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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 1, 2011

The Government Oversight Committee put the majority of this list together. I want to emphasize some also come from media reports. So I don't challenge the legitimacy of the Government Oversight conclusion, and I don't have reason to…

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Jun 1, 2011

If the gentleman will yield, doesn't the converse of that also apply, that there's an implication of disrespect for the Government Oversight Committee and the legitimacy of their findings? The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has…

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Jun 1, 2011

As I said to the gentleman, we could go through this over 300 times, and you could ask the same question over 300 times, and it's substantially the same answer. This primary component of this list came from the Government Oversight…

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Jun 1, 2011

If the gentleman will yield, I would submit that we could reiterate this same question over 300 times over this amendment, and I will tell you the source of this information is primarily the Government Oversight Committee. The minutes of…

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Jun 1, 2011

If the gentleman yielded, I will say that I don't recall this objection when a large majority of this House under the Democrat majority voted to cut off the funds to ACORN and their affiliates. So that principle applies yet today, in my…

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Jun 1, 2011

I won't be speaking directly to that foundation, but I will again reiterate the source of this information----

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Jun 1, 2011

I'm sure that is going to come up a little sooner and I would be able to leave this floor and do that. So the answer to that is logistically no. But I can produce that information for you.

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Jun 1, 2011

I referenced the Government Oversight Committee as the source for most of this list.

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Jun 1, 2011

I am confident that I can produce that information for you. I do not have it here.

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Jun 1, 2011

I would tell you, as I said in my opening remarks, this list has been in large part compiled by the Government Oversight Committee.

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Jun 1, 2011

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made available by this…

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Jun 1, 2011

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. Of the funds made available by this Act…

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Jun 1, 2011

It's in Kiron, Iowa. It's been there since 1975. And we are a second-generation company.

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Jun 1, 2011

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 16, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.

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Jun 1, 2011

I had an amendment on page 12. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Iowa should be advised that the reading has progressed beyond that point in the bill. Does the gentleman have an amendment to this portion of the bill?

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Jun 1, 2011

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 7, line 13, after the first dollar amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''…

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Mar 29, 2011

If the title of that bill is the king's X bill, I'm going to be very interested in signing on.

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Mar 17, 2011

I thank the gentlelady. Of all the data that we've seen, we still had not absorbed the real culture of NPR, until we saw the video of that dinner, those 2 hours that day. So I stand in support of this act and this resolution, and I believe…

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Mar 15, 2011

And just one brief question, if the Chairman would indulge.

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Mar 15, 2011

I believe that there is jihad being preached in some of those mosques.

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Mar 15, 2011

Does it require a warrant for an FBI agent to sit in a mosque with a tape recorder in a public setting?

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Mar 15, 2011

The seed documents from low standards for issuing driver's licenses or false identification that might result in a passport turns into a useful tool for terrorists in this scenario that is generally speaking that you have spoken to.

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Mar 9, 2011

We need an immigration time-out. The people calling for more immigration do not care one iota about the working person in this country.

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Mar 9, 2011

Anyone who knows me knows I am a strong proponent of legal immigration. I am equally a strong opponent of illegal immigration.

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