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Sen. King fears more cuts could include vital employees at Department of Veterans Affairs

In addition to 80,000 layoffs expected by June, the Department of Veterans Affairs is also eliminating 585 contracted employees nationwide.

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Sen. Angus King looks for clarity on VA cuts

At a hearing with the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, Independent Senator Angus King asked for clarity on recent cuts to the VA. “I want to know what the contracts are," King said. "We’ve been asking that for a week,

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Sen. King demands answers about latest round of Veterans Affairs cuts

A plan to cut hundreds of contracted workers may include a key 'radiation safety officer' position and other jobs at the Togus VA Medical Center in Augusta.

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Sen. King says Trump administration is singling out veterans while making drastic cuts

Senator Angus King believes the Trump administration is singling veterans out. He says his office has learned of a memo circulating within the VA, planning to fire 83,000 more workers following the Togus cuts earlier this year. He argues that taking a chainsaw to all probationary employment is not a sensible way to save money.

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Sen. Angus King demands transparency from VA secretary in wake of cuts

After VA secretary Doug Collins announced the cancellation of more than 500 contracts earlier this year, King asked Collins for a full list of the cancellations.

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Government shutdown likely after Schumer says Senate Dems will block GOP funding bill

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned that Republicans lack the votes in the upper chamber to pass their plan to avert ...

Senate Democrats Balk at Funding Extension, Raising the Risk of a Shutdown

The top Senate Democrat said his members were not ready to provide the votes to allow the Republican-written stopgap spending ...

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Senator Angus King warns cutting Ukraine support could lead to global conflict

"A major blunder," that's how Maine senator Angus King describes what he believes would happen if America "abandoned Ukraine.

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Senate Democrats struggle with funding dilemma as shutdown deadline looms

Senate Democrats are staring down a major dilemma as they agonize over how to handle the GOP’s stopgap spending bill in the ...

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Senate Democrats punt GOP plan to avert shutdown in favor of 30-day stopgap

Democrats are still divided over whether they should attempt to utilize their leverage to extract concessions from Republicans or risk a shutdown.

Here's why the Texas House, Senate are beefing over the 'Official Steak of Texas'

Should the New York strip steak be renamed the "Texas Strip" and take on the "official State Steak of Texas" honor? Or what ...

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‘Why should we trust you?’: Sen. King challenges lack of details in prison plan

Sen. Bryan King challenges the lack of transparency in Arkansas' $1.2B mega-prison plan, urging accountability and alternative solutions.

Sen. King questions Department of Defense nominee

Maine Senator Angus King went back and forth with a Defense Department nominee during an Armed Services Committee hearing.

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Senator King discusses Israel-Palestine conflict with UMaine students

On Feb. 26, Senator Angus King met with University of Maine students over Zoom in Williams Hall to answer questions on domestic and international responses to the Israel-Palestine conflict.

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Klobuchar hits Trump on tariffs: You can’t be ‘just declaring yourself a king’

The way to negotiate this is in the USMCA,” the Minnesota senator said at POLITICO Playbook’s First 100 Days breakfast series ...

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