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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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May 18, 2016

I am just thinking about how the Americans with Disabilities Act in a way changed by what life.

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May 18, 2016

I was unable to vote on 5/18/2016. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: ``Yes'' on rollcall No. 200. Stated against:

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May 11, 2016

the side that prevails will be the side that doesn't blink.

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May 11, 2016

We must reinstate shop classes back in the schools.

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Apr 27, 2016

I thank, again, the gentleman from Florida. I appreciate you coming to the floor with this leadership that is here. If no one stepped forward in leadership and we just went along as if somehow the Constitution were going to be restored, it…

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Apr 27, 2016

All of Florida. I have said that once you regulate waters hydrologically connected to or once you get to define significant nexus, that goes all the way up to the kitchen sink. We know that soil itself, whether it is under water, it can be…

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Apr 27, 2016

I thank the gentleman from Florida for those timeless thoughts. Something that our Founding Fathers discovered was a concept that was relatively new to society at the time, and that is the concept of God-given liberty and God-given rights…

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Apr 27, 2016

I thank the gentleman from Florida for that statement. I absolutely believe that, deeply. I think one of the important things is that we educate the young people on what the Constitution says and what it means. We have a President of the…

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Apr 27, 2016

I am looking at our job and our destiny here, and I think that our constitutional obligation is to restore the pillars of American exceptionalism. You can identify many of them in the Constitution itself. In the Bill of Rights it is pretty…

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Apr 27, 2016

Well, to the gentleman from Florida, we may have a legitimate competition going on here. The Waters of the United States regulation would put 96.7 percent of my State under the EPA's regulatory jurisdiction. Florida would be a competitor…

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Apr 27, 2016

I thank the gentleman from Florida for pulling this Special Order together and for his generous introduction, and especially for Mr. Yoho's leadership on the restoration of article I authority and addressing the executive overreach that…

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Apr 20, 2016

I came here to talk about the rule of law, for sure. Part of this is stimulated by an immigration hearing that we had yesterday in the House Judiciary's Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee. This is the type of hearing that I have…

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Apr 20, 2016

It is my privilege to have the opportunity to address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. I listened to a lot of discussion here with which I disagree, of course; but I keep hearing this term ``do your…

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Apr 18, 2016

I thank the gentleman from Florida for organizing this Special Order, for his leadership, for his constitutional convictions, and for the opportunity to address you tonight, Mr. Speaker, here on the floor of the House of Representatives. I…

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Apr 18, 2016

It takes the President of the United States to take care that the laws be faithfully executed.

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Apr 18, 2016

If you've got gray hair and you've enforced the law, you have profiled. And you, by golly, better profile.

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Apr 18, 2016

I think that something--Congress has to take dramatic steps to curb specific excesses in agencies.

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Apr 14, 2016

It is my privilege to be recognized by you to address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. I come to the floor here today with an issue that I think is important that America have a dialogue on the topic…

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Apr 14, 2016

Reclaiming my time and thanking very much the gentleman from Florida for the compliments and the input here, too. I learned something in this discussion and listening to Mr. Yoho from Florida, and that is, when he spoke of divine…

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Apr 13, 2016

But isn't that what the environmentalists are after? They want to get back to the time when the buffalo roamed, because they say that is when the ecology was as perfectly balanced as we can imagine?

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Apr 13, 2016

I truly hope that the debate and passage of this bill will call all Americans in and outside of Congress to an inward and heartfelt reflection upon the humanity of unborn children.

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Apr 13, 2016

We have a law suit going on in Iowa. It is the Des Moines Water Works.

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Mar 17, 2016

I thank the gentleman from Texas. So we addressed the Morton Memos in this House and voted to defund them in 2012. That was the first opportunity. The next opportunity was 2013. We addressed the Morton Memos in DACA and defunded them in…

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Mar 17, 2016

I thank the gentleman. I am asserting that the House needs to do all it can to keep our oath to support and defend the Constitution, and we are doing this today with this endorsement of the Speaker's amicus brief so that the House can…

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Mar 17, 2016

I thank the chairman from Texas for yielding and for leading on this issue. As I sit and listen to this debate, a number of things come to mind, and they start with this: I am hearing a lot of policy discussion over on the other side of…

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