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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 12, 2013

And so the American people need to know this. Do you have any knowledge of who had custody of the body of Ambassador Stevens from the moment he was killed until such time as he turned up at the hospital in Benghazi?

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Sep 12, 2013

Well, I would just say to the gentleman that he has pointed out a stark contradiction in our policy. Eleven or 12 times of alleged, at least, weapons of mass destruction used against the Syrian people. I'm going to suggest that this push…

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Sep 12, 2013

Well, reclaiming my time, it appears to me that there was a political decision that was made in the Situation Room in the White House, and that political decision was: We're in a tough, tight, reelection battle. This is September 11. We…

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Sep 12, 2013

Reclaiming my time, I will just say a few more words, Madam Speaker. I sat through a series of briefings over the last week or a little better in different places around the world. In one of those briefings, one of our Special Operations…

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Sep 12, 2013

And we would have known that in almost real-time in the Situation Room in the White House, would be what I would say, and yet still people went out and made the story that it was a movie. And then after the story of the movie began to…

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Sep 12, 2013

I would ask the gentleman, if the third mortar round was the fatal round for two of our brave Americans, would that indicate that that mortar had been set up and planned in advance?

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Sep 12, 2013

If the gentleman were going to set up a mortar and zero in on a target, what would be the minimum number of rounds that it would take to have confidence that you can zero in on the top of a building?

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Sep 12, 2013

I recall a message that came out from the administration that Libya is a highly armed country and people walk around with AK-47s or else they've got them very handy so, if there's a violent demonstration, that they can grab their AK-47 and…

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Sep 12, 2013

And the last information I had was that he was still in jail. That's been some weeks ago. But I think he's a person you might be able to identify as a political prisoner at this point. It's unlikely that he would be in jail for his not…

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Sep 12, 2013

Denied any answers. So what we know is that the administration immediately announced that it was a spontaneous eruption of a protest over a video. How they ever found that information to even be able to tie it to it because it's completely…

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Sep 12, 2013

And I would agree wholeheartedly, Mr. Perry, and end this one remaining component of this topic that I think that you alluded to somewhat in your statement. The question is: What was Ambassador Stevens doing in Benghazi? We've seen the…

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Sep 12, 2013

Do you think Susan Rice knew when she went before the five television networks the following Sunday?

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Sep 12, 2013

Do you believe that the administration knew in real-time that it was a planned attack on our Ambassador and an assassination attempt?

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Sep 12, 2013

Do you believe that the attack by our enemies on our Ambassador and the other victims was a planned attack or a spontaneous eruption?

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Sep 12, 2013

I would agree. And the individuals that delivered Ambassador Stevens' body to the hospital should be available to us. We should have been able to put them under oath and gather the record of what took place there. We don't know who had…

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Sep 12, 2013

Exactly. And as I draw a comparison to Benghazi and the takedown of Osama bin Laden, those circumstances would have been similar, except that we initiated the operation against Osama bin Laden, so I presume there were some people that got…

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Sep 10, 2013

Reclaiming my time, I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Dent). I would add that there was some dialogue in that breakfast meeting with the Syrian Christians that took place the day before yesterday, in the morning, about how there…

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Sep 10, 2013

I appreciate the privilege to be recognized to address you here on the floor of the House of Representatives. And I appreciate the presentation that's come forward from my colleagues from Pennsylvania and Nebraska with regard to the Syrian…

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Aug 20, 2013

We support Congressman King's efforts to prevent further soil dumping and are pleased his amendment was adopted by the House.

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Aug 2, 2013

Reclaiming my time, I thank the gentleman from Texas for bringing these two individuals before this Congress and commemorating their contributions and their lives to this country. And one individual that has been making a contribution in…

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Aug 2, 2013

Reclaiming my time, and this time here today, I've switched to a topic. But first I want to address that I've been very, very supportive of Congressman Wolf's initiative for a select committee and bringing these witnesses in under subpoena…

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Aug 2, 2013

It is my privilege and honor to be recognized to address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives and to be able to cover some of the subject matter that sets the stage and the tone and some of the things that I…

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Jul 25, 2013

It's my privilege to be recognized by you here on the floor of the House of Representatives, and it's my privilege to follow the gentleman from Texas as we close out this legislative week and a lot of the Members are on their way to the…

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Jul 24, 2013

I think the gentlelady has described it very accurately. We have to be very careful what vehicles get sent over to the United States Senate that could eventually be turned into a conference report. I know that we have an assurance that…

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Jul 24, 2013

I thank the gentlelady. I think we have some intelligent and some responsible Members of Congress that probably haven't contemplated something that I'm about to say. I hear them talking about they're okay with increasing the workforce…

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