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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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Feb 5, 2014

I am generally concerned about, you know, the Russians' approach to this. But I am -- I am not that confident.

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Feb 5, 2014

I think it's credible and that my understanding it was a legitimate source that gave the information. Now that doesn't mean it's going to happen, that doesn't mean it's definite. But it's serious enough that we have to consider it to be…

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Feb 5, 2014

Yes, it does. I don't want to be spreading panic. I mean, odds are still on there's not going to be an attack. But the odds are higher that there will be an attack in this game than there have been for any of the other previous games in…

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Feb 4, 2014

I would just say this is the type of threat, though, that we're very concerned about. Americans should take it very seriously. The airlines should take it seriously. Obviously the people at the Olympics should take it seriously.

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Feb 3, 2014

I think transparency is important and it is done at the State level. And it is not done here.

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Feb 3, 2014

Non-cash-value insurance products are not vehicles for tax evasion and should not be treated as such.

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Jan 26, 2014

If there was an attacks and Americans were killed or anyone was killed, would you put part of the blame on Russian authorities because they haven't shared intelligence in your opinion?

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Jan 26, 2014

I have very real concerns. This is a very deadly area. My main reason for concern is that the Russians have not been cooperating as far as sharing intelligence.

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Jan 14, 2014

On Syria, it is a humanitarian catastrophe. This could be worse, in the end, than Rwanda.

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Jan 14, 2014

There was no more effective force against, I believe, than the NYPD.

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Jan 14, 2014

I agree with virtually everything that was said here today.

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Jan 14, 2014

I think the fact that Bashar has surrendered his chemical weapons should not be a permission slip for him to continue as head of the country.

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Jan 14, 2014

Joe Lieberman and I agree, we didn't do it.

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Dec 11, 2013

I agree with that fully, and that was certainly one of my frustrations as Chairman and Ranking Member.

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Dec 2, 2013

NAFCU applauds Reps. Peter King and Brad Sherman for introducing bipartisan legislation, the Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act (H.R. 719)...

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Nov 12, 2013

It is vital that more be done to identify potential insider threats.

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Nov 12, 2013

These patriots deserve our gratitude for their tireless work.

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Nov 12, 2013

This Monday, our Nation celebrated Veteran's Day to honor the men and women who have fought, and continue to fight, for our country.

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Nov 12, 2013

Holding a security clearance should be a privilege.

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Oct 27, 2013

The fact is every precaution is being built in here to make sure that the money is properly spent, that none of it is being wasted or going to fraudulent claims.

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Oct 27, 2013

If the money was being spent too quickly those people would be yelling about that.

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Oct 27, 2013

Much of the slowdown, if you will, is because first of all it took Congress almost three months to act.

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Oct 27, 2013

Well, my district was hit particularly hard. And my office, we work full time really trying to work with many of the people who are still having problems.

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Oct 15, 2013

We allowed 35, 40 people to threaten to bring the House down and we're in this position.

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