Behind The Free Speech Front Lines With Sen. Eric Schmitt

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🗓️ 14 January 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri joins The Federalist's Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to reflect on the federal government's push for Big Tech to censor dissent and outline a new bill that aims to give Americans a right to sue federal employees who infringe on the First Amendment.

You can read more about Schmitt's fight against censorship here.

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0:00.0	And we are back with another edition of the Federalist Radio Hour.
0:21.0	I'm Matt Kittle, Senior Elections correspondent at The Federalist,
0:24.2	and your experience Sherpa on today's quest for knowledge.
0:28.5	As always, you can email the show at Radio at the Federalist.com.
0:33.7	Follow us on X at FDRLST.
0:36.8	Make sure to subscribe wherever you download your podcast and, of course,
0:40.1	to the premium version of our website as well. Our guest today is Senator Eric Schmidt of
0:47.4	Missouri, one of the few true First Amendment warriors in Congress. Senator Schmidt recently
0:53.6	introduced the Censorship Accountability Act,
0:56.4	among others, to preserve Americans' First Amendment rights and give citizens the ability to hold
1:03.0	the administrative state accountable. Very important. I can't think of too many more important
1:09.0	topics than this topic we're about to address
1:12.4	this edition of the Federalist Radio Hour. Thanks so much for being here, Senator.
1:17.4	It's great to be with you. And you know what? We all need a Sherpa, including me. So I'm glad
1:22.4	that you're providing that service. Guidance is my North Star, is really what it is.
1:29.7	Yeah, absolutely.
1:31.0	Well, no rest for the weary.
1:33.3	You know, we went through a very fatiguing election cycle, and it's right back down to business,
1:39.0	but things change as you head to Washington, D.C. for this next session of Congress, of course,
1:45.1	and that is Republican control of the Senate. It's been a while. Let's begin there first.
1:52.0	What are the opportunities? What are the challenges you face with, you know, a decent majority,
1:58.6	but certainly not one that gets you past cloture? Well, I think to take a decent majority, but certainly not one that gets you past cloture.
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