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The Bret Baier Podcast

Common Ground: Coming Together To Elect A Speaker

The Bret Baier Podcast

FOX News Radio

News, Politics, News Commentary

3.6681 Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

On this episode, Bret sits down with Congressman Michael Cloud (R-TX) and Congressman James Comer (R-KY) to discuss how Republicans finally came together after 15 rounds of votes to elect Kevin McCarthy Speaker of the House. The Congressmen tell Bret what issues they were able to reconcile, and how they plan to work together to serve their constituents in the 118th Congress.  Follow Bret on Twitter: @BretBaier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:27.9

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0:34.5

Fox News Podcasts presents the Brett Bear Podcasts, Common Ground.

0:41.7

There are a number of senators on the Republican side that continue to want to find common ground.

0:46.8

We emphasize the conflict and controversy cells, and I think it's a problem because most Americans look at Washington and see something that's broken.

0:53.3

Why don't we look for ways that we celebrate what this country is capable of doing?

0:57.7

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.

1:04.5

With Fox News Chief Political anchor Brett Bear.

1:09.6

Good evening and thank you for listening to this extended version of Common Ground on the Brett Bear. Good evening, and thank you for listening to this extended version of Common Ground on the

1:14.5

Brett Bear podcast. In tonight's Common Ground segment, well, it's a little different. Usually we

1:19.4

have left and right or two sides of an argument. Well, this is the same, but it's two Republicans,

1:25.5

originally on opposite sides of the speakership battle.

1:29.1

Kentucky's James Comer is a staunch Kevin McCarthy supporter from the beginning, and Michael

1:33.7

Cloud of Texas flipped to the McCarthy side on the 12th ballot today.

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