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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jun 1, 2026

We write with strong concerns regarding the announced reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jun 1, 2026

It is a fact is it not that we have essentially left all of the role that USAID played on the continent. That's gone? That’s a yes or no question.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jun 1, 2026

I think one facet of our national power off the table, unilaterally, for no apparent reason. The whim of Elon Musk.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· May 31, 2026

Maine’s people have deep roots in the expansive forest economy found throughout our state.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· May 31, 2026

What’s going on now, because of the illegal war in Iran, is drastically affecting our national security.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· May 31, 2026

Using our nation’s semiquincentennial to elevate the profile of the current president risks turning a unifying national milestone into a vehicle for personal promotion.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· May 31, 2026

The U.S. passport has never—and should not now—feature an image of a sitting U.S. president.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· May 31, 2026

We write to express our deep concern regarding the State Department’s reported plans to issue a limited number of specially designed U.S. passports featuring a picture of President Trump to commemorate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s…

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· May 30, 2026

Send out 20 or 30 million of these, and you will see the hundred-million-dollar cost of falls fall significantly.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· May 29, 2026

I believe and I would like your view, that a more diverse energy source, particularly one that's based on resources that we control rather than a worldwide price, would be beneficial to the country.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· May 29, 2026

"something dictators have done throughout history," noted Bernie Sanders of his proposed SERVE Act, or Stop Executive Renaming for Vanity and Ego.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· May 28, 2026

Make no mistake: OCR’s disastrous recent track record in providing enforceable relief for students is a direct consequence of choices made by the Trump administration.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· May 28, 2026

A more diverse energy source, particularly one that's based on resources that we control rather than a worldwide price, would be beneficial to the country.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· May 28, 2026

If $4.30 gas and almost $6 diesel is energy dominance, I'd rather go back to what we had before.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· May 28, 2026

But I think the American people should understand that we have stepped back.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· May 28, 2026

This is, I believe, an existential struggle for the future of democracy where we had an aggressive country invade a neighboring country without any justification whatsoever.

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