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Angus King attended a press conference at Pepperell Mill Campus in Biddeford where a solar panel project was announced Friday, July 27, 2018.
Angus King attended a press conference at Pepperell Mill Campus in Biddeford where a solar panel project was announced Friday, July 27, 2018.

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  • Sen. Angus King, a Maine independent, told Insider the lack of affordable housing is "a national crisis."
  • Maine is facing a severe shortage as it's welcomed a surge of new residents in recent years. 
  • A self-described "YIMBY," King said the country needs to embrace density and creative building solutions.

Maine Sen. Angus King is very concerned about housing affordability. 

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A Maine senator lays out why everyone should be a YIMBY: Building more housing …