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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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Mar 3, 2021

But the grid of the future does not necessarily involve lots of new wires and poles. It may involve more of the technology of integrating resources.

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Mar 3, 2021

Methane, I believe, is the low-hanging fruit of climate change.

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Feb 22, 2021

I look forward to supporting your nomination.

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Feb 22, 2021

It seems to me that we need to think of how these authorities fit together and what the gaps are to be sure that we have the tools to protect ourselves.

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Feb 22, 2021

Industrial policy has a bad name in this country but that is really what China is engaged in.

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Feb 22, 2021

I hope that you will review the law---and I know that you supported it in the House--and be sure that the implementation is corresponding to the intent of Congress.

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Feb 22, 2021

Some kind of mandatory breach notification is also part of this package.

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Feb 22, 2021

We have allies and China has customers.

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Feb 22, 2021

The only thing worse than fighting with your allies is fighting without your allies.

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Feb 22, 2021

I want the hackers to not be able to go to Monte Carlo as well as Miami.

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Feb 22, 2021

To the extent that we have the international community and the establishment of some kind of international norms, red lines, guardrails, whatever you want to call them then things like sanctions are much more effective.

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Feb 22, 2021

I think deterrence is one of the most important parts of a national strategy and frankly it's one that really hasn't been very well developed in this country.

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Feb 22, 2021

I hope, certainly on public lands, that you will look to reintroducing those regulations, which are not terribly costly--at least, that is my understanding--but will be enormously beneficial in terms of the elimination of greenhouse gases.

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Feb 22, 2021

But there is no question that the day before or the days before, the city made it clear that they did not want the National Guard at the Capitol.

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Feb 22, 2021

Should there be changes in the process or changes in the chain of command in an emergency situation to enable the National Guard?

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Feb 22, 2021

I think that is very important, because we just--as I say, we do not want the United States Capitol to be so protected that it is inaccessible to the American people.

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Feb 22, 2021

The optics that you mentioned, that has sort of in this context become a bit of a pejorative term.

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Feb 22, 2021

Was the delay caused in your judgment, from being on the various phone calls, by anything remotely resembling politics?

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Feb 22, 2021

I hope that is something that you can take a look at because this is an important potential energy source.

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Feb 9, 2021

I thought today was pretty powerful, and particularly in light of the fact that the very people in that room were threatened by these actions.

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Feb 9, 2021

I think in some ways, he is one of the heroes of this whole thing.

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Feb 9, 2021

This is the first time in American history we've had this kind of deliberate efforts to undermine the results of an election in every level.

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Feb 9, 2021

This case is all about are we going to be a country that abides by elections and has a peaceful transfer of power?

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Feb 9, 2021

It was -- it was -- his handprints were on this beginning to end.

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