Accountability file

Record & events

• statement: King has said he believes he survived cancer only because he had health insurance, and has highlighted this experience when explaining his support for the Affordable Care Act. (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:15.715Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Of the project, King has said, "People who say wind is only an intermittent resource are looking for a one-shot solution. (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:15.715Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: King said "hogwash" to allegations by some Republicans that he had cut a deal with Democrats to keep U.S. (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:15.715Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: King said he had not ruled out caucusing with the Republicans if they took control of the Senate in the 2014 elections, but when Republicans did win the majority that year, he remained in the Democratic caucus. (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:15.715Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: It does not mean I have made a promise to anybody." 116th Congress (2019–2021) In April 2020, President Donald Trump said King was "worse than any Democrat" after King had a "testy" exchange with Vice President Mike Pence in a phone ca… (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:15.715Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: King, who had skipped an address to Congress by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in protest of Israel's conduct of the war in July of that year, said that the war had taken "a dark turn when it resulted in far more casualties am… (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:15.715Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: After the farm bill passed in December, King and Susan Collins released a statement expressing their delight at the amendment not being included as there were a "number of state laws in Maine that would have been undermined if this amend… (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:15.715Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Coast Guard fact-finding mission to Greenland in 2016, where he witnessed melting ice sheets firsthand and said that the impacts of climate change were "amazing and scary". (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:15.715Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: King said he was "frustrated" with President Obama's delay in deciding whether to authorize construction, but that he opposed Congress legislating the approval or disapproval of a construction project. (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:15.715Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: His 2012 campaign website said that local control is the best way to conserve land, but in 2014, King said he was keeping an open mind about the idea. (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:15.715Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• investigation: As a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, King participated in its probe of Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:15.715Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: King said that the entire committee had "no doubt whatsoever" about the Kremlin's culpability in the meddling and described the cyberattacks as "a frontal assault on our democracy" that could present a long-term threat. (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:15.715Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• investigation: Critics accused it of setting "a dangerous precedent for future investigations into allegations of unfair trade practices." In August 2018, King and 16 other lawmakers urged the Trump administration to impose sanctions under the Global M… (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:15.715Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: In voting against a "resolution of disapproval" in opposition to the agreement, King stated, "The current alternatives, if this agreement is rejected, are either unrealistic or downright dangerous." In May 2019, King said he believed U.S. (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:15.715Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: intel on Iran was accurate but that he wanted to know which country was reacting to the actions of the other, adding that he was "gravely concerned because of the possibility of miscalculation, misunderstanding, misreading of some event … (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:15.715Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: He has said that those opposed to the ACA who are attempting to discourage people from purchasing health insurance are "guilty of murder" and that doing so was "one of the grossest violations of our humanity that I could think of." In ma… (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:15.715Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: He and Susan Collins released a statement that ensuring Maine veterans had access to high quality care "is one of our top priorities, and we're pursuing the input of local veterans and interested stakeholders to understand their perspect… (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:15.715Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Of the House Republican bill, King said, "If you were designing a bill to hammer my state, it would be this bill," adding that it would most adversely affect Maine residents between the ages of 50 and 65. (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:15.715Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: In June 2018, King and fellow Maine Senator Susan Collins released a statement endorsing a proposal by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai intended to boost funding for the Rural Health Care Program of the Universal Service Fund, writing that "with de… (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:15.715Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: He said: "This is probably the worst foreign policy decision since the invasion of Iraq. (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:15.715Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: They have explicitly said they want to drive a wedge ... (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:15.715Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: In June 2019, King and Senator Susan Collins released a joint statement confirming that they had questioned U.S. (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:15.715Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Customs and Border Protection "on the process being used to clear" asylum seekers for transportation to Portland, Maine, and opined that it was "clearly not a sustainable approach to handling the asylum situation." Collins and King were … (as of 2026-07-18T01:52:15.715Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]