Dec
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King: Has CBO Scored DREAM Act as a $20 Billion Giveaway to Illegal Aliens?Congressman Steve King (R-IA) today issued the following statement after writing the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to request the release of its current scoring of the DREAM Act. Press reports indicate that Senate Democrats may be blocking a release of the score to cover-up the true costs of the legislation to the public. At least one published report suggests that CBO has scored the DREAM Act, legislation which rewards a defined class of illegal aliens with amnesty, as carrying a $20 billion cost. |
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Dec
01 |
King: "The new Congress should make an investigation of Pigford fraud a top priority."Congressman Steve King (R-IA) today issued the following statement after the lame duck Congress passed legislation appropriating $1.15 billion to fund the controversial and fraud-plagued Pigford settlement program. Although estimates suggest that the total universe of black farmers who could qualify for Pigford compensation only encompasses 18,000 people, over 94,000 people have submitted claims under the program. The Pigford funding request was included in H.R. 4783, the Claims Resolution Act of 2010, which passed the House of Representatives on a 256-152 vote yesterday afternoon. Congressman King voted against the legislation. |
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Nov
30 |
King Offers Amendment to Protect Taxpayers from Billion Dollar Pigford FraudCongressman Steve King (R-IA) today issued the following statement after an amendment he offered to prevent an additional $1.15 billion from being spent on the fraud-riddled Pigford settlement program was blocked from further consideration by the Rules Committee. King’s amendment to H.R. 4783, the Claims Resolution Act of 2010, sought to delete bill language appropriating $1.15 billion for the controversial Pigford settlement program. The House Rules Committee blocked King’s amendment from further consideration on Monday night. |
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Nov
24 |
Orlando Political Press: "Want to solve the illegal immigration problem in America? Put Congressman King in charge of the issue and get out of his way!"The Orlando Political Press writes: "...The Congressman from Iowa is as intelligent as any Ivy Leaguer, has a tireless work ethic forged in the heartland of America and brings a down to earth, common sense approach to legislating. A staunch conservative that understands the real issues behind illegal immigration, King believes in the enforcement of our immigration laws. He’s a strong supporter of securing our borders and eliminating the incentives that draw illegals to our country. King doesn’t buy into the fallacy that these individuals are only taking jobs that Americans will not take and he supports legislation that would ban birthright citizenship, known as anchor babies...." (More at the link). |
Congressman King and other Members unveiled the Declaration of Health Care Independence on January 27. Read and print the full document here. A list of Members who have signed the document is available here. A picture of the signed document is here.
The Declaration of Health Care Independence is a commitment to protect the rights of the American people to make their own health decisions, reduce bureaucratic red-tape, decrease intergenerational debt and includes ten common-sense principles that must be included in future health care reform.