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Angus King: “I think we shortchange this whole process by saying, well, we are going to reduce the size of the Federal Government.”

On the recordFebruary 2, 2016
I think we shortchange this whole process by saying, well, we are going to reduce the size of the Federal Government.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Senator King argues that reducing government size is costing money due to insufficient personnel.

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