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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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Nov 16, 2011

If they feel strongly about political views, absolutely, get involved in the political system, run candidates, go out and have peaceful demonstrations, become part of the process.

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Nov 16, 2011

To me, there was nothing admiral at all about these demonstrators. This is nowhere comparable to Gandhi or Martin Luther King.

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Nov 16, 2011

To me there was nothing admirable at all about the demonstrators. This is nowhere comparable to Gandhi or Martin Luther King.

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Nov 16, 2011

First of all, you try listening to them and they make almost no sense. These are people who are living in dirt. These are people who were involved with drugs. There was violence. There was rape. Life full of frustration, they should go see…

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Nov 16, 2011

I certainly do. First of all, I think the mayor was totally right than having them be evicted. And also the way they conducted themselves, the anti-Semitic remarks that are being made.

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Nov 16, 2011

You try listening to them, and they make almost no sense. These are people who were living in dirt. These were people who were involved with drugs. There was violence. There was rape.

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Oct 10, 2011

Iran was planning an act of war on U.S. soil. And when it comes now to a U.S. response, Chairman King says everything should be left on the table. Everything.

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Oct 5, 2011

Good planning matters, and the poor planning for these programs has had devastating effects and lost opportunities.

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Oct 5, 2011

What Treasury has done is the exact opposite--changing its goals to meet performance no matter how anemic it is.

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Oct 5, 2011

HAMP has failed, and with it, it has crushed the hopes of millions of homeowners.

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Sep 7, 2011

The terrorists are way ahead of us because they are smaller, they are mobile and they are able to move.

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Sep 7, 2011

We have had an explosion of cost here without any doubt about it.

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Sep 7, 2011

The fact is the enemy is still there, and the enemy is still as dedicated as it was before.

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Sep 7, 2011

My concern is that the further we get from September 11, the more the horror of that day fades into the recesses of peoples' memories.

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Sep 7, 2011

As we have scored successes in one area, the enemy has adapted to it.

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Sep 7, 2011

Let me emphasize, there's no partisan element to this. The administration is handling this exactly the right way, doing what they have to do, and I certainly pledge to work with them in every way that I can.

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Sep 7, 2011

There's reason to believe it could be true, but we cannot confirm it's true.

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Sep 7, 2011

Well, it means that they have information which is specific, there's reason to believe it could be true. But we cannot confirm it's true.

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Sep 7, 2011

What I can tell you is that the threat is very specific, it's credible, but it's not confirmed.

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Jul 24, 2011

Again, Ranking Member Thompson, thank you for your opening statement.

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Jun 22, 2011

As we all know, our police and firefighters are on the front lines of our homeland security, and if there is a biological attack, they will be the first ones on the scene.

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Jun 22, 2011

It is unacceptable that now nearly 10 years after September 11, we do not have a comprehensive, National strategy to counter the threat that WMD poses to our country.

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Jun 22, 2011

We have to do everything in our power to ensure that nothing like 9/11 ever happens on our soil.

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Jun 13, 2011

As a New York resident, I know first-hand, the outstanding job the Coast Guard does in providing homeland security.

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