How Do You Save The Republic? Rep. Tim Burchett Says Voter ID Is A Good Start

Summary

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Federalist Radio Hour – "How Do You Save The Republic? Rep. Tim Burchett Says Voter ID Is A Good Start"

Date: February 10, 2026
Host: Matt Kittle
Guest: Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN)

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Main Theme & Purpose

This episode delves into the urgent question of safeguarding American democracy and restoring public trust in elections. Host Matt Kittle interviews Congressman Tim Burchett to explore the SAVE America Act—an election integrity measure emphasizing proof of citizenship and voter ID—as a solution to perceived threats facing the republic. The conversation covers partisan divides over election reforms, the challenges within the Republican party, media bias, and the broader cultural battles shaping U.S. politics.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The SAVE America Act and Voter ID Requirements

[01:32–03:36]

• Rep. Burchett outlines the proposed law: require proof of American citizenship (birth certificate) and a valid photo ID to vote.
• He argues these are common-sense steps, paralleling requirements for everyday things like buying alcohol or entering certain movies.
• Burchett criticizes opposition as politically motivated, arguing that most Americans—even a majority of Democrats—support voter ID.
• He frames Democrat resistance as a way to protect "corruption" and questions their motives.

Quote:
“You go to vote and you have to show a photo id, a valid photo id. … Then Schumer comes out and says that it's racist. … To me it's the exact opposite. It's racist for him to say that our minority community could not produce a valid identification—that is just bogus.”
—Rep. Tim Burchett [02:20]

2. Inaction and Apathy Among Voters & Republicans

[04:26–06:34]

• Burchett laments low voter turnout among groups like evangelicals and gun owners—traditionally Republican bases.
• He suggests apathy, not just Democratic opposition, is dooming conservative priorities, arguing the GOP's slim majority is due to weak candidate platforms and infighting.
• Burchett asserts a sense among some Republicans that they’d rather lose and return to being in the minority for personal perks.

Quote:
“Some of them, I don’t really think want to be in the majority. They’d like to see it all fail so they could get back in line and get their crumbs.”
—Rep. Tim Burchett [06:13]

3. Existential Stakes of Upcoming Elections

[06:34–08:27]

• With the midterms approaching, Burchett and Kittle warn that Democratic control could bring severe changes: making D.C. a state, court-packing, reversing border/security measures, and even potentially impeaching/convicting Trump.
• Kittle questions what motivation Republicans can offer their base if they fail to pass overwhelmingly popular reforms.
• Burchett doubles down on frustration and calls for conservative leaders and communities to speak up and engage, not just during elections.

4. Cultural and Institutional Criticisms

[08:27–11:33]

• The conversation shifts to critiques of progressive influence: schools, healthcare, and government-funded NGOs.
• Burchett links leftist educational reforms and national decline, criticizing establishment entrenchment and grift within Congress.
• He details how NGOs often morph from legitimate groups to government-funded “slush funds” for insiders.

Quote:
“NGOs, non government organizations, they are anything but non government organizations, completely funded by the government. … There’s a legitimate, maybe a legitimate group … and they metamorphosize into different things.”
—Rep. Tim Burchett [10:00]

5. Congressional Dysfunction and ‘Calling Out the Lies’

[11:33–13:30]

• Burchett promises to pursue real legislation against corruption, not just symbolic gestures, even if it means exposing colleagues.
• Revisits an anecdote about publicly confronting a Democrat on the House floor, underlining the necessity of “calling out” dishonesty directly.

Quote:
“...she came up to me on the House floor ... almost tears in her eyes. And she said, why'd you say that? And I said, because you lied. That's why.”
—Rep. Tim Burchett [17:46]

6. Media Bias and Messaging Failures

[18:54–23:58]

• The duo criticizes mainstream media (CNN, NYT) for bias, contrasting these outlets' narratives with what conservative voters perceive as reality.
• Burchett shares a personal story: his father, on his deathbed, warning him that praise from the establishment media signals you're "on the wrong side."
• Both agree GOP messaging lags behind the Democrats, suggesting Republicans need to leverage digital media and bypass hostile outlets.

Quote:
“No, I do not want that bunch for me. And when they’re for you, that means you’re on the wrong side of that issue.”
—Rep. Tim Burchett [24:48]

7. The Filibuster, Primary Challenges, and 'Reigning in Hell'

[27:28–29:52]

• Discussing Senate inaction, Burchett decries moderate Republicans reluctant to “battle” over the filibuster and puts faith in primary challenges—though he doubts major changes.
• Expresses cynicism over both parties' pursuit of power for its own sake, echoing Milton: “They’d rather reign in hell than serve in heaven.”
• Calls for conservatives to play by the same hardball tactics as Democrats to avoid losing the republic.

Quote:
“They don’t and they, they turn their back on America is what they’ve done... People would rather, they’d rather reign in hell than serve in heaven, I think.”
—Rep. Tim Burchett [27:50]

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Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• On Voter ID:
  “It’s racist for him to say that our minority community could not produce a valid identification—that is just bogus.” [02:20]

• On Internal Party Issues:
  “Some of them, I don't really think want to be in the majority. They'd like to see it all fail so they could get back in line and get their crumbs.” [06:13]

• On Confronting Democrats:
  “We're still friends. You're just a liar.” [17:46]

• On Media Approval:
  “Do you really want that bunch for you? … No, I do not want that bunch for me.” [24:48]

• On Playing the Game:
  “We always get mad at the Democrats because they know how to play the game. You know, they do the after vote thing and all that and we just... ‘Oh, that's, we don't dirty our hands.’ Well, dadgummit, it's the rules.” [28:30]

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Important Segment Timestamps

• SAVE America Act & Voter ID: [01:32–03:36]
• GOP Voter Apathy & Majority Issues: [04:26–06:34]
• Midterms and Existential Stakes: [06:34–08:27]
• Progressive Institutions & NGO Critique: [08:27–11:33]
• Legislative Action & Calling Out Lies: [11:33–13:30], [17:46]
• ICE/Swalwell Exchange & Media Accountability: [15:48–20:11]
• On Messaging & Media Bias: [22:46–24:48]
• Senate, Filibuster, and Party Politics: [27:28–29:52]

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Tone and Style

The conversation is energetic, blunt, colloquial, and sometimes humorous, driven by Burchett’s Southern populism and Matt Kittle’s sharp, direct questioning. The episode is both a policy explainer and a rallying cry for conservatives frustrated by establishment inertia and perceived attacks from the left and the mainstream press.

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Summary: Takeaways for Non-Listeners

This episode centers on an insider’s account of the election integrity debate in Washington and the broader right-wing frustration with both political opposition and their own party’s apathy or complacency. Rep. Burchett’s advocacy for voter ID and secure elections is tied to larger narratives about cultural decay, the need for stronger GOP messaging, and rejection of elite/media approval—giving listeners a glimpse into conservative anxieties and strategies heading into pivotal midterm elections. The discussion balances legislative details with personal anecdotes and sharp critiques, offering a vivid snapshot of right-populist thinking in 2026.

Transcript

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And we are back with another edition of the Federalist Radio Hour. I'm Matt Kittle, senior elections correspondent at the Federalist and your experience Sherpa on today's quest for knowledge. As always, you can email the show at radio@the federalist.com follow us on x@fdr lst. Make sure to subscribe wherever you download your podcast and of course to the premium version of our website as well. Our guest today is Representative Tim Burchett joining us live from the sewer as he fittingly describes the fetid pool of corruption that is Washington, D.C. good afternoon, sir. Thank you so much for joining us in the Federalist Radio Hour.

[Representative Tim Burchett]

Thank you for having me on, brother. I'm a big fan.

[Matt Kittle]

Absolutely. And we are a big fan of the good work that you are constantly doing in said fetid swamp. Today as we speak, you are about to at least go into debate. I'm not sure if there will be a vote on the floor if that's been settled on the Save America Act. Can you give us an update on where things stand at least in the House on that very important election integrity reform measure? Sure.

[Representative Tim Burchett]

Apparently it's been moved to tomorrow, but okay, now that we've just been told. But the, the bill is really simple. It just says that you have to, you have to prove American citizenship, birth, I guess, if you will. You know, when you play little league baseball, you have to show a birth certificate and you go, and then you go to vote and you have to show a photo id, a valid photo id. Now you buy some over the counter cough medicines, you have to do that. You go to an R rated movie, you have to do that. You buy a six pack of beer, you buy a can of Skull, you have to show a dadgum id. And then Schumer comes out and says that it's racist, that it's, you know, that, that we're, we're doing this. And to me it's the exact opposite. It's racist for him to say that, that our minority community could not produce a valid identification, that is just bogus. And all they're wanting to do is protect corruption. And they're proving our point with these stolen elections by their constant fighting over this. This is something that polls through the roof. 80, 90% Republicans support it. Something like 65 to 70% Democrats support it. The only reason you would not support this is if you are just completely ignorant, which I don't think they are, or you, you're, you know that elections will be stolen with this and you need that to stay in power. I suspect it's the latter.

[Matt Kittle]

Well, that's, I guess what inquiring minds want to know. As you mentioned, this is an issue that virtually everyone supports. It is your, your, your most definitive 8020 out there. And when you, you have something like this issue, such a rare issue where Democrats and Republicans can come together, why, why is it that the minority party would fight and fight so desperately? I mean, they are fighting like they are a cornered, ravenous raccoon, you know, to, to, to try to get out of this vote that they do not want to take and they might just be successful in the Senate where they have not been in the House.

[Representative Tim Burchett]

That's completely correct. We've got some Republicans, I guess they're Republicans claiming to, to want to block it for whatever reason. And they don't really give a reason. And that's another thing we've got to, we got to fix. 12% of the population votes, 40% of so called evangelical Christians do not vote. 30% of gun owners do not vote. You know, these are people that should be our base and should be on board with this kind of thing, but they just don't vote. They just, for whatever reason, I think it's more arrogance than anything else, they do not vote. And we're going to lose our country. This is not, this is not some tinfoil hat wearing kind of synopsis. This is the reality. Because if we lose them, if we let the Republicans that if we lose the midterms, Washington D.C. become the 51st state, they'll stack the Supreme Court and they'll reverse all the borders things that we had. They'll reverse every one of President Trump's executive orders and frankly, we don't have the guts to pass most of them, which is a disgrace. But again, I go back to, and these Republicans just do not get it. We have a very slim majority down to one in the House. And the reason that is that we're not at a 40 or 50 is because we ran on some really stupid stuff. Honestly. Trump ran on what he knows that America wants and he's tried to fulfill that. The border, going after bad people, not putting up with these third world dictators thumbing their nose at America, things like that. But Congress is just bogged down in their usual arrogance. And some of them, I don't really think want to be in the majority. They'd like to see it all fail so they could get back in line and get their crumbs. But I'm one Of those, we're $40 trillion in debt and we need to start paying attention to what's going on.

[Matt Kittle]

Well, as you mentioned, I mean, it's another existential election coming up, these midterms. Because if the Democrats take back the House and should they take back the Senate, it's not only impeachment for Donald Trump, we know that's coming from a Democrat controlled House. It's a conviction perhaps for Donald Trump and removal of a president that a majority of Americans voted for in 2024 and the vast majority of those to do what Donald Trump is doing right now. So as you say, if Democrats take control, you know, you mentioned Washington, D.C. is the 51st state. Maybe bad bunny becomes governor of the state of Puerto Rico at that time. I mean, you know, Democrats will do anything to consolidate power. And again, the word is desperate because that census is not going to look real good for them if Republicans in the majority can get their act together. But this is the question and you kind of touched upon it. The reality is those gun owners that don't come out to vote, those evangelical Christians that don't come out to vote, many of them don't come out to vote because the people who call themselves conservatives in Congress are anything but. And they, you've got to give them a reason to come out to vote. And if you can't even, and I'm, I say this generically, you know that, Tim, but if the Senate cannot get its act together and pass this basic election integrity reform that 80% of Americans want, what reason do Republicans, conservative Republicans have to come out in 2026?

[Representative Tim Burchett]

Couldn't said it more any better. I couldn't said it any better. We are, I just, I'm very frustrated, brother. If we do not pay attention to what's going on around us, it will, it will end. It will end. And as we know it. And I don't, I'm not, I do not understand why these groups do not get motivated and start talking to their, you know, their congregations or whatever I don't, I don't want churches out there endorsing anybody. But again, if they just preach the gospel, I think if they talk against what's wrong, they talk against things like transgender surgery, which is mutilation of children. And you know, it's like we're, we're sacrificing these kids on the altar of Wokotopia or something. It's just, it's, it's unbelievable that we've allowed ourselves to get come this far. But you know, I think the left has had a pretty good plan all along. They're, they've infiltrated our schools. They, they've namely one thing that the left has gotten a hold of, that they've made better. Look at healthcare, look at our schools. Those are two things that, just going down the tubes when, when Jimmy Carter was president and they made, they took education off the, and they made it a cabinet level position and then they started pumping the money to it. We were number one in the world. Now after all that, after trillions of dollars of investment, we're 22nd or 23rd in the world. And it's just their plan. And if you attack it. Oh, you're against education? No, I'm not. I want our kids to be educated. I don't want them full of this liberal garbage. And it's very tough to get a majority of Republicans up here to, you know, they'll do it on election day, the day before the election, they're all about it. But then they get up here and they settle in and it's just, and I'll give you another example if that's all right. These NGOs, non government organizations, they are anything but non government organizations, completely funded by the government. What happens is, is there's a legitimate, maybe a legitimate group that was formed during George W. Bush's times or something and they metamorphosize into different things. But they, you see a billionaire or put a million dollars into one of these groups and then, then some unelected bureaucrat sees that and it's got a great name, you know, feed the children and they will literally fund those things. And you got members of Congress whose wives and or girlfriends work for these organizations. Yeah. And then where are we at? We're at. Elon Musk said they probably stolen over $1 trillion. And I have no reason to doubt that after, since I, the, the, the chairman of the, the Doge subcommittee and which I've told people it's a committee you go to die on because I, because both parties do not like what we're talking about.

[Matt Kittle]

The.

[Representative Tim Burchett]

But you know, I'm pretty sure somewhere in the bowels of leadership there is a lot of hatred towards the things that we're going to uncover and that we've already started talking about. Because I'm going to bring legislation. It's not going to just be some wrestling match on television. It's going to be a full force committee and we're going to bring legislation forward and I'm going to sponsor it. And I've stated, and I will publicly embarrass the chairman who tried to stop that legislation.

[Matt Kittle]

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[Eric Swalwell]

You're staying on to lead ICE as a decision, and I've read your background, you have a decorated career, you served in the military. You are what I would call otherwise employable. I think most people would agree this is not the only job that you can get. But since you've been on this job, women have been dragged by their hair through our streets. A six year old child battling stage four cancer has been deported and it turns out he was a US Citizen. People are running through the fields where they work. People who've gone to the streets as allies have been shot and publicly executed. It's a decision to stay on at this point. And considering your honorable service in the past and the dishonorable acts that those who have worked for you have conducted, and the disgraceful statements that the leadership above you have said, you now have a decision. Will you stand with the kids who you're supposed to protect, or will you side with the killers bringing terror to our streets? Mr. Lyons, will you resign from ICE?

[Representative Tim Burchett]

No, sir, I won't.

[Eric Swalwell]

Why not?

[Representative Tim Burchett]

Because, sir, that child that you're showing right there, the men and women of vice took care of him when his father abandoned him in ransom, time has expired.

[Matt Kittle]

So I gotta ask you, having heard this, what's going on in the Hill today? What do you, what do you think? Because the Democrats in this country, they are so out of touch with the average American, yet you have this narrative about, you know, nasty ICE and all of these sorts of things. And, and of course, it's all pushed by these posers like Swalwell.

[Representative Tim Burchett]

Yeah, they're, they're just lying and they call. And thank goodness Trump's people have gotten the green light to call them out on that because, I mean, clearly, when, when he, when he said all that and then the director came back and said, yeah, we were. We took care of that kid while his dad ran off and left him. And I think that, that, that needs to be said. And we got to quit taking it from these folks from. Especially when they lie about us. They get. I got into it with a Democrat, and I tweeted something about. On my Ex Burchett account, and I said, you know, she's lying. This is. And I explained why. And she came up to me on the House floor, was literally almost tears in her eyes. And she said, why'd you say that? And I said, because you lied. That's why. I said, yeah, but you can't. I thought we were friends. And I'm like, no, I don't. We're still friends. You're just a liar. And, you know, it just. It just drives me crazy when we don't call these people out and we let their lives stand because that was his perfect little segue into whatever he was. More lies. And the. And the director dropped him like a bad habit with that. I think he gutted him right there.

[Matt Kittle]

He really did. And we have seen that over and over again from Lyons. He's excellent at what he does on that. There are a lot of good Trump administration officials who really do fight back and bite back. I think of the Treasury Secretary, who is one of the best at that, of course. But what is the message now that Americans are really getting? Because there's so much noise out there, and the. The accomplice media also has a great deal at stake because it rightly feels that it is under attack by the president and the administration. It feels that way. But what. What they're really feeling is accountability. Just like the people in the old Biden Justice Department that weaponized the Department of Justice, we get Democrats pointing fingers and saying, well, Trump is weaponizing the justice and he's going after his political enemies. They confuse accountability with a vendetta. And I'm just curious what. What your folks in Tennessee are. Are seeing, and what do you think folks around the country are really seeing?

[Representative Tim Burchett]

I think they're angry. They saw four years of. Of unchecked unconstitutional activity. And, you know, the Democrats are calling it out as. As revenge, and it's. It's not even retribution. It's just justice because, you know, when they've. They arrested many Trump allies, you know, in the middle of the night, and CNN was out there watching it, that was very clear to America what went on. And then when they elected Kamala and to her off or, you know, if didn't really Elect her. She never won an election. She just got appointed as the, as the candidate. And they took it away from Joe Biden. They, you know, they had no leg to stand on. And I think the people in Tennessee see that. They see the, the dishonesty of this, of the former administration, and they wish Congress would do more. And I'm very frustrated with Congress because we've got, we've been given so many opportunities from, from codifying executive orders to legislation, and, and we, we, you know, we're, we're six weeks behind on everything, on the polling, on everything. And our messaging needs to improve. We've got to improve on our messaging. That's, that's where we're getting killed. I think, I think we've done some good things. I think there's some great stuff in the big beautiful bill, people paying less taxes, you know, and I'm, and people around the district are very happy about where the, where the economy's going. We've got some, we've got to, to circle a few wagons, though. We got it. There's some stuff we need to take care of, but that's what we should be doing. Instead, we're gonna, we're gonna blow another week up here. And, and I'm afraid we're gonna, you know, we, we focus on one thing. They always want to focus on one bill, and America's ready. We need to rapid fire because that's what the Democrats do to us. They hit us with a bunch of stuff, and we're responding to, to 1 or 2, and they're already on 4 or 5. And so I think we, we've got to pick up our game in that respect. And it goes back. I can't tell you enough about how important messaging is to the American public with the Internet and what's going on. You know, I was arguing with somebody yesterday about, they were talking about the importance of local television and how that they're, you know, if we, we can, we can talk to them and they're on our side. I said, well, no, they're not. They're owned by the same people that are trashing us at the national level.

[Matt Kittle]

Exactly.

[Representative Tim Burchett]

You know, and it was just. I was like, holy cow, this guy's got a million dollars. You know, they got millions of dollars in this, in this organization, and they're not, they don't, they don't get it. They don't get that the media hates our guts and these young kids they're bringing up are just little young socialists or Marxists that are involved in the media. And they're just wanting to stick it to somebody because that's all they know, that's taught. And I was, I left very frustrated from that meeting, as I, as I do a lot of them. But these people should have known better. And, and they're, you know, they're still wanting us to buy billboards when, you know, the, the, the, the, the, the media is, is right there in your cell phone and we can control that and we, we can just get our messaging down. We could, we could educate the public to what's really going on.

[Matt Kittle]

Oh, that message in question is. I couldn't agree with you more. It's, that is a real problem for the GOP and the Republicans and there are too many who still believe that the New York Times is going to give them a break, is going to give them fair coverage or cnn.

[Representative Tim Burchett]

Can I tell you a quick story about that, if I could? When I was mayor of Knox County, I was, I was fighting a bunch, I'm always, was always fighting the big boys, the chambers of commerce, who were not our friends who endorsed a bunch of Pelosi's people. And, and that's why they ended up back in the majority a while back. And they, we, we just now recently took it from them. But my father was a World War II Marine. He was down at the nursing home and he was dying. I mean he would, he'd meet Jesus face to face just in a few weeks after this. And he had had a massive stroke and he couldn't talk very well, but he could grunt out and mama. And I understood what he was saying and I said, I said, he, he grunted out of the, and I walked in there because I was mayor and I was fighting him and there was editorial cartoons and front page articles attacking me and all this stuff. And he said, and I'll never forget this, he said, are they after you again, buddy? And I said, yeah daddy, they are. And then I said, then he said, do you really want that bunch for you? I thought, wow, that is a very profound statement. And I'm going to say that. And I've thought about that many times when I'm getting busted on CNN or I'm getting busted New York Times or whatever, whoever. And, and I think about that because no, I do not want that bunch for me. And when they're for you, that means you've, you're on the wrong side of that issue. And that's exactly what's happening with our people. They, they think, you know, and then they'll do Some moderate to liberal editorial or something and you know, somebody will say something nice about them and they think, oh gosh, this is great. Reality is you just sold your soul to them.

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[Matt Kittle]

They gush all over that kind of rare applause if you will. Or at least tolerance from the, you know, the tolerance, the so called tolerance group, the, the coexist group. And you know I, I think with your context and perspective, the fact that your, your dad was so close to meeting Jesus, what an important last life lesson that he gave you that I think was sent directly from the Lord. Yes, and I think that was, that's something we, we all should heed. Just a final quick question for you. I know you've got to get back to the floor and back to work. Back to the SAVE Act. What do you think of the talking filibuster and what are you hearing from the usual suspects in the Sen. Likes of Susan Collins from Maine or Lisa Murkowski from Alaska? I'm hearing some other senators are, they don't, they don't want to go through this battle. What do you think of it all now?

[Representative Tim Burchett]

They don't and they, they turn their back on America is what they've done again, 12% of the population. These people need to be primaried and, but I doubt they will. If they are, it'll be such a small amount and the party will support them because they don't want to. They want expensive prime. They don't want to, you know, they want to keep them strong and, and you know, people would rather, they'd rather reign in hell than serve in heaven, I think. And that's, that's part of the problem up here and nothing changes. You know we waste a bunch of money on some of this, our side does, I think on military spending and they waste a ton of it. A lot more actually on woke stuff all over the world and, and we're still spending the same Money and everybody just wants to be in power. And they, they like the entourage, they like the, the Suburbans. I like going to the front of the line. They like, you know, at the music events or the sporting events, sitting in the skybox and all the beautiful people come by and, and kissing their hand and, and it's got to stop. We've got to start addressing this. We can do better. We've got the power to do that and set that ballot box. But currently there's no real effort to, to educate people or to register people. And we, and we always get mad at the Democrats because they know how to play the game. You know, they do the, the after vote thing and all that and we just. Oh that's, we don't dirty our hands. Well, dad gummy dits the rules. And I remind all my conservative Christian folks, Jesus didn't ask them to leave the temple that gum. He threw them out, you know, by force. And we better start paying attention because we, they're just, it is slipping away as fast as it is you can imagine right now.

[Matt Kittle]

And that time to throw out the money lenders first and foremost on that side of things in, in the temple. And just to, to put an exclamation point on all. If you can't get this Save act or Save America act, whatever it's going to finally be, I do believe you're going to see Democrats 2020 style election administration. You know well what that means for Republicans. Yeah.

[Representative Tim Burchett]

Yes.

[Matt Kittle]

Well, we will, we will keep watching. As always, much, much appreciated to your time and your perspective from, from the sewer. We very much appreciate that.

[Representative Tim Burchett]

Thank you, brother. You bet.

[Matt Kittle]

Thanks to my guest today, Representative Tim Burchett. You've been listening to another edition of the Federalist Radio Hour. I'm Matt Kittle, senior elections correspondent at the Federalist. We'll be back soon with more. Until then, stay lovers of freedom Anxious for the fray.

[Representative Tim Burchett]

And then it faded away.