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Angus King: “There never was an end game [for the shutdown strategy].”

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

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Now we have a strategy: Senator defends his vote to end the shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 04:18

What was your end game? If we're going to extend the shutdown another week, another month, through Christmas, Thanksgiving, is that going to get us anywhere? The point is There never was an end game [for the shutdown strategy]. If the initial strategy didn't work, and now we have one, we're going to have, as I say, a guaranteed vote on the aca. And it may not succeed, I grant that. (04:18–04:22)

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Asserts that there was no clear end game for the shutdown strategy.

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