WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of his ongoing effort to keep the people of Maine informed of his work in Washington, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) sat down to discuss this week’s events in the nation’s capital.

In his weekly address Senator King discussed:

• The Senate Armed Services Committee’s markup of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Senator King secured Hubzone and shipbuilding victories in the bill passed out of committee on Thursday.
• The recent developments in the House of Representatives surrounding regulatory reform. Twenty Members of Congress introduced companion legislation to the Regulatory Improvement Act of 2013 authored by Senator King and Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO). 
• This week’s meeting of the Former Governors’ Caucus, a bipartisan group of 11 senators who previously served as governors. The discussion focused on ways to streamline federal jobs training programs.
• The many other meetings and events he attended this week. These included a meeting with Senator Collins and students from Palermo Consolidated School and a USO event where he assembled military care packages with the gang from Sesame Street.

You can watch Senator King’s complete recap below. A broadcast quality version is available for download here.