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The Bret Baier Podcast

Common Ground: Connecting The Country Through High-Speed Internet

The Bret Baier Podcast

FOX News Podcasts

News, Politics, News Commentary

3.6 • 681 Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2023

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

The ReConnecting Rural America Act seeks to bring high-speed broadband internet access to underserved communities throughout the nation. Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) and Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) discuss their proposed legislation, and how it would impact the communities in their home states, as well as other states that have long been without access to high-speed internet.    Later, they talk about how the bill would be implemented, why it's important for farmers across the United States to have access to the internet, and how this bill would upgrade healthcare throughout the country. Follow Bret on Twitter: @BretBaier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Box 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.

1:04.7

With Fox News Chief Political anchor Brett Bear.

1:09.1

It is time for tonight's Common ground segment. Joining us this evening

1:12.7

are Senators Roger Marshall of Kansas, Republican from Kansas, and Peter Welsh of Vermont,

1:18.2

Democrat from Vermont. Senators, thanks for being here. I wanted to start by talking about

1:22.8

this piece of legislation that you're working on trying to get rural America connected.

1:28.3

It's called reconnecting rural America as far as introducing this effort to expand high-speed broadband

1:34.6

in rural communities where broadband access is limited.

1:39.6

And if you look at this graphic, lack of access to high-speed broadband, 8.3 million U.S. homes and businesses,

1:46.0

and it's really affecting kids most of all. Senator Marshall, first to you.

1:50.0

Well, Brett, my mom grew up on a dead-in road in the middle of Kansas without electricity to eighth grade.

1:56.0

Eventually they got water, eventually they got a phone service even.

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