On the recordJanuary 7, 2019
If the precedent is established that the president can hold the Congress and the government hostage to get some policy that he wants, then I don't know where it stops.
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Senator Angus King warns about the implications of allowing the president to use government shutdowns as a tactic for policy negotiations.
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