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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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Oct 7, 2015

I suggest, instead, in this city, for example, it's probably much easier to get an abortion than it is to buy a gun or to possess one or to transport one.

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Sep 28, 2015

Which means they know it when they see it.

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Sep 28, 2015

We should be providing justice and equity.

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Sep 28, 2015

I don't hear anyone testifying that there is any reservation about Congress' constitutional authority to write these regulations.

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Sep 28, 2015

I appreciate the testimony of the witnesses and the trouble you take to help inform this Congress.

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Sep 28, 2015

When we talk about justice, it is not something we do away with as far as the preponderance of the anecdotes that we have.

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Sep 28, 2015

We don't have a disagreement on Article 3 authority.

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Sep 28, 2015

I am one of those people who forbids my staff to use the word 'fair,' because you can't define that.

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Sep 8, 2015

But I wonder what the Chinese might think of the United States of America to be borrowing a half a billion dollars from the Chinese, send that money over to Planned Parenthood.

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Sep 8, 2015

I am saying there is nobody in this United States of America that should be compelled to pay taxes that are going to pay the interest on the debt to China so that something like this can happen.

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Sep 8, 2015

I recall that America was appalled by the idea that a heartless, barbaric civilization like the Red Chinese would sentence someone to death under their version of due process.

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Sep 8, 2015

I hold those truths to be self-evident when I saw the video. And so, this Congress really, we are informing the public by this hearing, but the Justice Department needs to investigate and act.

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Sep 8, 2015

You would not assert that it is inhumane to dismember an unborn baby.

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Sep 8, 2015

The United States, at least virtually, the United States is virtually borrowing a half a billion dollars from China and funneling that money through to Planned Parenthood.

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Jul 28, 2015

The next piece that I want to talk about is our national security. As we are watching presidential debates unfold--and our 16 or so candidates that are announced for President of the United States, I am grateful for every one of them. I…

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Jul 28, 2015

It is my privilege to be able to address you here on the floor of the House of Representatives and to speak some words here that hopefully will be picked up by the rest of the country that causes us to think a little more, think a little…

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Jul 23, 2015

I appreciate this bill coming to the floor. I hear this discussion, and it seems to me there is a consistent theme that the people on the other side of the aisle are opposed to bringing leverage to political subdivisions to bring about law…

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Jul 22, 2015

Many of us have seen it, but because of political desires people that gain a political advantage from having the political support, they are pandering to and catering to people that they know are lawbreakers. And this tragedy was 100…

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Jul 22, 2015

I wanted to inform you that some of us have been doing some things to try to move this Congress and this country in the right direction.

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Jul 13, 2015

If we can build interstate highway for $4 million a mile, we could take a third of that budget down there.

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Jul 13, 2015

Let's just call it full enforcement, then, so I don't run out of time.

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Jul 13, 2015

I want to ask, have you sat down or do you have people in your Department that have sat down and calculated the resources necessary to enforce all of the law?

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Jul 13, 2015

We're spending $13 billion on our southern border to secure our border.

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Jul 9, 2015

I will now shift over to the topic that I came to the floor to address, and that is the topic of the Supreme Court from the marriage decision, the decisions that actually came down from the Supreme Court--I believe it was a week ago last…

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Jul 9, 2015

It is my privilege to be recognized by you and address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives, this great deliberative body. General Leave

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