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The Bret Baier Podcast

Common Ground: Protecting American Farmers

The Bret Baier Podcast

FOX News Podcasts

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.1739 Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

As concerns about China purchasing American farmland grow, some farmers have looked to Congress for help, but increasing levels of political division amidst a government shutdown threaten to overshadow their concerns.   Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) discuss their bipartisan effort to address the cybersecurity concerns of American farmers, as well as their efforts to help reopen the government as the shutdown nears record length. 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

0:09.9

with Fox News Chief Political anchor Brett Bear.

0:15.1

A shutdown gives this administration more licensed to do harm than they had before and that's why I just voted to

0:24.1

reopen the government.

0:25.1

I'm a country over party guy.

0:27.6

It's wrong to shut our government down.

0:29.6

We need more people like John Federman, more people who put country over party and are willing

0:33.1

to say, hey, I'm going to be an adult here.

0:35.6

I'm going to stop punishing the American people.

0:37.9

Let's come to the table, get the government reopened, and get this done.

0:41.6

Well, in tonight's Common Ground segment, the ongoing government shutdown and bipartisan efforts to ensure

0:46.4

cybersecurity for the agriculture industry.

0:49.3

Joining us, Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Mastow of Nevada and Republican Senator Ted Bud of North Carolina.

0:56.4

Thank you both for being here. I want to talk about the cybersecurity stuff for agriculture,

1:00.4

but I do want to start with the government shutdown. I've talked to Democrats and Republicans about

1:04.6

getting to the finish line. Senator Cortez-Mastro, you've voted for the continuing resolution

1:10.5

that passed the House to fund the government.

1:13.3

Do you see an end in sight?

1:16.2

There has to be.

1:17.1

And yes, let me just say.

1:18.4

I do think it is important.

1:20.1

We continue to work across the aisle, find common ground, and there's some of us that are doing that,

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