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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 6, 2017

Reclaiming my time, Mr. Chairman, and expending the balance of it, I would point out that some of these wages that we are looking at here, here are laborers in Indiana, a total of $34.63 an hour. Here is an asbestos worker, $46.05 an hour…

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Sep 6, 2017

I have an amendment at the desk made in order by the rule. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division B (before the short title), insert the following Sec. __…

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Jul 26, 2017

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining on each side. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Iowa has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from Florida has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

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Jul 26, 2017

I have an amendment at the desk made in order by the rule. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division C (before the short title), insert the following Sec. __…

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Jul 26, 2017

I am going to go out and write my own balanced budget.

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Jul 26, 2017

I expected to arrive here in this Congress and continue with a budget that was balanced by the will and the majority of the House and the Senate.

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Jul 26, 2017

We have to bring a balanced budget.

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Jul 18, 2017

I want my brothers to do that work and I want you to pay me my allowance anyway.

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Jun 29, 2017

It is my honor and privilege to address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives and have an opportunity, in this great deliberative body, to bring up the subject matters of my choice, and the purpose is to…

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Jun 28, 2017

I thank the gentleman from Texas for his leadership on the Rules Committee and in many other ways; and I also thank Dr. Burgess, another gentleman from Texas on the Rules Committee whose amendment is being offered by Mr. Sessions. As I…

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Jun 28, 2017

I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding. I want to express, Mr. Chairman, how much I appreciate the work that has been done by so many people and their part in this bill. I rise in support of this improving amendment--it comes out of…

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Jun 22, 2017

If doctors are liable when they prescribe the wrong drug... why aren't attorneys liable?

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Jun 22, 2017

Sometimes the destiny of America turns on something that might be a thread of truth and leave out a whole ocean of information that's necessary to evaluate.

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Jun 22, 2017

Truthful and constitutionally protected lawyer advertising performs an important societal function in informing people injured by drugs of the availability of legal services and legal recourse.

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Jun 22, 2017

Ladies and gentlemen on the committee, anyone who has watched television in recent years has likely seen this ad or one like it.

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Jun 22, 2017

Today's hearing will examine the ethical responsibilities related to attorney advertising.

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Jun 22, 2017

The Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice will come to order.

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Jun 21, 2017

Let's, well, overbuild this because the actual cost of the equipment is minimal in comparison to the cost of the labor to do the installation process.

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Jun 21, 2017

And so at least in my theory, if other States were beneficiaries of a lot more competitive, a lot of times family-owned telcos, we might have seen a better buildout here on broadband.

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Jun 14, 2017

That seems to me a very finely-split legal hair, and I am trying to understand that rationale.

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Jun 14, 2017

That is how you qualify that a warrant then is valid and can be applied under these circumstances we are discussing?

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Jun 12, 2017

The answer is, is that insurance that did exist is disappearing as more of this accelerates?

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May 16, 2017

I absolutely support crop insurance. It is the essential component for risk management.

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Apr 3, 2017

Those that deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, nor under a just God can they long retain it.

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Apr 3, 2017

People of faith, whether evangelical, Catholic, Jewish, or other faith have a civil right under the First Amendment to share their faith and viewpoint on public campuses.

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