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Angus King: “If the precedent is established that the president can hold the Congress and the government hostage to get some policy…”

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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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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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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