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Angus King: “The Bipartisan Infrastructure act, the Chips and Science…”

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

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A Conversation With Senator Angus King

Published | Video Starts at 28:06

In 20 years, of the seven major pieces of legislation that were passed in the last two and a half years, five were fully bipartisan. Things like The Bipartisan Infrastructure act, the Chips and Science act, the Veterans Pact Act were passed on a bipartisan basis. But the problem is that conflict makes news, and the media focuses almost entirely on conflict. And if you think about it, the media outlets, often their stock and trade is keeping people upset. (28:06–28:13)

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