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Angus King: “We have a commitment to a bill now, as of yesterday morning…”

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

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Voting With Republicans: One of The Senators Defends His Decision

Published | Video Starts at 07:03

He knows that this is what we're going to do. But again, the question is compared to what? We have a commitment to a bill now, as of yesterday morning, we had zero. We had nothing. We had no commitment. And the idea that somehow after six weeks, they're going to decide to negotiate in the next couple of weeks, I don't know why that would be the case. (07:03–07:09)

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Asserts that there is now a commitment to a bill, whereas previously there was none.

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