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Angus King
Angus King
American Politician
Born: Mar 31, 1944
Committee Going How Old Work You
Related authors: Alexander Hamilton Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Benjamin Franklin Bernie Sanders John F. Kerry Nancy Pelosi Robert Kennedy Shirley Chisholm
I've come to realize that an unencumbered U.S. senator is a profound threat to the whole system. It's somebody that they can't put in a box and say, 'Oh, well, we know how this guy is going to vote.' Angus King
Vote Somebody Say System Threat Guy Put Come Know Well Box How Unencumbered Senator Going Oh Realize Whole Profound
Somebody said, 'You may be a committee chair.' I don't think so. I don't think anybody would want me that much. Angus King
Me You Somebody Think Would Said Committee May Anybody Want Much Chair
It's hard running as an independent. I wouldn't have won the Senate election if I hadn't been governor. I had credibility. The hard part is getting voters to the point where they think it's thinkable and not a waste of time. Angus King
Time Election Think Independent Running Point Had Part Voters Been Governor Won Senate Getting Where Hard Hard Part Waste Waste Of Time Credibility Thinkable
How can you work with someone if you went into their state to campaign against them? Angus King
Work You State Someone How Campaign Against Them
I worked in the Senate in the 1970s. I worked for the Labor, Public Welfare Committee, and we had Ted Kennedy and my old boss, Bill Hathaway, and Walter Mondale. Angus King
Welfare Old Boss Had Labor Senate Committee Public Worked Bill Public Welfare Kennedy Ted Ted Kennedy
My view of the filibuster is either you've got to lower vote edge or make people really filibuster if they feel that seriously about a piece of legislation. Angus King
You Vote People Seriously Edge About Feel Piece Make Got Legislation Either Really Lower View Filibuster
I have a Twitter account; I have a fantastic Facebook page. Angus King
Facebook Twitter Account Fantastic Page
My desire is to be as independent as I can be, as long as I can be, subject to being effective. Angus King
Long Independent Subject Effective Being Desire
I'm old enough to remember Richard Nixon. They called it the imperial presidency when he was refusing to spend money that Congress had appropriated. Angus King
Money Remember Old Richard Nixon Congress Enough Presidency Spend Nixon Imperial Had He Refusing Old Enough Richard
I had no intention of getting back into politics. I was teaching at Bowdoin and happily retired from politics. Angus King
Politics Back No Intention Had Retired Getting Intention Happily Teaching

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