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Peter King

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Peter King is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New York's 2nd congressional district from 1993 to 2021. During his tenure, he was known for his work on issues related to national security, particularly in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, and served as chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. King was also involved in various legislative efforts concerning veterans' affairs and infrastructure development in his district. He announced his retirement from Congress in 2020, concluding nearly three decades of service in the House.

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Sep 8, 2014

I think that there are going to be some owners who are going to have hard questions and everyone -- they're going to want to know from Roger Goodell, you know, what did you know and when did you know it.

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Sep 8, 2014

I think he will survive it, Anderson, because you have to understand this. I think that the powerful owners in the league realized that Roger Goodell has been on the job basically for eight years.

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Sep 8, 2014

I think the NFL should have worked more diligently to try to get this video.

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Aug 7, 2014

When the president says that we're not going to use -- we're not going to go beyond air strikes, I can't understand why a commander in chief would ever tell the enemy what we're going to do or not do.

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Jul 23, 2014

My concern is the innocent Westerners that are killed in the mean time.

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Jul 23, 2014

Ultimately, we need to show an unflinching determination to face down the threats being posed to the West by the dangers emerging from this region.

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Jul 23, 2014

The world cannot let it become a training ground from which our nationals can return and launch attacks.

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Jul 23, 2014

Today we know that at least 100 Americans have traveled or attempted to travel to Syria for the purpose of joining an Islamist extremist group.

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Jul 23, 2014

It is time for the administration and the Congress to implement a plan to safeguard the homeland.

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Jul 23, 2014

It is essential that the White House articulates American interests in the region.

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Jul 23, 2014

It is because we did take aggressive action, not always done perfectly, but the fact is, we took action.

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Jul 23, 2014

The fact is, there has not been a major attack on our mainland since September 11, 2001.

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Jun 23, 2014

If you are a parent in Central America, in effect, this can look like a free pass.

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Jun 23, 2014

I want to personally thank you for that. It is greatly appreciated.

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Jun 17, 2014

What keeps me up at night is the thought of a nuclear device in New York City.

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Apr 8, 2014

Because for all we knew at that moment there could have been another attack being planned in another city, New York, Philadelphia, Trenton, whatever.

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Apr 8, 2014

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Let me at the outset thank you, and Congressman Keating, for the outstanding work you have done on this report.

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Apr 2, 2014

I also acknowledge that the gentlelady from Texas, Ms. Jackson Lee is here and remind all the Members of the committee that opening statements may be submitted for the record.

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Apr 2, 2014

I believe it is fair to both consider and discuss this group and others in a global context, their roles within the larger global jihadi network.

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Apr 2, 2014

How can the Buffalo-Niagara region be expected to protect and respond to attacks and threats without the same basic funding provided to other, less utilized transit targets?

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Apr 2, 2014

As the Representative of the Buffalo-Niagara region, I have a keen awareness and concern for high-impact transit targets.

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Apr 2, 2014

The Caucasus are a volatile region home to several extremist networks that are aligning themselves with al-Qaeda's global jihadist movement.

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Mar 12, 2014

To cut it by almost 50 percent in 1 year... seems like an unreasonable cut.

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Mar 12, 2014

I think there is a philosophical disagreement at the start.

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Feb 6, 2014

If they willingly knew that this was classified information, I think action should be taken especially something of this magnitude. I know the whole issue of leaks has been gone into over the last month. But I think something on this…

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