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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 22, 2016

America was founded on the concept that our rights come from God.

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Sep 22, 2016

I dispute the decision of Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton.

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Sep 20, 2016

Everybody in the chain of command is gone. Are there any remaining culprits within the IRS today?

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Sep 13, 2016

We ought to be thinking about in this 50+ year saga of trying to free the Cuban people, back when we believed in promoting freedom around the world, and we will again.

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Sep 13, 2016

I have made my trip to Cuba and I ended up spending nearly a week with an individual, I had better not identify him because he would be busted by the Castro Administration.

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Sep 12, 2016

When fewer small businesses compete for federal contracts, the outcome will be less innovation and a higher cost to taxpayers.

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Sep 8, 2016

I would interject; when I disagreed with Phyllis, I started with the assumption that I was probably wrong.

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Sep 8, 2016

It is my honor to be recognized to address the floor of the United States House of Representatives. I intend to take up the topic of the commemoration of the life of Phyllis Schlafly. General Leave

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Jul 12, 2016

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

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Jul 11, 2016

I thank you, Mr. Ridley. And I would ask unanimous consent to introduce the Cut Act into the record.

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Jul 11, 2016

It sounds to me that we are relatively universal among the witnesses that restoring responsible earmarks would be a constitutional thing to do.

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Jul 11, 2016

I would like to offer that also up to Mr. Min and see if he would care to comment.

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Jul 11, 2016

I think it is the constitutional responsibility that we have here in Congress. We should not abdicate this responsibility over to the executive branch of government.

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Jul 11, 2016

The reason for these inefficiencies in the Highway Trust Fund largely lay that the feet of a dormant Congress that delegated funding decision to the unaccountable bureaucrats in the executive branch.

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Jul 11, 2016

Davis-Bacon wages, for example, make highway construction projects 20 percent more expensive than they would otherwise be.

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Jul 11, 2016

The Highway Trust Fund is being diverted to pay for Davis-Bacon wages, bike trails, squirrel sanctuaries, and environmental and archaeological studies and compliance.

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Jul 11, 2016

Now, under Snowden, we have to operate as if any information he had access to is now in the possession of foreign hostile actors.

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Jul 11, 2016

Do you find it ironic that the last examination of a Clinton in this room... hinged on the meaning of the word 'is.'

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Jul 11, 2016

It's curious to me that that turns out to be the very word that the lack of prosecution hinges upon, is intent, even though the statute doesn't require intent.

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Jul 11, 2016

I would point out that most of the rest of America is aware of that, and including her political supporters, who will continually say that they will support her even though she lied publicly.

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Jul 11, 2016

Are you aware that Hillary Clinton has repeatedly lied to the public about her emails and her email servers in public forums and, say, campaign speeches and interviews with the press?

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Jul 7, 2016

I have an amendment at the desk, Number 38. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the…

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Jul 5, 2016

Is our borrowing capacity getting limited, and if so is it a percentage of GDP?

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Jul 5, 2016

So probably the Protestant work ethic would be some of that, and I recognize that.

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Jul 5, 2016

I want to pose a question off of that. And that is, and I have watched different places around the world as, it looks like a group of people loses its work ethic over time.

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