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Angus King: “We want to meet the needs, but we do not want to necessarily pay for them.”

On the recordMay 18, 2015
We want to meet the needs, but we do not want to necessarily pay for them.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

King highlights the contradiction in Congress wanting to address needs without funding them.

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