John Kasich

Ohio Gov. John Kasich delivers his State of the State address at the Sandusky State Theatre, on April 4 in Sandusky.

(Ron Schwane, Associated Press, File)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Ohio Gov. John Kasich has said Republicans need to reach across the aisle to solve the country's big problems.

Next week, Kasich will take part in a bit of a bipartisan effort himself -- he is scheduled to appear on CNN at 9 p.m. May 16 in a televised town hall debate with one of the darlings of national progressives -- Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who like Kasich unsuccessfully ran for president in 2016.

The town hall will be filmed in Washington D.C., and moderated by CNN's Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, according to CNN.

This is not the first time Sanders, an independent who ran as a Democrat for president, will debate a Republican on CNN -- in February, he matched up with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz to debate the future of Obamacare. Kasich also is no stranger to CNN -- he appeared on a CNN town hall on April 18, and also has become a fixture on "State of the Union," the television network's Sunday morning show that's hosted by Tapper.

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