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Angus King: “The overreach is getting worse every day.”

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

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American Conversations: Senator Angus King (I-ME), on Paul Revere's Ride

Published | Video Starts at 22:56

The problem is it sounds like a cop out, but we don't have the votes. And the folks who have the votes so far have just not wanted to see what's going on. I believe that The overreach is getting worse every day. and that at some point my colleagues are going to say enough is enough and we've got to step up here. Now, again, maybe I'm just being an optimist, but that's the final guardrail. (22:56–23:00)

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Asserts that governmental overreach is increasing daily.

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