Angus King
speaker
95 appearances
4 recordings
1 series
first heard Mar 2025
last heard 11 Nov
Angus King’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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That is what the American people wanted.
But tonight, that is not what happened.
Well, Joe, you have to go back to what the strategy was at the big shutdown.
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There were two goals, both of which I support.
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One was standing up to Donald Trump.
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The other was getting some resolution on the ACA premium tax credit issue.
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The problem was the shutdown wasn't accomplishing either goals and there was practically well, it was zero likelihood that it was going to.
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In terms of standing up to Donald Trump, the shutdown actually gave him more power, Exhibit A being what he's done with SNAP and SNAP benefits across the country.
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Oh, by the way, Joe, you're going to love this.
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Guess who's getting paid during the shutdown?
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Not the park rangers or air traffic controllers, the ICE agents.
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Under special law, under that big awful bill that they passed last summer, the ICE agents are being paid.
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Nobody else is.
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So standing up to Donald Trump didn't work.
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It actually gave him more power.
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