Angus King: “Our democracy remains healthy only when those who constitute it have their voices heard, and this bill will protect…”

As more older Americans live in their own homes, timely access by fire departments and EMS in the event of a fall can mean the difference between life and death.

“You can now lose your primary, not because of your position on abortion or immigration or trade, but because you’re viewed as not sufficiently hostile to the other side,” he said.

This isn’t a vague legal concept they are abusing; it’s grade school-level American government: Article 1 of the United States Constitution.

“It’s certainly much harder than it once was.”