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Angus King: “I would suggest that this might be an area to, again, get the word out that if the word gets back that somebody is being…”

On the recordJune 3, 2013
I would suggest that this might be an area to, again, get the word out that if the word gets back that somebody is being retaliated against in some way--shunned, ostracized, whatever--that that in itself ought to be, in some way, punishable, not necessarily with a court-martial, but nonjudicial discipline.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Senator King emphasizes the need for accountability in retaliation cases.

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