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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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Jan 10, 2019

I regret the heartburn that has poured forth upon this Congress and this country and especially my state and in my congressional district. But the people who know me know I wouldn't have to even make this statement because they do know me…

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Dec 12, 2018

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I am happy to speak out on behalf of the Fourth Congressional District of Iowa, which I claim is the number one agriculture-producing congressional district in all of America, and to support…

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Nov 28, 2018

I thank the gentleman from Colorado for recognizing me to speak here on this Special Order to honor National Bible Week. It starts off, for me, this way, Mr. Speaker. I will go to Psalm 139:13: ``For you created my inmost being; you knit…

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Nov 11, 2018

They weigh 130 pounds and they've got calves the size of cantaloupes because they're hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert.

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Nov 11, 2018

We can't restore our civilization with somebody else's babies.

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Oct 31, 2018

No, don't you do that. Do not associate me with that shooter.

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Oct 31, 2018

For everyone who's a valedictorian, there's another hundred out there that they weigh 130 pounds and they've got calves the size of cantaloupes because they're holding 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert.

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Oct 31, 2018

This President would not be president today if any of the other races were so racially motivated in the ballots that they cast.

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Sep 27, 2018

I think that strong families and communities are a bedrock to that.

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Sep 27, 2018

If I really--going to be the drug czar that had to solve this problem and had to lay out a plan to do that, there is a lot of personal privacy rights that would be in question.

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Sep 26, 2018

Our constitutional rights need to be protected. They need to be expanded. They need to be respected, not only in law but in our culture.

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Sep 26, 2018

When anyone is silenced, the result is censorship. That is plain and simple.

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Sep 26, 2018

I appreciate you coming down for your testimony today.

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Sep 26, 2018

It is high time that we added a sixteenth category, which says that the university has to promise that they are not engaged in violations of the First Amendment in order to receive any grant money whatsoever.

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Sep 26, 2018

Are you aware of any Members of Congress that are having their communications suppressed?

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Sep 26, 2018

I control the time, Mr.--Mr. Raskin, that--I will recognize you in your time.

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Sep 26, 2018

But we can't necessarily expect that if you post that information on Facebook, that we can find it there.

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Jul 24, 2018

Some time, Mr. Chairman, I think we ought to have a hearing in this Committee about the child labor laws.

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Jul 24, 2018

I just want to ask the Chairman if you have got that in your hand for the benefit of the Committee, what the gross receipt number is that is used to measure small business.

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Jul 24, 2018

I was unable to vote on July 24, 2018, due to delayed travel on account of inclement weather. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: ``Yes'' on rollcall No. 368, ``Yes'' on rollcall No. 369, ``Yes'' on rollcall No. 370, and…

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Jul 24, 2018

But then my first question was, why in the world did we have any new regulations?

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Jul 24, 2018

The reason I focus on it is because I have heard a good number of them.

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