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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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May 31, 2023

Women veterans are still reporting to me that they do not feel fully empowered in the VA system.

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May 31, 2023

Twenty-eight months is too long for a rule. And by the way, that rule should be retroactive, given the time that has elapsed.

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May 31, 2023

we are overly dependent upon China for lithium, which is an essential part of EV batteries.

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May 31, 2023

Twenty-eight months is too long for a rule. And by the way, that rule should be retroactive, given the time that has elapsed.

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May 31, 2023

I am going to be submitting several amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act on the Armed Services Committee.

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May 31, 2023

I am going to be submitting several amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act on the Armed Services Committee.

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May 31, 2023

we really have to talk about being able to construct new transmission.

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May 31, 2023

The American Society of Civil Engineers identify severe weather as the predominant cause of customer outage.

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May 31, 2023

Well, we have got to make decisions here as to--this hearing is about delaying the retirement. I want to know how long and how that relates to the rest of the risk.

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May 31, 2023

FERC should have more responsibility in terms of gas pipelines and reliability and cyber protection.

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May 31, 2023

The other point I want to make, Mr. Chairman, we had a very informative hearing just before the break about small modular reactors, and this country is falling behind in that technology.

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May 31, 2023

We are in a race with climate change.

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May 31, 2023

Actually, we should have been making this transition years ago, and we are trying to make it in a hurry because we are in a crisis situation.

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May 31, 2023

we have to talk about permitting reform in a reasonable period of time to get things done.

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May 31, 2023

Women veterans are still reporting to me that they do not feel fully empowered in the VA system.

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May 31, 2023

It's not synthetic dispatchability. It is dispatchability. You have batteries plus renewables. That is a baseload plant.

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May 30, 2023

Women veterans are still reporting to me that they do not feel fully empowered in the VA system.

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May 30, 2023

I am going to be submitting several amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act on the Armed Services Committee.

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May 30, 2023

Twenty-eight months is too long for a rule. And by the way, that rule should be retroactive, given the time that has elapsed.

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May 30, 2023

I want you to be really obnoxious on this contract. I do not know if you have it in you, but try.

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May 17, 2023

If you do not have a destination, you will never get there.

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May 17, 2023

Ultimately it has got to work. And if it does not work, the people who we are contracting with should not get paid.

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May 17, 2023

My vision is, frankly, someone meeting the veteran at the airport saying, 'Welcome home. Here are some resources.'

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May 17, 2023

It seems to me even though we have made great progress we are still not there.

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May 17, 2023

My vision is, frankly, someone meeting the veteran at the airport saying, 'Welcome home. Here are some resources.'

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