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Angus King
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Angus King on Abortion
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OR background on Abortion.
- Favors abortion rights; keep Planned Parenthood funding. (Apr 2012)
- Favors abortion rights; opposes defunding Planned Parenthood. (Apr 2012)
- Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services. (Mar 2017)
- Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions. (Mar 2017)
- Keep federal funding for family planning clinics. (Mar 2017)
- CC:Publicly fund abortions. (Jul 2018)
- CC:No parental notification for abortions by minors. (Jul 2018)
- Born-Alive Survivors bill tries to illegalize abortion. (Feb 2020)
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Angus King on Budget & Economy
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OR background on Budget & Economy.
- Taming the deficit without revenue increases isn't realistic. (May 2012)
- How are deficits suddenly cause for mass demonstrations? (Aug 2011)
- Regional transportation network to foster trade & economy. (Jul 2000)
- Bankruptcy reform: limit Chapter 7; protect states' role. (Feb 2001)
- Uphold commitments to states before other spending. (Sep 2001)
- CC:No Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment. (Jul 2018)
- $1.9 trillion ARPA bill for COVID relief. (Mar 2021)
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Angus King on Civil Rights
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OR background on Civil Rights.
- Supports gay marriage. (Apr 2012)
- We piously judge slaveowners; would we endure peer censure? (Aug 2011)
- Required Maine insurers to recognize domestic partnerships. (Jul 2001)
- Support principles embodied in the Equal Rights Amendment. (Feb 2001)
- Let states recognize same sex marriage. (Jan 2015)
- Sponsored bill for ratifying Equal Rights Amendment. (Apr 2021)
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Angus King on Crime
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OR background on Crime.
- Opposes the death penalty. (Nov 1998)
- More prisons, but more alternative sentencing. (Nov 1998)
- Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs. (Sep 2001)
- First step: reduce recidivism & mass incarceration. (Dec 2018)
- Rated 73% by the NAPO, indicating a moderate stance on police issues. (Dec 2014)
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Angus King on Drugs
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OR background on Drugs.
- More federal funding for all aspects of Drug War. (Aug 2000)
- Rated C by NORML, indicating a mixed record on drug reform. (Nov 2016)
- Criminalize imports of opioid precursors. (Feb 2017)
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Angus King on Education
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OR background on Education.
- Public schools are the idea at the heart of democracy. (Nov 2018)
- Simplify repayment & refinance student loans. (Nov 2018)
- More teacher development; more school construction. (Nov 1998)
- Include both abstinence and safe sex in sex-ed. (Nov 1998)
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Angus King on Energy & Oil
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OR background on Energy & Oil.
- Windpower: everyone's for progress; no one's for change. (Aug 2011)
- Oil & trees aren't ours to use up in our generation. (Aug 2011)
- Voluntary partnerships reduce greenhouse gases economically. (Aug 2000)
- Kyoto Treaty must include reductions by all countries. (Aug 2000)
- Create Regional Emissions Registry for GHG trading. (Aug 2001)
- 50% clean and carbon free electricity by 2030. (Mar 2016)
- Sponsored bill to assist rural electric renewable energy. (Jun 2019)
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Angus King on Environment
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OR background on Environment.
- Support EPA brownfield program for industrial cleanup. (Aug 2018)
- River "amenities" have enormous economic & cultural value. (Aug 2011)
- National parks are tax money well spent. (Aug 2011)
- Two Maines: inexorable decline of rural areas. (Aug 2011)
- Get cars out of the more crowded national parks. (Aug 2011)
- Maine is clean & getting cleaner. (Jan 2001)
- Promote Smart Growth via tax breaks. (Jan 2001)
- Eliminate mercury releases by 2003. (Sep 2000)
- More state autonomy on brownfields & Superfund cleanups. (Aug 2001)
- Support State Revolving Loan Fund for flexible Clean Water. (Aug 2001)
- No EPA permits required for forest road runoff. (Jun 2013)
- Loosen restrictions on predator control in Alaska. (Mar 2017)
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Angus King on Families & Children
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OR background on Families & Children.
- Best state to raise children; model for America’s Promise. (Jan 2001)
- Encourage fathers' participation in child-raising. (Sep 2001)
- Federal funds & state involvement in fatherhood initiatives. (Aug 2001)
- More funding & services for victims of domestic violence. (Jan 2013)
- Sponsored recognition of National Foster Care Month. (May 2017)
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Angus King on Foreign Policy
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OR background on Foreign Policy.
- Historically, no one can reform Afghanistan. (Nov 2009)
- Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank. (Jan 2017)
- CC:Keep alliance with Israel. (Jul 2018)
- Ban imports from Xinjiang made by Uyghur forced labor. (Mar 2021)
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Angus King on Free Trade
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OR background on Free Trade.
- Develop an open North American energy market. (Jul 2000)
- Foster globalization with New England & Eastern Canada. (Aug 2001)
- Voted FOR reauthorizing Ex-Im Bank. (Oct 2015)
- Implement USMCA for improved North American trade. (Jan 2020)
- More business cooperation between New England & East Canada. (Jun 1998)
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Angus King on Government Reform
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OR background on Government Reform.
- Unaffiliated super PACs exist only in fevered imaginations. (May 2012)
- States Rights: code for 1840s slavery; & 1950s segregation. (Aug 2011)
- Restrict and disclose all campaign donations & spending. (Nov 1998)
- Reforms must respect state's rights to select electors. (Aug 2001)
- Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements. (Feb 2013)
- Public financing of federal campaigns by voter vouchers. (Feb 2015)
- Automatic voter registration for all citizens. (Jul 2018)
- CC:Oppose strict Constitutionalist judges. (Jul 2018)
- Sponsored bill for election holiday & easier voting access. (Mar 2019)
- Sponsored bill to expand voter registration and voter access. (Mar 2021)
- Remove President Trump from office for inciting insurrection. (Jan 2021)
- Voted YES on two articles of impeachment against Trump. (Feb 2020)
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Angus King on Health Care
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OR background on Health Care.
- Transition to wellness-based prevention system. (Aug 2012)
- ObamaCare was not ambitious enough. (May 2012)
- Fund prevention programs “Campaign for a Healthy Maine”. (Jan 2001)
- No federal pre-emption of employee health plan regulation. (Oct 2001)
- Merge Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit. (Jun 2013)
- Religious exemption from ObamaCare individual mandate. (May 2018)
- Keep healthcare mandate, according to CC survey. (Jul 2018)
- Protect state tobacco settlement funds from federal seizure. (Apr 1999)
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Angus King on Homeland Security
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OR background on Homeland Security.
- Ok to target suspected terrorists outside of war zones. (Sep 2012)
- Deal with terrorism as a joint federal-state responsibility. (Feb 2001)
- Include states in anti-terrorism planning. (Sep 2001)
- Non-proliferation includes disposing of nuclear materials. (Aug 2014)
- $515B for military plus $89B off sequester for wars. (Oct 2015)
- Exempt Veterans Affairs from federal hiring freeze. (Jan 2017)
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Angus King on Immigration
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OR background on Immigration.
- No automated entry-exit control system; allow free flow. (Jul 2000)
- Share costs of legal immigration between states & federal. (Feb 2001)
- Federal government should deal with criminal repatriation. (Feb 2001)
- Opposes more border security, according to CC survey. (Jul 2018)
- Terminate national emergency at the Southern border. (Mar 2019)
- Sponsored bill to disallow religion-based immigration ban. (May 2021)
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Angus King on Jobs
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OR background on Jobs.
- Protected jobs in forests & Bath Iron Works. (Nov 2018)
- Supports federal minimum wage increase; but not $15. (Nov 2018)
- Keep 900 shoe factory jobs in Maine. (Aug 2012)
- Worker training for transition from loom to mouse. (Jan 2001)
- Sponsored bill for strengthening union organizing. (Apr 2021)
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Angus King on Principles & Values
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OR background on Principles & Values.
- Greatest documentary ever: Ken Burns' "The Civil War". (Aug 2011)
- Regret the things you did; rather than things you didn't do. (Aug 2011)
- Learned lessons of retirement by travel after governorship. (Aug 2011)
- Religious affiliation: Episcopalian. (Nov 2000)
- Member of New England Governors Conference. (Aug 2001)
- Member, National Governors Association/Economic Development. (Jan 2001)
- Certify 2020 Presidential election as fully & fairly counted. (Jan 2021)
- Create Commission to investigate Jan. 6 Capitol riots. (Jun 2021)
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Angus King on Social Security
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OR background on Social Security.
- No major changes needed for long-term stability. (Aug 2012)
- Opposes GOP budget plan as threat to Social Security. (Apr 2012)
- Maintain long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare. (Aug 2001)
- Rated 100% by ARA, indicating a pro-Trust Fund stance. (Jan 2013)
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Angus King on Tax Reform
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OR background on Tax Reform.
- 73,000 pages of tax code is too much. (Sep 2012)
- Decrease income taxes, but no flat tax. (Nov 1998)
- No national sales tax or VAT. (Feb 2000)
- Let states independently determine estate taxes. (May 2001)
- CC:Reverse federal income tax cuts. (Jul 2018)
- CC:Keep the inhertiance tax. (Jul 2018)
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Angus King on Technology
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OR background on Technology.
- Internet approaches economists' ideal of a perfect market. (Aug 2011)
- High-speed Internet connection for rural parts of Maine. (Jan 2001)
- Cooperate with Canada on regional info tech workforce. (Aug 2001)
- Level playing field for Main Street vs. Internet sales tax. (Aug 2001)
- Create International Northern and Biotechnology Corridor. (Jun 1998)
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Angus King on War & Peace
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OR background on War & Peace.
- Iran must accept long-term intrusive nuke inspection. (Mar 2014)
- No military force against Iran without Congress approval. (Feb 2020)
- Sponsored resolution to repeal 2002 AUMF against Iraq. (Aug 2021)
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