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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 6, 2013

I specifically didn't name anyone. This is a question--I can repeat it again--about a dishonorable man from the Department of Justice delivering such injustice to honorable people.

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Apr 25, 2013

I'm here today to ask my colleagues to join me in supporting an end to forced union dues in America. I'm talking about the National Right to Work Act, which I recently reintroduced here in the 113th Congress as H.R. 946. Every American…

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Apr 24, 2013

I thank the gentleman from Texas for his message. It's one that I hope, Mr. Speaker, is well heard across America: You don't have to pay them to hate us. They hate us for free. They hate us for our ideology and for our success, for all of…

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Apr 24, 2013

It's my privilege to be recognized to address you here on the floor of the House of Representatives. I've listened to the dialogue over the last, oh, 30 to 60 minutes and I'm a little bit surprised that some of the advocates for the…

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Apr 17, 2013

I come to the floor here to announce that the Senate released their Gang of Eight immigration bill sometime around 2:45 a.m. this morning. It didn't take very long for the secret group in the House to release their support for the bill…

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Apr 16, 2013

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It's my privilege to address you here on the floor of the House of Representatives. It's a bit of a frustration not to be picking up after Mr. Woodall in support of the FairTax; although, I want to let you know that…

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Apr 15, 2013

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It's my privilege to be recognized by you to address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. On this tragic day, as we watch the events unfold in Boston, each of our hearts go out and…

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Apr 11, 2013

I thank the gentleman from California for coming to the floor. I thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I yield back the balance of my time. [From Human Events, April 11, 2013] Reagan Would Not Repeat Amnesty Mistake (By Edwin Meese) What would…

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Apr 11, 2013

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I had to pause for a minute there. I was concerned that might be the Amnesty Act coming over from the United States Senate, but I'm relieved to know that it might be a few more days. Picking up where I left off, I…

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Apr 11, 2013

I appreciate the privilege to address you here on the floor of the House of Representatives and take up the topic that has come to the forefront of the American discussion, and do so again. And that is that on the night of November 6, as…

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Apr 10, 2013

Reclaiming my time, I very much thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for coming to the floor and voicing his opinion. And I know that he's also occupied with a very tight schedule, so I appreciate that a great deal. Mr. Speaker, the…

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Apr 10, 2013

And reclaiming my time, it was reported to me today here on the floor, a Representative that represents an area very near the southern border said to me that the illegal border crossings are up 20 percent since the dialog on comprehensive…

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Apr 10, 2013

I'm curious, since you came to Congress here, Mr. Barletta, and I'm going to presuppose that you have strong personal relationships among the entire spectrum of the community of Hazleton, have any of them in any appreciable number changed…

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Apr 10, 2013

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As always, it's an honor to be recognized to address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. I want to say to you, Mr. Speaker, that I come to this floor very troubled here this evening…

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Apr 10, 2013

Reclaiming my time and thanking the gentleman from Texas, I add up those numbers and it looks like a number approaching 60 percent of the resources used by the Federal Government to prosecute have to do with something coming cross the…

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Apr 10, 2013

Reclaiming my time, I remain curious to the wealth of experience that the former mayor and the gentleman from Pennsylvania has provided here, Mr. Speaker. I would ask also, of the illegal drug distribution links that exist in this country…

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Apr 10, 2013

Reclaiming my time, the individuals that come here to this Congress from various districts, and surely there are many that come from blue collar-type districts--I'm going to presume that's a fair amount of the Democrat constituency that…

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Apr 10, 2013

Reclaiming my time, just doing a quick calculation off of that, 40 percent of the population of Hazleton being Hispanic, presuming that represented a percentage of the voting population that was Hispanic, and you carried 90 percent of the…

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Apr 10, 2013

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for coming to the floor to deliver this presentation, this hands-on presentation from the gentleman, Mr. Barletta. If you would yield to a question, I'm curious as to the percentage of the population…

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Mar 21, 2013

Reclaiming my time, Mr. Speaker, and saying a prayer myself: God bless that marine and the United States of America. As we do this transition here this afternoon, Mr. Speaker, I'd like to take up some of the topic of the previous speaker…

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Mar 21, 2013

Reclaiming my time, I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for his presentation here. And as I listened to his presentation, the Benghazi incident comes to mind. And whether this is relevant or not is a question that I'm not necessarily…

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Mar 21, 2013

Again it's my privilege to address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives, this great deliberative body. And I listened to the presentation in the previous segment, it brought a number of things to mind that I…

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Mar 18, 2013

And with the request of the letter that was issued by Chairman Goodlatte and Senator Grassley for the list and the details of those who fit within those categories I have mentioned of the 2,228, you will provide that at their request?

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Mar 18, 2013

That is roughly 8 or 10? That is the kind of number we are talking about that may have been mandatory detention that were released?

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