Peter King

In his 14 years in Congress, he has never had as many calls in his office as he has on this single issue.

It is a first step, but this battle is by no means over.

The law that is on the books now is pre-9/11. It's geared toward encouraging foreign investment. It's not geared towards stopping terrorism.

We welcome a full investigation.

This is, potentially, having an enemy within our perimeter.

I would not want a Pakistani company, though, working on our ports, because I know -- and all of us know -- there is still a large Taliban influence in the Pakistan government, in the Pakistan intelligence agencies.

Only partly. It actually raises more concerns. It shows that the committee looking at it did have concerns about this company, you know, enough concerns to put these conditions on them.

The president should freeze the contract until a full investigation is conducted.

When you're talking to an African-American audience on Martin Luther King Day, and you accuse the opposition of running a plantation, that definitely is using the race card.

That definitely is using the race card. It definitely has racist connotations. She knows it.

No, I cannot enlighten the gentlewoman at all. As soon I find out, you will be the first to know.

These are issues that must be addressed, and I will assure the gentleman that, as chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, that I will work on these issues and address the very real concerns that you have. I would ask in that context…

The Castle amendment is extremely well written. I am proud to endorse it. I also would emphasize that the points raised in the amendment do refer to points that we have been asking DHS to provide us information on. This amendment will give…

Nothing in this act should be understood to divert existing responsibilities for maritime border security or more generally any component of security in the maritime domain from the Coast Guard to any other entities in the Department of…

Reclaiming my time, as always, I appreciate the kind words of the gentleman from California who, again, I am proud to call my friend, and I certainly accept his support of the amendment.

The Schindler's lost another legal round today, so trying to influence public opinion is about the only avenue left to them.

Mr. Speaker, I would suggest to the gentleman that there was another option left out and that is the option that Vice President Gore spoke about last September, that the weapons are there, the weapons are hidden, and we will find them.

The beauty of Tony Blair is unlike certain politicians he does not follow the polls. The fact is he stands up for what is right. In the fullness of time he will be vindicated.

Reclaiming my time, actually this has turned into the House of Commons. This is great. But reclaiming my time, I would say that the overwhelming, absolutely categorically overwhelming majority of those in the Labor Party who are opposed to…

In fact, anyone who knows Claire Short, and I have known her for over 20 years, can say she was in the far left of the Labor Party. She was in the Blair cabinet very reluctantly, and she was one of those who was critical not just of his…

The people of Taiwan have proven that freedom and democracy are not just American ideals; they are universal principles that apply to every individual, to every community and every nation.

I am confident that the Commish' will go on to bigger and better things and it has truly been a pleasure and honor to have him work in my office this summer.

Despite the increase in crime in my office over the last two months I know that the Commish's powers are being wasted here while numerous crimes of ineptitude go unresolved on the football fields of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.

On behalf of myself and my family I wish them the very best of health and happiness.

As happy as Niall and Debbie are over the birth of their beautiful daughter, I know that Alana Kathleen will soon realize how fortunate she is to have such outstanding parents.