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Angus King: “I consider the positions that you have been nominated to be incredibly important because of the underlying issue of…”

On the recordOctober 19, 2015
I consider the positions that you have been nominated to be incredibly important because of the underlying issue of trust of our democratic system.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

King stresses the significance of the nominees' roles in restoring public trust in democracy.

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