“Democrats have gone further and further and further to the left with no end in sight.”
“New Yorkers deserve the choice to endure less suffering, not by shortening their lives, but by shortening their deaths.”
“The fact is that she agrees with them from a policy standpoint, even if she doesn't couch herself in the same title of socialist.”

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On the recordNovember 15, 2023
This isn't a case where an emergency occurs and you call up and say, can we help? I presume there's already a relationship established.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine
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Senator King emphasizes the importance of preexisting relationships for emergency response.

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