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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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Jun 7, 2017

That tells me that the president knew what he was going to be discussing had some extraordinary significance.

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Jun 6, 2017

I don't understand why you're not answering our questions.

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Jun 6, 2017

You took an oath: Do you solemnly swear to give the committee the truth, the full truth and nothing but the truth?

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Jun 6, 2017

I believe that the Fourth Amendment imposes a warrant requirement in between that step, which is not present in the present process.

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Jun 6, 2017

I want to express my support for this important tool for our intelligence agencies.

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Jun 6, 2017

I'm concerned by the distinction between query and search and where we run into the Fourth Amendment.

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Jun 6, 2017

It's your position that the special counsel's entitled to ask you questions about this, but not an oversight committee of the United States Congress?

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Jun 6, 2017

What you feel isn't relevant, Admiral.

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Jun 6, 2017

I hope so because I do think it is very important for any national lands, but particularly national parks, for the area to have a voice in the activities and to provide information to the National Park Service and to the local park.

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Jun 6, 2017

What is going on? Why? And what are the prospects for getting these Advisory Commissions back to work?

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Jun 6, 2017

I do not get that. Can you explain why that order was issued?

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Jun 6, 2017

I want to understand the legal basis. You swore that oath, to tell us the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, and today you are refusing to do so.

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Jun 6, 2017

And why are you not answering these questions? Is there an invocation by the President of the United States of executive privilege? Is there or not?

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Jun 5, 2017

I am aware of legislation recently introduced by Senators Angus King and Susan Collins, the Senior Home Modification Assistance Initiative Act.

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Jun 5, 2017

I am a big supporter of multiyear. I am a big supporter of Flight III. I think it is going to bring a major advantage to the fleet, and we want to get it as soon as possible. But I would rather get it right than get it fast.

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Jun 5, 2017

Our question is how effective is it as an onshore vehicle.

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Jun 5, 2017

So the ACV is designed to do both.

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May 24, 2017

I believe those labs are national treasures and should be protected and preserved.

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May 24, 2017

To be cutting funds that involve grid reliability is just not prudent in any way, shape or form.

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May 24, 2017

These cuts are absolutely unacceptable, and they are cutting in exactly the wrong place.

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May 23, 2017

The cost would be of shoehorning a modern combat system into an old hull.

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May 23, 2017

By the way, I discovered firsthand a defect in the design of the George Washington-class aircraft carrier.

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May 22, 2017

Which would you consider worse? A leak to the American people or a leak to the Russian Foreign Minister?

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May 22, 2017

Is the intelligence community, Director Coats, doing an assessment of the nature and impact of the information revealed to the Russian Ambassador?

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May 16, 2017

It is wrong to put our people in that position.

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