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The Dispatch Podcast

Mr. Meijer Goes to Washington

The Dispatch Podcast

The Dispatch

News, Politics

4.6 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

“I was proud that after the assault on the Capitol, we were back in the chambers a few hours later,” freshman GOP Rep. Peter Meijer from Michigan’s 3rd District tells Sarah and Steve on today’s episode. “There was someone’s blood drying, right? And we’re going back to work to send the message that our constitutional process—it got erupted—but you’re not gonna scare us away.” Rep. Meijer—who holds Justin Amash’s old seat—joined today’s show to discuss what it was like certifying the Electoral College vote, evacuating the House chamber on January 6 amid the Capitol siege, and undergoing impeachment proceedings just days after being sworn into office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome back to another episode of the Friday Dispatch Podcast.

0:04.7

I am Sarah Isgurr joined by Steve Hayes and this week we are talking to Congressman Peter

0:11.2

Meyer of Michigan.

0:13.0

Congressman Meyer was elected into Justin Amashe's old seat.

0:18.3

He just was sworn into Congress on January 3rd and he is one of the 10 members of the

0:24.7

Republican caucus on the House to vote in favor of the article's impeachment against

0:29.7

President Trump.

0:30.7

This is a fascinating conversation that we are about to have and we are so grateful

0:35.7

to Congressman Meyer for giving us so much of this time.

0:52.5

Let's dive right in Congressman Meyer.

0:54.6

Thank you so much for joining us.

0:56.6

There's a lot to talk about, a lot of newsworthy stuff to talk about, but before we get to any

1:01.6

of that, you are a freshman Congressman.

1:04.7

You hold Justin Amashe's old seat who left the Republican party shortly before he retired.

1:11.4

But maybe more interestingly, you also hold Gerald Ford's old congressional seat.

1:17.0

How, I mean, not to quote office space here, well, paraphrase, how would you say you got

1:24.0

here, Bob?

1:27.0

Well, thank you, Sarah and Steve for having me on.

1:30.3

I still don't know how I got here and the part from winning a primer in a general, but

1:33.9

it's very bizarre to kind of have this legacy of frankly impeachment and resignations and

1:42.6

partens and maybe just kind of presidential misconduct more broadly.

1:48.1

You know, where we are right now is...

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