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Angus King: “It's unbelievably important for you gentlemen to give your unvarnished, best advice up the chain of command.”

On the recordJanuary 20, 2016
It's unbelievably important for you gentlemen to give your unvarnished, best advice up the chain of command.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

King stresses the importance of honest advice to the command structure.

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