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Angus King: “We now have a guaranteed vote on a bill on the ACA…”

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

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

Published November 10, 2025 | Video Starts at 01:49

I talked to a lot of my Republican colleagues. The chances of negotiating a settlement in the midst of the shutdown were zero as of last night. We now have a guaranteed vote on a bill on the ACA subsidies. something that is unprecedented in my experience in the Senate. And so we have a shot at it. I'll take those odds any day. (01:49–01:54)

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Asserts that there is a guaranteed vote on a bill regarding ACA subsidies.

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