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Angus King

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Angus Stanley King is an American politician serving as the junior United States Senator from Maine since January 3, 2013. A member of the Independent party, King previously held the position of Governor of Maine from January 4, 1995, to January 8, 2003. Throughout his political career, he has focused on issues such as education, healthcare, and renewable energy, often advocating for bipartisan solutions to complex problems. King is known for his moderate stance and willingness to work across party lines.

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Apr 9, 2013

I judge a health care provider by whether they hand you a clipboard when you walk in. If they do, they are behind the times.

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Mar 12, 2013

It seems to me one of the other things we ought to talk about is the period of time.

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Mar 12, 2013

So our country is letting you down in three places: first by the perpetrator, second by the military while you are there, and third by the VA.

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Mar 12, 2013

It is unconscionable that punishment is solely up to the discretion of one individual who, as has been noted, was not even in the courtroom.

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Mar 12, 2013

It absolutely depends on the command. It absolutely depends on the individual within the command and what their relationship is with the commander.

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Mar 4, 2013

Here's the scenario that keeps me up at night. The North Koreans torpedo a ship, a South Korean ship.

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Mar 4, 2013

I'm less interested in the details of what happened and more interested in what do we learn from it.

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Mar 4, 2013

I think Senator Graham put it quite well.

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Mar 4, 2013

To me, not doing maintenance isn't a savings. It's simply deferring the cost to a later date and it will probably be more expensive at that point.

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Mar 4, 2013

If you move everybody to Fort Benning, it's going to be hard to get them there.

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Mar 4, 2013

What we have in place is the ability for the alliance to have--we've planned and thought through some of these events.

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Mar 4, 2013

when Assad falls--I won't say if and when because it's when as far as I'm concerned Assad falls

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Mar 4, 2013

I'm still concerned about the high rate of unemployment among veterans.

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Mar 4, 2013

How many refueling aircraft does the Air Force have in its inventory today?

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Mar 4, 2013

The Air Force intends to begin the Next Generation Tanker (KC-Y) procurement in the mid/late 2020s.

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Mar 4, 2013

In my view, cutting maintenance isn't a savings. It may be a savings this year, but it's ultimately something that's going to have to happen.

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Mar 4, 2013

Life is not an on-and-off switch. It's not we have to have a huge infrastructure or nothing.

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Mar 4, 2013

both houses, the Senate and the House, do not assume the sequester numbers

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Mar 4, 2013

Using the word 'transparency' in connection with China strikes me as something of an oxymoron.

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Mar 4, 2013

Will KC-46, KC-Y, and KC-Z aircraft replace the KC-135/KC-10 fleet one-for-one?

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Mar 4, 2013

the budget, that was passed by the Senate several weeks ago, essentially unwinds the sequester in fiscal year 2014

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Mar 4, 2013

It's just tragic to have these unemployed veterans.

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Mar 4, 2013

That to me means that the work you're doing, General Kelly, in the SOUTHCOM on the high seas is not only a drug issue or a criminal issue, but it's a very serious national security issue.

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Mar 4, 2013

It seems to me the strategic challenge... is how do we decrease response time while still maintaining a relatively small footprint?

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