Angus King

The cheapest and cleanest kilowatt-hour is the one that is not used.

People will often make--or usually make--the right decision if they have the data.

The permitting is a lot easier if you are putting gizmos on existing towers rather than cutting a new path through the people's backyards.

About 70 percent of the lithium that we use comes from Australia.

I rise to provide a brief statement on the vote on the confirmation of the nomination of Brendan Owens, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense. I was unable to attend the vote because inclement weather in Maine caused my…

I want to compliment you on your recruiting.

We do not really think about it, but police, fire, and military, unlike almost any other job in our society, when they sign on the dotted line, they are committing to put their life on the line for us, for other people, and that is an…

You mentioned the number of threats, and I am not sure whether you have the historical data, but my sense is this is going up significantly. Is that accurate?

I believe that January 6th helped us because so many of the people that have come to--that have come on since then have said the reason that they were here is because they wanted to serve here because of January 6th.

Do you think that reimbursement would be far less expensive than having five full-time agents?

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 10:02 p.m., adjourned until Monday, December, 19, 2022, at 3 p.m…

For the information of the Senate, Senators should expect a rollcall vote at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Monday, December 19. ____________________

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 5:11 p.m., adjourned until Monday, December 5, 2022, at 3 p.m.

I know of no further debate on the bill, as amended. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there further debate on the bill, as amended? Hearing none, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill…

I ask that the Chair lay before the Senate the message to accompany S. 3662. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair lays before the Senate the message from the House: The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Resolved…

Do you feel that the Electoral Reform Act adequately deals with the rogue Governor problem of a Governor who basically refuses to certify?

I think the Reform Act does not need to address this subject because there are legal remedies in place at the state level.

If you have ambiguity and confusion, that opens the way to conflict and ultimately violence as we saw on January 6th.

I am worried about the implications of the so-called independent Legislature theory.

There are those who assert, and apparently we now have three justices--Thomas, Alito and Gorsuch--who appear to accept this independent Legislature theory.

It is one that I hope that we can resolve quickly. Again, it should be on an entirely bipartisan basis.

This is not a partisan issue. This is a mechanical issue.

The core concept is the peaceful transfer of power.

The power in the Congress to set the date is a constraint on the Legislature acting retroactive.

If we can better draw the line, if we can make the definition tighter, do I understand you to say that you have no objection to the revelation of the identity of donors, to clearly what we would all agree would be political advocacy of a…