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Angus King: “I had a bill passed two weeks ago by unanimous consent…”

Featuring: Angus King, Independent | U.S. Senate Maine

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A Conversation With Senator Angus King

Published | Video Starts at 29:03

We have the hold on the general officers, and we've got partisan issues, there's no doubt about that. But there's a lot of work that goes on quietly on a bipartisan basis. I had a bill passed two weeks ago by unanimous consent, significant bill for spousal employment in the military. So there is a lot of good things going on. The problem is what I call the Balkanization of the media, the Balkanization of the news business. (29:03–29:13)

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Asserts that a bill related to spousal employment in the military was passed by unanimous consent.

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