Angus King actually said...

"We need returnables. We need a returnable law."

"Given the importance and given that vulnerability, does it not make strategic sense to spread these capabilities over smaller satellites, different satellites, commercial satellites so that we do not ..."

"How serious is that and is there any way to deal with it?"

"Might this not be an area rife for international cooperation? It is in everyone's interest who is in space to deal with this problem, and maybe we could have a joint venture on this cleanup problem?"