not too old. so, yes, if given the opportunity to stay here, i think it is critical for hawaii, and specially -- especially in this particular seat, to develop seniority. and as you know, for the most part, this place works on seniority. host: you talked about serving on a college newspaper and being a political science major. what about your kids, what are they interested in, and what would you like to see them do? rep. takai: i would like to see them not get into politics. i tell young people, you can always run for politics later, but get a life, get a job, raise your family. maybe a few years down the road, possibly come back and run for office. i hope they don't have aspirations to follow me right out of college, because it was really tough for my w

mark takai: absolutely. i serve as a ranking member on a workforce and small business committee, so we were very fortunate. i am definitely privileged to have the opportunity to be a lead democrat on a subcommittee right now. in the future, i think it is important for hawaii. our family, when we made the decision, i told them, along with my close friends and supporters that the commitment to run for congress in this particular seat, especially for a small delegation like we have in hawaii, is a long-term commitment, and if given the privilege of serving or many years, i think it is important for us to build seniority in the house. host: a lot of the committee meetings are covered on c-span and the c-span networks. do you ever get frustrated with a limited amount of time you get to ask a witness was two, -- to ask a witness a question, typically something like five minutes? because that is just not enough time to get your questions answered. rep. mark takai: being in the legislature, where there was no limit,

mark takai was my neighbor. he was a man of the pacific, an islander. and though our islands are thousands of miles apart, for the people of the pacific, distance does not separate us. distance and the knowledge that we have, stamina, the ability to reach sea and sky, and the courage to cross in our own capacity, this connects us. distance makes us neighbors. mark takai was my neighbor. islanders, our foolthold -- foothold is the vast sea, but our vision is as swift as the horizon. look at the legislation mark takai brought out in his brief time here. we can see the islanders breath reflected in his concerns. veterans, students, small business people, homeowners. mark takai took him out to heart, wanted to help them all. as an islander, he cared too. cared a lot about the natural environment. we who have so little land cherish it all the more. we take seriously our responsibility to steward the land, to pass it on to the next eneration. we honor the deep wisdom that the land is inseparable. my land and yours are

that was the kind of man mark takai was. can feel his absence now precisely because he was such a presence in so many lives. i wish there was a way to capture his spirit and save it for the future. in a way there is, all these great memories that he's left us. he said he was proud to have served the people of hawaii. well, all of us were very proud to have known him, to have served with him and to have called him our friend and our colleague. we will be be praying for you, for you, sami, and your children and for your extended family. i also thank god for bringing him into our lives for such a short but sweet time. mahalo, mark. aloha. mahalo, please. i'm from wisconsin. on behalf of leader pelosi and myself, i'd like to present to you, sami, an american flag that we flew over the capitol on the day of mark's burial. vice president biden: when duty throws the gaunt let down to fate, when honor scorns compromise with death, this is heroism. one said that and he could have been talking about your husband, your dad, your son. i

bless us all, but bless especially his family and all who mourn the loss of so great takai. ngressman mark men. >> please remain seated until the official party and family have departed. >> first-term congressman mark takai died. 49. >> coming up on c-span the house rules committee considers proposed rules changes for the 115th congress then libertarian presidential candidate gary johnson speaks to members of the detroit economic club. >> now the house rules subcommittee considers changes for rules, including delegates to vote on the house floor in some cases. this is just under two hours. welcome to the subcommittee. i am not a big fan of opening statements. i came here to list ton our witnesses so i will be very brief and then turn it over to ms. slaughter. this is the second hearing that this subcommittee has had this year. the first hearing we had was in april on rule 21 you may remember. and today's hearing will encompass the entirety of the rules package for the next congress. and it is a real opportunity for us to hear from members or their suggestions of how we can i

all of us are heartbroken by the death of our colleague and friend, mark takai.ing is a tragedy speak for all of our colleagues when i say that. everyone who had the privilege of knowing mark knew how devoted he was to his family, his wife, his children. i know we are deeply grateful to the family for sharing him with our country for so many years. in the military, the state legislature of hawaii and in the united states congress. especially knowing that that service often took him to the other side of the world from their home in hawaii. i had the privilege of bringing mark on a congressional delegation to asia. i wish you all could have seen the dignity and diplomacy with which he engaged in discussion on our national security, economic interest and human rights. that special grace, we think his his parents.ink in burma, cambodia, korea, japan, he upheld our values and beautifully was received, especially in japan. we think the ambassador for joining us today. to the 50ththe lays anniversary of selma, you heard the center tell the store. he is brand-new in cong

then a memorial service for diedessman mark takai, who in july.later, proposed rule changes for the 115th congress. >> c-span's "washington journal," live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. thursday morning, we are talking with members of congress about key issues before the house national resources committee. guests include the progress -- democratic representative that "-- debbie dingell from michigan, bruce robinson, a republican from arkansas, rob , and raulm utah grijalva. join the discussion. >> hillary clinton is back on the campaign trail thursday after taking a few days off to treat pneumonia. wednesday afternoon, she released additional medical information. she released a doctor's letter describing mild pneumonia. hillary clinton's campaign released a letter ascribing her treatment for mild bacterial and an overall picture of good health. it goes on to say the remainder of her complete physical exam was normal and she is an excellent mental health. the article mentioned that donald trump just past his health during a

i'll be leaving you shortly to go join my colleagues on the floor to honor mark takai. >> to go back to what you said about emergency dez egg nation, is it your position that we either -- that neither zika funding nor, say, louisiana flood funding, should be offset, should be treated as miranda warning spending? ms. pelosi: i'm certain the louisiana money won't be offset, it's considered a natural disaster and it is. let's go back a year. we had a budget agreement last year with what the investments would be and did not take into consideration zika, $1.9 billion. or opioids, $1.1 million. it did not allow for any funding for flint. and we certainly did not know about louisiana. so there's no way that that money can come out of the existing budget. i don't think there would be any doubt that we would say that in terms of louisiana that is an emergency and it should not be offset. even though some of the louisiana members were not on board to support sandy funding on that -- when that emergency occurred. but that was then, this is now, we go forward. we wouldn't think of denying them t

speaker, i ask for a moment of silence to honor the life and service of congressman mark takai. the speaker: the house will observe a moment of silence. the speaker: without objection, five-minute voting will continue. the unfinished business is on the vote of the motion of the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. thompson, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 3881 as amended on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: unocal dan -- calendar number 550, h.r. 3881, repealing provisions relating to the algony national forest. the speaker: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

asian pacific american caucus, or k pack, i rise today to honor our colleague, the honorable mark takai of hawaii, who passed away in july after a hard fought battle with pancreatic cancer. mark was a true patriot, public servant, and friend who truly had the aloha spirit. his strong commitment to improving the lives of the people of hawaii and all americans was intricately woven in the fabric of his distinguished military and public service career. in congress he led notable efforts to reunite filipino world war ii veterans with their families and to assist atomic war veterans suffering from radiation exposure. it was a privilege to work with mark and i will never forget his warmth, kindness, and strong dedication to bettering our community and our country. on behalf of capac, i thank mark for his lifetime of leadership and service. mahalo, mark. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. smith: mr. speaker, a recent poll by mourning consu

speaker, two weeks ago i attended the funeral of one of our colleagues, my good friend congressman mark takai of hawaii, who lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. mark was such a great leader. he served his country both in the military, in the hawaii national guard, as well as a public servant in the hawaii state house and here in the u.s. congress. he was taken from us far too soon. mark was only 49 and left behind his wife and two children. he was a wonderful father, and he deserved more time with them. pancreatic cancer has one of the lowest survival rates of any cancer. just 6% of people survive five years past their diagnosis. while death rates for other cancers are declining, pancreatic cancer is projected to become the second leading cause of cancer related death in the u.s. in the next four years. every year pancreatic cancer survivors and family members walk the halls of congress advocating for more federal funding for pancreatic cancer research with the goal of doubling their survival rates by 2020. for too long, those calls have fallen on deaf ears. perhaps now in the wake of los

in a memorial service for hawaii content mark takai. later, a meeting of the house rules committee for proposed changes for the next congress. houston cut spoke about gun violence and called for votes on related bills. this is 35 minutes. minutes. ms. pelosi: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, there's a public health emergency in our country . you're thinking of zika, you're thinking of opioids. yes, they are public health emergencies. there is another long-term public health emergency and that is gun violence. i thank the chair of our task force, mr. thompson, mr. larson for organizing it, the great icon john lewis for galvanizing all of the concern in the congress around this issue. david cicilline, of course, our distinguished congresswoman we just heard from, ms. clark. judy chu. so many members have taken the elizabeth s issue as esty before she was sworn in in congress addressing the concerns in newtown. 91 people lose their lives to gun violence every day. that is not a statistic. that is an outrage. it is a challenge to the co