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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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Jun 22, 2017

The Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice will come to order.

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Jun 22, 2017

Sometimes the destiny of America turns on something that might be a thread of truth and leave out a whole ocean of information that's necessary to evaluate.

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Jun 22, 2017

If doctors are liable when they prescribe the wrong drug... why aren't attorneys liable?

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Jun 22, 2017

Truthful and constitutionally protected lawyer advertising performs an important societal function in informing people injured by drugs of the availability of legal services and legal recourse.

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Jun 22, 2017

Ladies and gentlemen on the committee, anyone who has watched television in recent years has likely seen this ad or one like it.

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Jun 21, 2017

Let's, well, overbuild this because the actual cost of the equipment is minimal in comparison to the cost of the labor to do the installation process.

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Jun 21, 2017

And so at least in my theory, if other States were beneficiaries of a lot more competitive, a lot of times family-owned telcos, we might have seen a better buildout here on broadband.

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Jun 21, 2017

I want to transition over to the shooting last Wednesday at the practice ballfield in Alexandria. I want to thank everyone across this country who offered their prayers for the recovery of all of those who were injured in this shooting and…

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Jun 21, 2017

It is my honor and privilege to be recognized to address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives, this great deliberative body that we have and are, and this deliberative body that brings this Nation together to…

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Jun 14, 2017

That seems to me a very finely-split legal hair, and I am trying to understand that rationale.

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Jun 14, 2017

That is how you qualify that a warrant then is valid and can be applied under these circumstances we are discussing?

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Jun 12, 2017

The answer is, is that insurance that did exist is disappearing as more of this accelerates?

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May 16, 2017

I absolutely support crop insurance. It is the essential component for risk management.

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Apr 5, 2017

It is my honor to be recognized by you to address you here on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. I came to this floor this evening to take up a topic that I think is essential to the future of our country for our moral…

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Apr 3, 2017

Today, our institutions of high learning have, too often, turned from being a marketplace of ideas to a dictatorship of ideas.

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Apr 3, 2017

People of faith, whether evangelical, Catholic, Jewish, or other faith have a civil right under the First Amendment to share their faith and viewpoint on public campuses.

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Apr 3, 2017

Those that deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, nor under a just God can they long retain it.

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Mar 30, 2017

Reclaiming my time, I would like to pose a question to the gentleman from Texas. The bill that you have proposed that mirrors the President's executive order to limit people coming in from those six countries, do you have the bill number…

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Mar 30, 2017

For the record, I believe I am a cosponsor of both of those pieces of legislation.

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Mar 30, 2017

I thank the gentleman from Wisconsin for his statement here and for bringing up the topic of American exceptionalism and bringing us back through some of this history that we need to revisit from time to time. That statement is very…

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Mar 30, 2017

It is my privilege to be recognized to address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives and to once again continue this dialogue that we have with you, all of our Members and staff and the American people. To…

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Mar 30, 2017

Reclaiming my time from the gentleman from Texas, I appreciate the approach that you brought to this Congress. It is not hard for me to get behind, and I support legislation that is brought by Mr. Babin. He has been looking at the safety…

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Mar 29, 2017

I find the bill unnecessary and problematic and, therefore, I continue to have concerns and will oppose the bill.

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Mar 29, 2017

Do you agree that the Supreme Court stripped the three words out of the Fifth Amendment, 'for public use'?

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Mar 29, 2017

So I am way disturbed by an amendment to the Constitution that has been edited by the Supreme Court with a level of impunity.

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