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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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Sep 27, 2016

If we have clear jurisdiction, which we can demonstrate, it, I think, obligates you to comply with the subpoena.

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Sep 27, 2016

So that sounds like not being truthful.

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Sep 27, 2016

Hillary Clinton claimed over and over that none of the emails that she sent contained classified information. Was she truthful when she said that?

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Sep 26, 2016

I would say also, reinforce that, it is thousands.

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Sep 26, 2016

I would ask unanimous consent to press this witness until she answers my question. She is evasive in her responses.

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Sep 26, 2016

Would Fire Chief Spencer Chauvin be alive today if we had enforced our immigration laws as intended by this Congress?

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Sep 26, 2016

That is correct--I--absolutely. In fact, you can make an argument that everyone who has been a victim or lost a loved one to someone who has been in this country illegally has lost that loved one simply because we fail to enforce existing…

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Sep 22, 2016

You can turn away, but you can never again say that you did not know.

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Sep 22, 2016

But I would tell you the answer, and the answer is, yes, it would be.

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Sep 22, 2016

I would call upon Donald Trump to say who he is on this issue on born-alive protection.

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Sep 22, 2016

the contrast is that as it stands, as you are advocating, you cannot do to a puppy what is now currently legal to do in America to a baby created in the image of God.

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Sep 22, 2016

This right to choose being well settled is also a component of that opening statement, with which I disagree.

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Sep 22, 2016

America was founded on the concept that our rights come from God.

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Sep 22, 2016

I would call on Hillary Clinton to do the same thing.

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Sep 22, 2016

I dispute the decision of Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton.

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Sep 20, 2016

Everybody in the chain of command is gone. Are there any remaining culprits within the IRS today?

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Sep 13, 2016

I have made my trip to Cuba and I ended up spending nearly a week with an individual, I had better not identify him because he would be busted by the Castro Administration.

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Sep 13, 2016

we ought to be thinking about in this 50+ year saga of trying to free the Cuban people, back when we believed in promoting freedom around the world, and we will again.

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Sep 12, 2016

It is my privilege to be recognized to address you on the floor of the House of Representatives this evening, as we move toward a September session that perhaps gets concluded in a way that we go back to the November elections and…

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Sep 12, 2016

When fewer small businesses compete for federal contracts, the outcome will be less innovation and a higher cost to taxpayers.

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Sep 8, 2016

I thank the gentleman from Texas for coming down to help memorialize the life of Phyllis Schlafly. Madam Speaker, the things that come to mind as I listened to Mr. Weber talk about Phyllis Schlafly and I look across at Michele Bachmann, I…

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Sep 8, 2016

It is my honor to be recognized to address the floor of the United States House of Representatives. I intend to take up the topic of the commemoration of the life of Phyllis Schlafly. General Leave

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Sep 8, 2016

I would interject; when I disagreed with Phyllis, I started with the assumption that I was probably wrong.

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Sep 8, 2016

I thank the gentleman from Georgia for yielding, but especially for his leadership here in the United States Congress, and especially on the FairTax. And that introduction, Mr. Speaker, it flashes back to me some of the things that I…

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Sep 8, 2016

I would ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days on which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous materials on the topic of this Special Order here this evening. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there…

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