Dec 12, 2023
Once a bargaining unit is certified by the National Labor Relations Board, that unit stays in place at that place of business for the life of that business essentially.
Steve King
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Steve King is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Iowa's 4th congressional district from 2003 to 2021. Known for his conservative views, King was a prominent figure in the House, often advocating for strict immigration policies and fiscal conservatism. He served on several committees during his tenure, including the Judiciary Committee and the Agriculture Committee, where he focused on issues important to his rural constituents. King's tenure was marked by controversy over his remarks on race and immigration, which drew criticism from both sides of the political spectrum.
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December 12, 2023
Employees want flexibility. They want the right to choose. They do not want to be forced into any particular situation.
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by number of sources- I appreciate the privilege to be recognized to address you here on the floor, and I appreciate the gentleman from Texas' previous hour and his discussion on health care. By the way, the gentleman from Texas, Congressman/Dr. Burgess' contribution on this health care debate that has gone on now for months and months and months, his intensity doesn't let up. He understands the issue. He is here on a cause, and this cause is to do what we can to salvage the system that America has had and improve that system and not capitulate to this system of ObamaCare. Madam Speaker, I will take us to that, and I will cross a number of lines into different subjects here this evening. But with regard to the ObamaCare that we have heard about for the last hour and for the last 9 or so months, we have seen a Congress that has passed legislation that on the day it passed the House, it couldn't have passed the Senate. On the day it passed the House, we don't know what kind of bargains came in that brought about just barely the votes to get it passed, but we knew the President would sign it. He wanted anything that he could put his name on. By the way, the President of the United States is the one who gave the moniker to this legislation, 'ObamaCare.' He called it ObamaCare February 25 at the Blair House at that conference on health care that seemed to have given the ObamaCare its legs. I am for 100 percent repeal of ObamaCare.10 sources2010govinfo.gov
- I thank the gentleman from Texas. I point out an additional 5\1/2\ million people resulting unemployed over this bill, but it provides access, according to calculations from the Congressional Budget Office, to health insurance policies for as many as 6.1 illegals. So there's your trade-off: 5\1/2\ million unemployed Americans, 6.1 million illegals having access to their own health insurance policy. Additionally, picking up on the point of the gentleman from California, not only does it render an illegal status to someone who wouldn't, could not perhaps or would not, purchase health insurance policies that are mandated by the Federal Government. It levies a fine against them, as we have said, and it takes us into the realm of what I think is a definition of debtor's prison. You levy a fine against someone, and if you don't pay the fine, and when it gets to $250,000, then the original bill adds a prison penalty in there. And it would be for the first time in the history of this country that the Federal Government had either produced a product or certified a product to be produced by the private sector, required every American citizen to purchase that product; and if they didn't do so, levy a fine against them and then have them facing a jail term. That's the kind of debtor's prison that our Founding Fathers rejected. I use stark terms, but that's where it takes us up in our logic. I will say, Mr.…6 sources2010govinfo.gov
- Reclaiming my time, I thank the gentlelady for her attention to this matter, both gentleladies for their attention to this matter and for standing up with and for the best interests of agriculture. Mr. Farr. Mr. Chair, I submit the following: Statement of Administration Policy H.R. 2112--Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (rep. rogers, r-ky) The Administration has serious concerns about the content of H.R. 2112, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. The Administration is committed to ensuring the Nation lives within its means and reducing the deficit so that the Nation can compete in the global economy and win the future. That is why the President put forth a comprehensive fiscal framework that reduces the deficit by $4 trillion, supports economic growth and long-term job creation, protects critical investments, and meets the commitments made to provide dignity and security to Americans no matter their circumstances.…5 sources2011govinfo.gov
- I appreciate the privilege and the honor to be recognized to address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives and to follow the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Shimkus) here in the well. I want to first say that he makes clear sense with the argument he makes. We don't hear these arguments enough. Too often, this Congress is dealing with superfluous issues, political issues, rather than practical solutions. It brings to mind for me the President's speech last night from in front of where you are right now, Mr. Speaker. Very early in his speech, the President said he wants to see a future where we are in control of our own energy. Part of that solution is encompassed by the delivery of John Shimkus here a little bit ago with what to do with nuclear waste. I would say also there are other things we can do from a technical perspective to utilize that, recycle that. Some of the nuclear waste is tied up because of an Executive order that was signed by President Jimmy Carter more than 30 years ago. We haven't cracked the code on how to resolve that even though the science has caught up. We have a long ways to go, and we need to have an administration that actually means this: A future where we are in control of our own energy. The instant that I heard that statement last night, it occurred to me that the President is in control of our energy, but the American people are not in control of our own energy.…5 sources2012govinfo.gov
- I appreciate being recognized to address you here on the floor of the House. And I remind you, Mr. Speaker, that these deliberations here represent the most deliberative body in the world. And that's the argument that we've made for years. And even though it's not as deliberative as it was before Speaker Pelosi took the gavel, we still have some discussion time down here. We still have Special Orders. We still have 60 minutes and alternating hours between Democrats and Republicans when both sides do show up for those alternating hours. But tonight that's not the case. This is the wrap-up and the finish of the week, Mr. Speaker. And many have gone to the airport and caught a plane and gone home to their district or wherever they might go. But I don't think enough has been said yet this week. It's been a relatively short week, and not a particularly trying or testing week with anything that stands out here as significant accomplishment. But I'm watching still as policy moves in America.4 sources2010govinfo.gov
- It is an honor to be recognized to address you here on the floor of the House of Representatives and this great deliberative body that we are part of. I appreciate the delivery of Mr. Gingrey a little bit earlier. I wanted to take us, if I could direct your attention, Mr. Speaker, to the situation in the Middle East. And we know that the implication in our Constitution is that the President conducts the foreign policy. I would teach that class if I had the time, and I don't disagree with that. But also, this Congress has responsibility. We have responsibilities, for example, that are specific within the enumerated powers of the Constitution. And if anyone thinks that the House of Representatives or the United States Senate or Congress itself, as a body, doesn't have a voice on foreign policy, I would direct them to the enumerated power of the power to declare war. Certainly, we have also foreign policy responsibilities here, and we appropriate funds for foreign aid and a good number of other resources that go to help out countries that are either our allies or hopefully will become our allies one day. There is a lot that we do that has to do with foreign policy. We have a Foreign Affairs Committee. We have a Select Committee on Intelligence. We have Armed Services. All of those things are committees that deal with issues that have to do with our foreign relations and our foreign policy. So, because of that, Mr.…3 sources2014govinfo.gov
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Dec 12, 2023
94 percent of the workers in this country that are working under a union contract today, never had the opportunity to vote whether they wanted that union to represent them.
May 15, 2022
You cannot rebuild your civilization with somebody else`s babies. You have got to keep your birth rate up, and that you need to teach your children your values. And, in doing so, then you can grow your population and you can strengthen…
Apr 26, 2022
The combination of supply, consumer demand, pandemic disruptions and geopolitical unrest is reason enough for the inflation.
Apr 26, 2022
I am very concerned with the Biden Administration's regulatory agenda from bowing down to unions...
Jun 29, 2021
white nationalist, white supremacist, western civilization, how did that language become offensive?
Jan 29, 2021
This old white people business does get a little tired, Charlie. I mean, I’d ask you to go back through history and figure out where are these contributions that have been made by these other categories of people that you’re talking about.
Dec 21, 2020
I was unable to vote on December 20, 2020 and December 21, 2020 due to not being in DC. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: ``no'' on rollcall No. 248; ``no'' on rollcall No. 249; ``no'' on rollcall No. 250; and ``no'' on…
Dec 4, 2020
I was unable to vote on December 3, and 4, 2020, due to not being in town. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: ``no'' on rollcall No. 230; ``no'' on rollcall No. 231; ``no'' on rollcall No. 232; ``no'' on rollcall No. 233…
Dec 3, 2020
I was unable to vote on December 2, 2020 and December 3, 2020 due to not being in town. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: ``no'' on rollcall no. 228; ``no'' on rollcall no. 229; ``no'' on rollcall no. 230; and ``no''; and…
Oct 1, 2020
I appreciate being recognized here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives, and throughout the years I have had the privilege to serve Iowans and Americans here. This is a great deliberative body, although sometimes we…
Aug 25, 2020
I regret that we have partisanship that's gone beyond our water's edge. It is a fact and fixture of this country's national makeup today.
Aug 22, 2020
I was unable to vote on August 22, 2020 due to not being in DC. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: ``no'' on rollcall No. 179; ``no'' on rollcall No. 180; ``yes'' on rollcall No. 181; and ``no'' on rollcall No. 182. MEMBERS…
Jul 22, 2020
I was unable to vote on July 22, 2020, due to delayed arrival to the floor. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: ``no'' on rollcall No. 153. MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 965, 116TH CONGRESS Cardenas (Sanchez)…
Jul 20, 2020
I was unable to vote on July 20, 2020, because I was not in D.C. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: ``No'' on rollcall No. 139; ``No'' on rollcall No. 140; ``No'' on rollcall No. 141; ``No'' on rollcall No. 142; and ``No''…
Jul 1, 2020
I was unable to vote on July 1, 2020 due to not being in D.C. Had I been present, I would have voted yes on rollcall No. 134; yes on rollcall No. 135; no on rollcall No. 136; yes on rollcall No. 137; and no on rollcall No. 138. MEMBERS…
Jun 30, 2020
I was unable to vote on June 30, 2020, due to not being in D.C. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: NO on Roll Call No. 130; NO on Rll Call No. 131; NO on Roll Call No. 132; and NO on Roll Call No. 133. Cardenas (Gomez)…
Jun 26, 2020
I was unable to vote on June 26, 2020, due to not being in D.C. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: ``no'' on rollcall No. 120; ``yes'' on rollcall No. 121; and ``no'' on rollcall 122. MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE…
Mar 5, 2020
I appreciate the privilege to be recognized to address you here on the floor of the House of Representatives. Having listened to the gentleman ahead of me, Mr. Louie Gohmert and some of the discussion that he had, I would pick up with the…
Feb 28, 2020
It is my honor to be recognized by you to address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. Recognizing the centuries of debate that have taken place before our Speakers over the years, every time that anyone has…
Feb 6, 2020
I appreciate the gentleman from Texas yielding to me. I rise in opposition to this rule. And I have a whole stack of things that I will raise, but in the time that is available, I will say this: We watched as the Medicaid program was…
Jan 30, 2020
I was unable to vote on January 30, 2020, because of the need to travel back to Iowa. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: ``no'' on rollcall No. 33; ``no'' on rollcall No. 34. Personal Explanation
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