Peter King

I ask that you do what you can to make sure that DHS does get the intelligence it should be getting.

We also look forward to working with you on that.

The issue of border security you have a particular interest in and expertise in.

I want to assure you that on this side of the aisle we will work with you in addressing the issues.

We want to congratulate you on your appointment. We look forward to your service in office.

Other legislators and observers prefer a different approach, as reflected in bills introduced by Representative King of New York.

There is no evidence that she's qualified.

There is no evidence that she's qualified, and I'm not saying you have to be a politician or to have held office to be a United States Senator, but you have to be somewhere in the public arena.

There are too many mosques in this country.

Yes. I will absolutely assure him that I will work with the city of New York and the Department of Homeland Security to ensure that this money is allocated and used for this purpose and that the agreement be expedited as quickly as…

But it will be. Again, this is a letter signed by all the ranking officials in New York State, New Jersey, and Connecticut. All that is holding it up is this appropriation. Once the amount is known, they will go ahead. But other than that…

I have a letter which I would like to introduce into the Record, signed by officials from New York State, New Jersey, and Connecticut, all of whom say all that is delaying the agreement is the finalizing of this appropriation. They are…

I urge adoption of the motion to recommit. The time has come for the majority party to follow through on its commitment to carry out the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. This is a basic recommendation of the 9/11 Commission. They…

I don't intend to oppose the amendment. My only concern is, as I understand it, this is an amendment expressing the sense of Congress. The language, which is actually my language in the bill which passed the full committee, actually would…

I support it. I just wish we could have had the stronger language that was in the initial legislation. But, having said that, I commend the gentleman from California and urge the adoption of his amendment.

Because 9/11 changed our lives in many ways, but one of the most dramatic ways is that it made our first responders and our volunteer firefighters front-line warriors in the war against Islamic terrorism. That is why it is essential that…

This motion is only dealing with civil cases, which is why they would also be indemnified for their reasonable costs and attorneys' fees.

A lawsuit is being commenced and John Does are being named in the complaints, the John Does for the purpose of finding out the identity of those passengers, those good-faith passengers who came forward to report the suspicious activity to…

November 20 was the date of the incident in Minnesota where the passengers on the plane reported suspicious activity to the pilots and to the flight attendants.

Let me just make two points. There is nobody on our committee who is more dedicated to this issue than Mr. Rogers. There is also no one in the Congress who I know that is more dedicated to contracting out than Mr. Rogers, his dedication on…

I would just advise the supporters of the resolution that while Mr. Clay and others did oppose the war, and I certainly commend them for their consistency, the fact is the Democratic leader at the time and many of the Democratic leaders in…

I would just add, if the gentlewoman will yield, this is the bill that came back to us from the Senate, and I would remind the gentlewoman that unlike the transit and rail provisions, which never passed this House, the Internet gambling…

I have not heard even one remote criticism of the port security aspects of this bill. This is a port security bill. We had staff negotiations going on day after day after day. Now, the gentleman from Michigan raised the question of last…

I would like to address the meaning of section 546 of the fiscal year 2007 Department of Homeland Security appropriations conference report regarding the Western Hemisphere Traveling Initiative, also known as WHTI. I would like to…

If he had read our bill and read the motion to instruct, he would know that nothing he said was germane to the motion to instruct. Secondly, as to the issue of bipartisanship and 100 percent screening, I would also advise the gentleman…