Tim Burchett

And, you know, it's just constant and they raise the money and they have to get to get in that spot.

They have to raise the money.

And so they keep them in that spot because they because you're a chairman and you're the one who ultimately decides if your bill is going to have a rough go on your committee or not.

And so it's just a completely corrupted system because of that, because I don't I'm not a billionaire.

Eli's not a billionaire and we don't represent a lot of billionaires or millionaires for that matter.

And it's just tough on people like us because I don't I can't raise the money that some of these guys can.

Not that I'm.

I told my wife the other day, if they begged me to be a chairman of a committee, I don't think I would do it just because of all the nonsense that's involved, all the stuff you're expected to do and the money.

What if you had a billionaire to write that check for you?

That's what happens.

That's how they own you.

Yeah.

Are you that billionaire?

I wish I was, Tim.

I wish I was.

Yeah.

You got a soul.

I agree with you that, yeah, if you had one that shared your values, but—

That gets squishy, man.

You know, you start, you get that phone call.