Common Ground: Bipartisan Efforts to Locate Government Waste

The Bret Baier Podcast

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🗓️ 13 February 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Many federal agencies in Washington D.C. serve communities across the country — but how can government officials in D.C. know what the main issues and concerns are for Americans in these places when they work thousands of miles away from them? Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA) and Congressman Jared Golden (D-ME) discuss how their bipartisan bill, the Strategic Withdrawal of Agencies for Meaningful Placement (SWAMP) Act, is dedicated to relocating federal jobs out of Washington D.C. and closer to the communities they serve — allowing Americans to feel more connected to federal agencies. They also discuss the need to cut unnecessary spending on Capitol Hill, and how many lawmakers are willing to work across the aisle to find where this should be done. Follow Bret on X: @BretBaier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Fox News Podcasts Presents the Brett Bear Podcasts, Common Ground.
0:11.0	There are a number of senators on the Republican side that continue to want to find common ground.
0:17.0	We emphasize the conflict and controversy sells, and I think it's a problem because most Americans look at Washington and see something that's broken.
0:23.2	Why don't we look for ways that we celebrate what this country is capable of doing?
0:27.6	It's amazing what you can do when you get off social media and you start talking, communicating with one another because there is common ground.
0:34.5	With Fox News chief political anchor Brett Bear.
0:40.9	The bottom line is that if you can't find waste in Washington, there can only be one reason.
0:49.3	You didn't look.
0:51.1	Tonight's Common Ground segment deals with the bipartisan effort to relocate federal jobs
0:55.2	out of Washington and closer to the communities they serve.
0:58.8	Joining us tonight, Maine Democratic Congressman Jared Golden and Iowa Republican
1:03.5	Congresswoman Ashley Hinson.
1:05.8	Thank you both for being here on Common Ground.
1:08.1	Congresswoman Hinson, that's your fellow Iowen there.
1:11.9	Senator Ernst talking about the efforts in the Doge Caucus.
1:15.8	This effort that you're doing, the Bipartisan Swamp Act, bring the government closer to the people,
1:20.9	embed federal regulators and communities, send good-paying jobs outside of D.C., open competitive
1:26.5	bidding to relocate non-national security
1:29.1	headquarters. Why is this important?
1:30.9	Yeah.
1:31.9	Well, Brett, number one, I heard from Iowans.
1:33.8	They want Washington, D.C. to run a little bit more like Iowa, less like D.C. and
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