Angus King: “That’s easy to say. States can’t print money the way they can around here. So it would be very difficult for the state…”

I said to the Secretary was, we want a full, transparent and open investigation of this matter.

We are concerned this will increase attrition in the critical and experienced workforce that keeps our submarine fleet ready.

By stripping away the procedures that keep discipline fair for civilian employees doing the work of naval readiness... the proposed rule introduces costly unpredictability in the workforce and needlessly undermines readiness.

Maine people are not interested in personal, retaliatory politics. They are focused on the high cost of goods here at home.