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Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Sep 5, 2023

on September 10, the people of Scarborough, ME, will gather to thank Nancy Crowell for her 45 years of outstanding contributions as Director of the Scarborough Public Library. It is a pleasure to join them in celebrating Ms. Crowell's…

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William Cohen
@williamcohen· ME· Sep 5, 2023

The rest of the world is watching us very closely. When we say that China is watching what's happening in Ukraine to decide whether they're going to move against Taiwan at any point, everybody is watching us.

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William Cohen
@williamcohen· ME· Sep 5, 2023

What this senator is doing is he is imposing his will to prevent the leaders from progressing, meaning he's weakening our readiness.

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Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Aug 31, 2023

A September 2023 GAO Report found that the F-35 mission-capable rate across all the variants of the F-35 was only 55 percent.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jul 27, 2023

I want to say a few words about my vote in support of the Hawley amendment No. 1058, relating to expansion of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. I voted in favor of this amendment, but I would like to highlight that an important…

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jul 27, 2023

today I want to take a moment to recognize a dear friend and devoted advocate for Maine, my legislative director, Morgan Cashwell. She proudly served my office and the people of Maine for more than 8 years. Years filled with sleepless…

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jul 26, 2023

Well, I am encouraged with the data that you both shared about staffing because as I think it was Senator Moran said, you can have all the good intentions, but if you do not have the people to execute.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jul 26, 2023

Our VHA and VBA people have done an amazing job. We are screening at 10 percent above the national average, and they have really done a great job on the outreach.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jul 26, 2023

Well, I want to thank you for making the visit. It says a lot that you were willing to come and listen and learn and bring your team with you.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jul 26, 2023

What is the bottleneck? What takes so long? Is it security clearances or other factors?

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jul 26, 2023

Chairman Reed has spoken eloquently in the last few minutes about the personal impact of this hold on general officer nominations, on what it means to families, what it means to careers, what it means to people who are coming up through…

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jul 26, 2023

Yes, and you are going to lose good people in that time.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jul 26, 2023

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to thank both of these gentlemen for coming to Maine in the month of July.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jul 26, 2023

What is the bottleneck? What takes so long? Is it security clearances or other factors?

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jul 26, 2023

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to thank both of these gentlemen for coming to Maine in the month of July.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jul 26, 2023

Our VHA and VBA people have done an amazing job. We are screening at 10 percent above the national average, and they have really done a great job on the outreach.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jul 26, 2023

Well, I am encouraged with the data that you both shared about staffing because as I think it was Senator Moran said, you can have all the good intentions, but if you do not have the people to execute.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jul 26, 2023

And that was one of the things L.L. Bean shared, as I recall.

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