The Challenge of Fixing Congress

Let's Find Common Ground

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🗓️ 28 September 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

What a time to try and fix Congress. But that’s what our guests on this episode are determined to do. This show features two politicians from the newly launched Fix Congress caucus. Reps Derek Kilmer (D-Wa) and William Timmons (R-SC), first appeared on our show last year as members of the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress. The stakes were high when we recorded this latest interview: the budget deficit had once more taken center stage, and the countdown to a possible government shutdown was underway. These members of Congress are frustrated but also hopeful. They discuss dealing with the vast amount of federal government debt, the support congressional leaders have shown for their efforts, and how technology can play a part in fostering bipartisanship.

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0:00.0	What a time to try to fix Congress.
0:03.6	But that's what our guests on this episode are determined to do.
0:07.9	Every time I go back home, it's very strange for me to have people ask me how I'm doing
0:11.5	as though I've been diagnosed with a terminal disease
0:14.4	just because I serve in the United States House.
0:26.8	This is Let's Find Common Ground.
0:28.7	I'm Ashley Miltite.
0:30.2	And I'm Richard Davies.
0:32.0	Today we hear from two members of Congress
0:34.4	from the newly launched Fix Congress Caucus.
0:38.4	Derrick Kilmer is a Democrat from Washington, William Timmons,
0:42.4	a Republican from South Carolina.
0:44.9	This is their second time on our podcast.
0:48.2	Yeah, they first talked to us last year as members of the House Select Committee
0:52.1	on the Modernization of Congress.
0:54.2	We recorded this latest interview last week
0:57.1	right in the middle of the House budget showdown.
1:00.8	The stakes were high.
1:02.2	Representatives Timmons and Kilmer were in their congressional offices.
1:06.7	The countdown to a government shutdown had begun.
1:11.0	Congressman Kilmer and Timmons, welcome back to Let's Find Common Ground.
1:15.6	Great to be back with you.
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