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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 15, 2011

Reclaiming my time, I thank the gentlelady for her attention to this matter, both gentleladies for their attention to this matter and for standing up with and for the best interests of agriculture. Mr. Farr. Mr. Chair, I submit the…

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Jun 15, 2011

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This is an amendment that comes and there's an Iowa focus on this that affects the whole country. We have had a practice that began experimentally in Iowa by Planned Parenthood of issuing telemed abortions by…

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Jun 15, 2011

Reclaiming my time, I believe I did, but I would restate that there's a line item in the bill that provides $15 million to go to grants for telemedicine.

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Jun 15, 2011

The amendment that I have put out here says: ``None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for mifepristone, commonly known as RU-486, for any purpose.'' And so I've specified why I'm concerned and why I address this language…

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Jun 15, 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 new section: Sec. __. None of the funds made available…

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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: 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 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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Jun 1, 2011

My amendment goes in and strikes out a million dollars and inserts that million dollars back in again and directs that, in our dialogue here in the Congressional Record, for the purpose of taking out the lookout points, the spotter…

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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

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, 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

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

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

Let me just take your argument, then, down to the conclusion, which will be, if I respond to your question, you'll ask me another and another and another, and it will get down to have they been convicted in a court of law and are you sure…

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Jun 1, 2011

I just ask, since the gentleman has raised the issue of the Senator from Wisconsin, if he could name any individual who was unjustly charged by the Senator from Wisconsin.

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Jun 1, 2011

This amendment is an amendment that strikes $1 million and puts a million back in. It's an amendment that has been before this Congress before. It's one that supports the Shadow Wolves, and the Shadow Wolves are a part of CBP. They are…

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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

The amendment that I offer is an amendment that directs that, of the funds made available in the bill, there's a $150 million category, roughly, well, one-third of it, or, specifically, $50 million, shall be used to carry out section 102…

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Jun 1, 2011

I would point out that I reference specifically the ``authorized by law'' program, and that's section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. According to the leg counsel, section 102 governs…

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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

With regard to the rule referenced by the gentleman from Washington, we have many limitations on funds in our appropriations bills. If the decision comes down to whether there is a parliamentary objection or not, I think I could go back…

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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 Act…

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Jun 1, 2011

This is the amendment that prohibits any of the funds made available in this act to go to these associations that are in the list of this amendment. We would like to have been able to just simply define ACORN and their affiliates, but…

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