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Steve King
@steveking· Republican · IA· Feb 28, 2011

Somewhere between 340,000 and 750,000 babies are born in this country to parents who are illegal.

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Steve King
@steveking· Republican · IA· Feb 28, 2011

He asked for equal opportunity. He didn't ask for special privileges.

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Steve King
@steveking· Republican · IA· Feb 28, 2011

Illegal immigration is intolerable to a free society. It violates the rule of law.

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Steve King
@steveking· Republican · IA· Feb 28, 2011

I believe that local law enforcement, working in cooperation with Federal law enforcement officers, will do a fine job.

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Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Feb 28, 2011

Mr. President, I rise to speak on S. 23. We probably have a lot of amendments, but right now we are talking about the bill. The America Invents Act is what it is called. I should express my gratitude to those others who have helped so much…

Congressional Record · 2011-02-28
Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Feb 28, 2011

Mr. President, we are continuing in our cooperative effort to fill vacancies in the Federal judiciary that have been designated as judicial emergencies. Today, the Senate will confirm two more of President Obama's judicial nominees. I am…

Congressional Record · 2011-02-28
Tom Vilsack
@tomvilsack· Democratic · IA· Feb 28, 2011

Wood has a vital role to play in meeting the growing demand for green building materials. Forest Service studies show that wood compares favorably to competing materials.

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Steve King
@steveking· Republican · IA· Feb 18, 2011

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the…

Congressional Record · 2011-02-18
Steve King
@steveking· Republican · IA· Feb 18, 2011

Mr. Chairman, this amendment No. 266, someone put the moniker on it ``The Silver Bullet Amendment.'' And as much as we have all worked here to try to find the right way to shut off all of the funding to freeze in place the implementation…

Congressional Record · 2011-02-18
Steve King
@steveking· Republican · IA· Feb 18, 2011

Mr. Chairman, this is a point of order that has been raised on my amendment that I referred to as the silver bullet amendment. I think it does not consider a duty that we have here in the House of Representatives, and that is we stand here…

Congressional Record · 2011-02-18
Steve King
@steveking· Republican · IA· Feb 18, 2011

Mr. Chairman, this amendment No. 267 is an amendment that is narrowed in its scope in anticipation of the point of order that was raised by the gentlelady from Connecticut, and I can't help but reflect on what it must have been like before…

Congressional Record · 2011-02-18
Steve King
@steveking· Republican · IA· Feb 18, 2011

I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio). Mr. DeFAZIO. Republicans seem to be pretending that emergency room care is free. Every insured American is paying an…

Congressional Record · 2011-02-18
Steve King
@steveking· Republican · IA· Feb 18, 2011

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Chairman, I really take issue with the gentleman that declared this to be nonsense. This is not nonsense. This is very, very serious business. This is the largest taking of American…

Congressional Record · 2011-02-18