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| https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/bipartisan-group-of-senators-including-collins-king-voters-have-spoken-congress-must-fulfill-responsibility | Bipartisan Group of Senators Including Collins, King: Voters Have Spoken, Congress Must Fulfill Responsibility | 2021-01-03 | 2021 | 2021-01 | Independent | House | ME | Angus King | K000383 | www.king.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) joined Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Mark Warner (D-VA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) to issue the following statement on the upcoming Congressional certification of the 2020 Presidential election results: The 2020 election is over.All challenges through recounts and appeals have been exhausted.At this point, further attempts to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the 2020 Presidential election are contrary to the clearly expressed will of the American people andonly serve to undermine Americans' confidence in the already determined election results. The voters have spoken, and Congress must now fulfill its responsibility to certify the election results. In two weeks, we will begin working withour colleagues and the new Administration on bipartisan, common sense solutions to the enormous challenges facing our country.It is time to move forward. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/king-congressional-efforts-to-undermine-election-one-of-the-most-serious-assaults-upon-our-countrys-democratic-system-in-american-history | King: Congressional Efforts to Undermine Election “One of the Most Serious Assaults Upon Our Country’s Democratic System in American History” | 2021-01-03 | 2021 | 2021-01 | Independent | House | ME | Angus King | K000383 | www.king.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) released the following statement, emphasizing the dangers created by President Trump and his Congressional allies who continue to launch a ceaseless barrage of lies and unfounded charges and undermine Americans' faith in our nation's democratic systems: We are experiencing one of the most serious assaults upon our country's democratic system in American history. The President and a growing number of his Congressional enablers are plotting to overturn a legitimate election result, while simultaneously urging their supporters to take to the streets around the Capitol this week to intimidate or worse. These efforts are profoundly unpatriotic and stand no chance of succeeding, but their certain outcome is the undermining of the faith of Americans in their democratic system and dividing our people for short-term personal or partisan gain. The President lost the election, decisively. He and his supporters have had two months to demonstrate otherwisethrough recounts, lawsuits, and ballot challenge procedures in each state. None of these challenges have resulted in any finding of fraud or miscounting of ballots. None. And yet, with each passing day, the allegations grow more shrill, the misinformation more intense, the threats more explicit. Allegations do not prove fraud, evidence does, and such evidence has simply not been produced by the President or his allies. This utter failure of proof has been confirmed by the President's hand-picked Attorney General, the nation's election security agency, more than 60 judges, Secretaries of State in every state, and thousands of election workers across the country, Republicans and Democrats. But sadly, it is the president's ceaseless barrage of lies and unfounded charges that have taken root among his supporters, to the point where some polls show that over 70% of Republicans now believe that the election was illegitimate. This dangerous, baseless campaign is a tear in the fabric of our democracy that will take decades … | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/king-recording-of-trump-pressuring-georgia-secretary-of-state-to-alter-election-results-would-make-richard-nixon-blush | King: Recording of Trump Pressuring Georgia Secretary of State to Alter Election Results “Would Make Richard Nixon Blush” | 2021-01-03 | 2021 | 2021-01 | Independent | House | ME | Angus King | K000383 | www.king.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) released the following statement after the Washington Post published audio of President Donald Trump attempting to pressure Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to alter the election results and find votes to falsely declare Trump the victor of Georgia's electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election. President Trump's efforts to pressure the Georgia Secretary of State into actual election fraud would make Richard Nixon blush. Let's call this what it is: an overt, corrupt attempt to overturn the will of the voters. We would rightly condemn this behavior if it occurred in another nation, and we should oppose it even more forcefully at home. My colleagues who are supporting this week's anti-democratic sideshow should listen to this recording, and think twice about if they're truly ready to go down in history with a President who so clearly and desperately wants to delegitimize democracy. Earlier today, Senator King released a statement emphasizing the dangers created by President Trump and his Congressional allies who continue to launch election misinformation, calling the efforts one of the most serious assaults upon our country's democratic system in American history. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/ndaa-enacts-25-recommendations-from-the-bipartisan-cyberspace-solarium-commission | NDAA Enacts 25 Recommendations from the Bipartisan Cyberspace Solarium Commission | 2021-01-02 | 2021 | 2021-01 | Independent | House | ME | Angus King | K000383 | www.king.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), co-chairs of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission (CSC), today announced that 27 provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act directly draw from 25 CSC recommendations for improving U.S. cybersecurity posture have been codified into law with the Senate's 81-13 override vote on New Year's Day. The inclusion of the National Cyber Director (NCD) housed in the Executive Office of the President (EOP) is a real game changer. The NCD will be the President's principal advisor for cybersecurity-related issues, as well as lead national-level coordination of cybersecurity strategy and policy, both within government and with the private sector. We thank all members of congress and especially Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) for his leadership in getting this provision into the final conference report, said Co-Chairs Senator Angus S. King, Jr. and Representative Mike Gallagher. Strengthening national cybersecurity has been a priority of mine for more than a decade, and I am proud this year's NDAA is among the most consequential cybersecurity bills ever to become law, said Co-founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus Congressman Jim Langevin (D-R.I.). Developing and advancing the numerous legislative proposals to make America safer in cyberspace was a massive undertaking, but we are better off today because of it. I'm thankful to my fellow commissioners for working in a bipartisan fashion to advance key legislation that is going to make us more secure, including my National Cyber Director Act. With these policies enacted, we are establishing the forward-leaning, layered cyber deterrence strategy that we need to face emerging and evolving cyber threats and adversaries. Superpowers can't lose cyberwars and stay on top. Dominance in the cyber domain will dictate outcomes of modern wars, said Senator Ben Sasse (R-Neb.). The inclusion of over two dozen of our Commission's recommendations, as well as the establishment… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/sanders-republican-attempts-to-overturn-election-pathetic/ | Sanders: Republican Attempts to Overturn Election Pathetic | 2021-01-02 | 2021 | 2021-01 | Independent | House | VT | Bernard Sanders | S000033 | www.sanders.senate.gov | legacy | BURLINGTON, January 2 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement regarding Republican attempts to overturn the results of the November elections: The outcome of the 2020 election is not in doubt. Let's be clear: Joe Biden resoundingly won the popular vote by more than 7 million votes, and he won an Electoral College margin that Trump called a landslide' in 2016. On January 6, the House and Senate will ratify the results of the Electoral College, as has been done for 231 years. From the beginning of his campaign for president, Donald Trump has shown a profound disrespect for the institutions of democracy. It is pathetic that 13 of my colleagues in the Senate and 140 members of the House of Representatives are now demonstrating a similar disdain for the American people by engaging in a dead-end, unconstitutional effort to overturn the will of voters. Every state, including those with Republican Governors, Secretaries of State and legislatures have certified the results of this election. In the two months since the election, more than 80 judges, including some who were appointed by the President, have rejected Donald Trump and his allies' attempts to overturn the election. There are no cases pending that will have any impact on the results. There have been numerous recounts, audits and verifications, including in the most closely contested states. Donald Trump's Department of Homeland Security even called this the most secure election in American history.' What all of this comes down to is that Donald Trump and right wing extremists are refusing to accept the will of the people and the fact that Trump lost the election. In their contempt for democracy, they are using lies and conspiracy theories about voter fraud' in an attempt to overturn the election results. It will not work. Joe Biden will be President at noon on January 20. This spectacle by Republican lawmakers only demonstrates their disdain for voters, democracy and the will of the American people. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/king-votes-to-override-presidential-veto-enact-defense-bill-containing-key-provisions-to-ensure-national-security-increase-cybersecurity-and-support-maine-jobs | King Votes to Override Presidential Veto, Enact Defense Bill Containing Key Provisions to Ensure National Security, Increase Cybersecurity, and Support Maine Jobs | 2021-01-01 | 2021 | 2021-01 | Independent | House | ME | Angus King | K000383 | www.king.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Co-Chair of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission (CSC), voted to override President Trump's veto of the Mac Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021, so that it can become law. The legislation includes important provisions to ensure America's national defense and supports jobs for Maine manufacturers at facilities like Bath Iron Works and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. In addition, this year's NDAA reflects the most comprehensive cybersecurity legislation ever passed by Congress, as it includes 27 provisions based on recommendations from the CSC. The Senate voted to override the President's December 23rd veto by a vote of 81 - 13; the veto was overridden by the House of Representatives earlier this week by an overwhelming vote of 322 - 87. Following these votes, the veto has been overridden and the legislation is now law. As it has for generations, Congress worked on a strongly bipartisan basis to craft this year's NDAA, which will strengthen our national security, improve pay and care for our servicemembers, and support jobs across Maine, including shipbuilding priorities at Bath Iron Works and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, said Senator King. In a Congress far too often marked by divisiveness, both Houses came together to advance this bill with overwhelming bipartisan majorities. Today, we've completed our work, and overridden the President's misguided veto to enact a bill that will make important steps to keep Americans safe. I'm particularly proud of the work done by this bill to improve our nation's cybersecurity posture. This year's NDAA includes 27 provisions proposed by the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, which will create new cyberdefenses aimed at preventing incursions into or attacks on American networks, while also encouraging the government to craft a thoughtful deterrence strategy that gives our adversaries pause before attempting to harm us. I look forward to contin… | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | ||
| https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/sanders-senate-republican-leadership-turned-their-backs-on-working-families-today/ | Sanders: Senate Republican Leadership Turned Their Backs on Working Families Today | 2021-01-01 | 2021 | 2021-01 | Independent | House | VT | Bernard Sanders | S000033 | www.sanders.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, January 1 Reacting to Senate Republicans' refusal to provide unanimous consent for a motion by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) seeking up-or-down votes on two bills providing $2,000 in direct economic relief to working-class families today, including Majority Leader McConnell's own proposal, Sanders issued the following statement: Over the past four days I have asked, time and time again, for the Republican leadership to allow the Senate to vote on legislation that passed the House to provide a $2,000 direct payment to working class adults and their kids.This is legislation that Trump supports, Biden supports, and over two-thirds of the U.S. House supported including 44 Republicans.In fact, a recent poll suggests that 78% of the American people support that approach. Unfortunately, Mitch McConnell and the Republican leadership have refused to allow the Senate to vote on this bill, even when accompanied by a vote on the bill which they themselves proposed. At a time when so many Americans are facing economic desperation, it is tragic that the Republican leadership has turned their backs on the working families of this country. When the Biden Administration assumes office, the Senate must immediately take up and pass bold legislation which deals with the economic pain that so many Americans are experiencing. Watch today's floor remarks by Sandershere. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |
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