during a summer day, you always ride around with your windows down so you could hear the streets and smell the streets, and that is something that i think i have brought to government and politics. i have my windows down, i want to hear from the people i represent, and that is indicative of my career, my last election i one with 70% of the vote. when i took this seat back, democrat had held for 25 years, the seat that joe biden biden one by 16 and a half points. we want to buy for. it was the largest split in the nation. that was not one just because of conservative voters, it was because of people from all parties trusting me and believing in me. >> how are you adjusting to washington yeah, -- jack out rep. d'esposito: my family and friends were here, there will be a celebratory swearing-in, and then i think late friday night i

was sworn in at 2:00 a.m., the only person left was my brother. it definitely was not the swearing in that we expected, but we are comfortable, i have been assigned my first two committees, homeland security, and infrastructure, which were my top two picks, so i am happy to be a part of that. i look forward to work with this meteorologist because he will he focused on data value and science. >> republican max miller is one of nearly 80 need lmars in the 118th congress, representing ohio's seventh strict. while most of his family identified as democrat he told c-span about how older family members and military service influenced his conservative political philosophy. and about a grandmother who once ran for congress. rep. miller: that was my grandmother, ruth, brain in 1980 in the 22nd district at the time in cleveland. i don't know if i share any of my district with her previous one that she ran it. we may not, i assume that we

might come up with a little bit of territory, but by grandmother, she ran, and i know she was the favorite at the time. unfortunately he did not work out for her. but if she was still around today i would hope that she would be very proud of what we have been able to accomplish. and the victories for the constituency that it should be shared with. and i do give a lot to my grandma. >> sounds like you had a this is a closed captioning test. this is a closed captioning test. this is a closed captioning test. this is a closed captioning test. this is a closed captioning test. this is a closed captioning test.t she did, and a lot of people don't know of her, or about her. but she was very meaningful to the city of cleveland and the state of ohio and the contributions that she made and works tirelessly on. she tried to rehab tower city, the terminal towers they called

cleveland, we could never get it to the point where it would be economically sustainable for the city and company to have, she did so much more, she was the leader for the jewish community, a leader for women as well. once again, running in 1980 as a republican woman in the city of cleveland it itself is a very tough challenge. she did so graciously throughout her entire life. for the years i was around, to be around her was some of the greatest times of my life. >> excited to republican roots. rep. miller: it comes from my grandmother, bleated -- believe it or not. i come from a very democrat family. 98% of my family, maybe even 98 -- 99% are democrats. that's great and i respect their values and opinions. but when my grandmother ran for congress she chased her registration to republican. so did my grandfather at the time, sam. they were the ones who instilled conservative values within our family and it passed onto my father and my father passed it

to me. i understand i am unorthodox compared to my family are, or really anyone who is jewish in my district or demographic area. but i became a marine as well and that meant a lot to me going up. it just means a lot. >> when did you serve? rep. miller: 2013 in the reserves, and then i got out. >> what we are response abilities? rep. miller: i never did combat deployment scum the bulk of my time was that kilo company 325 in pittsburgh. i was in victory. i chose to make the decision to enlist with a college degree because i wanted the same experience as every other arete, not to mention that everybody that i talked to said if you want to be the best officer, then you should enlist first. and that is what i did. i found myself liking the program and the training that was brought forward to us. i am no different than anyone else. this country gave so much to my

family and to myself, but i felt that it was only right i do the same thing and analyst to support this country during a time of war. >> what did you do after the military? rep. miller: after the military i was going to get an mba, and decided not to pursue that and to volunteer politics. i started voluntary on city council races for time. really investing all of life effort and time into that. in 2015, i volunteered for senator rubio. and i was not getting paid. i one day look at the senator after about three or four months, and they said, will you hire me? and he looked at me and give me a pat and said all right, looking to the team. that is where i got my real first start with pub days, working for senator rubio. to make a long story short, in for a 2060, i decided that was no longer the best place for me, or the right fit. i went to work for mr. trump. and that is how that

relationship blossomed and i was able to go into the white house and you know, really proud of the work we were able to accomplish. but being one of the youngest people in white house history, working hand-in-hand and being in foreign countries he wouldn't wish on your worst enemy, we were in north korea for several hours negotiating with north koreans with a very small party from the united states. it was very sensitive. they also put me in a rack, bouncing back and forth as well. all of these expenses i have had throughout my life, especially, the last four years have brought us to this point now where we are in congress, we understand what is going on here, we have done all the great things -- see all the great things the city has to offer in terms of dinner parties and, you know, with that subset of people but we are here to work. and that experience now, just talking to the president almost every day, working with cabinet

secretary's and other legislators who are already here , who i had existing relationships with, will set us apart and make us more ready for the challenge that will, head-to-head when we are dealing with these tough negotiations because we have already been in a pressure cooker. we understand how we can maintain our bearing and professionalism while making a discourse with the other side and negotiating that you know, we can find a compromise. at one does exist. and once they realize that not everyone is the enemy, we are all americans with different ideological beliefs than this country will be a better place. that is hoping that we can bring them forward here in this congress. >> you are how old when you are working for the president, and explain to people who are not familiar with the response abilities of being an advanced person yak up you had to do. rep. miller: i believe i was 27 years old, by the time i was director of advance, i was 29, or at i turned 30. it was probably 30, 31 actually.

i saw -- overall -- oversaw all the presidents movements. i work with the military office at the secret service six days from his eventual trip, and oversaw 250, 500 people depending on the threat assessment level. and then overseas travel as well, double the amount of people you had to oversee. the more serious negotiations with foreign delegations. we will send a very small party ahead of time myself included to negotiate those terms with four delegations and with prime minister's and with presidents and make sure that when the president arrived to their country, then everything would flow smoothly and we could have bilateral meetings set up with a conversation that would make this world a better place. when it comes to helicopters and landing zones and figure out -- figuring out an lc wheels up to wheels down, for everything like that, we oversaw every aspect like that. there is much more than just the

advance production quality. you want to make the president look residential, and to the people into the world. it does. because we are the greatest power on this planet, and there is anything else that ties into it. >> what role did you play on generate 60? -- january 26 -- six, what role did you play? rep. miller: i have given my full testimony to the committee, my deposition is fully released and everything i have given to that committee has not picked up criminal referrals because i did not do anything wrong. the function of my job as senior advisor to the president, i was there, in my deposition you can read i had subsequently left that rally 15 minutes into it because i serve no purpose. i really was not instrumental. i believe that the select committee that was designed to investigate generate sixth has already looked into me in every which way possible and deemed i have not done anything to make sure that i have not done

anything to be affected democracy. i do however say that it was not a serious committee. i think it was more done for a primetime hour, when you hire abc producer i believe what was, to put it out at 7:00 p.m. to highlight something. i believe that is just them trying to elevate the platform. this investigation should have been given to somebody else with jurisdiction in the department of justice i would have taken more seriously than what they currently put a lot of people through, they spent a lot of money. >> so you had a lawyer and paid for that. rep. miller: i did. in my case, i was ok, but the majority of individuals that i work with, and that i deal with, they are not ok. and if it isn't just from people who work for the president or were there, you also have civilians, who are also being

brought under investigation for some things. but if you did something wrong you will be held accountable and go to prison and you should be. but if you did nothing wrong it does not mean you should be harassed and spend your own personal money being harassed by this federal government. and what i think is a complete web of congress. so. >> have you heard from the former president since he won his seat, since he was born in? rep. miller: i have, i have seen them several times and i talked to him twice a week still. and his advice is always the same. keep your head down and keep moving, ignore the noise. the same advice every time. but when i talk to him, it is not always about politics. i think there's a big misconception. when he calls me he says hey, how is your wife emily? how is your family doing? how are you doing? this of the types of conversations that i usually have with him. and of course, sometimes it will be about politics, as it always will be with the president, but with that being said, here and i