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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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Dec 12, 2012

I have no further speakers. If the gentleman from Mississippi has no further speakers, I am prepared to close.

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Dec 12, 2012

I have no further speakers. If the gentleman from Mississippi also has none, I'm prepared to close once the gentleman does. {time} 1450

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Dec 12, 2012

I urge the adoption of this bipartisan, commonsense bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Dec 12, 2012

I would like to thank Senator Brown for introducing this legislation to address the ongoing DHS financial management challenges. Also, let me thank the ranking member, Mr. Thompson, and the ranking member of the subcommittee, Ms. Jackson…

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Jun 26, 2012

At the outset, Madam Speaker, I would like to thank Chairman Miller for her hard work on this bipartisan legislation. After the attacks of September 11, Congress recognized the importance of securing our Nation's ports. The SMART Port…

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Jun 26, 2012

I have no further requests for time. If the gentleman from Mississippi has no further speakers, I am prepared to close once he does.

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Jun 26, 2012

In closing, the SMART Port Security Act makes needed improvements to the TWIC program and supports security grants. It also encourages both the CBP and the Coast Guard to reduce redundancies and overlap, which will save taxpayer dollars. I…

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Jun 26, 2012

I thank the ranking member for yielding. I agree to work with him moving forward to ensure that this issue is addressed in a manner to ensure this participation.

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Jun 26, 2012

I have no further requests for time. If the gentleman from Mississippi has, no further requests for time, I am prepared to close, once the gentleman does.

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Jun 26, 2012

The private sector is a vital partner in transportation security, and the ASAC ensures that industry has a seat at the table as the government works to make our homeland more secure. I urge the adoption of this bipartisan bill, and I yield…

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Jun 26, 2012

I am proud, at this time, to yield such time as he may consume to the distinguished gentleman from California (Mr. Lungren), who is chairman of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies; and…

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Jun 26, 2012

This bipartisan bill is a good bill. I urge my colleagues to support it. It builds very strongly on the initial port security bill of 2006 that was sponsored by Mr. Lungren, who is here today, and Jane Harman, who was also in Congress at…

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