King votes NO on Omnibus Spending Bill

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Steve King released the following statement after voting no on the omnibus spending bill:

“I introduced 9 amendments to the omnibus spending bill,” said King. “All of which would have passed if brought to the floor, yet none were made in order. I put these up as a record of what Congress should be doing to restore Article I Constitutional Authority. The American people have been demanding that we defund ObamaCare, executive amnesty, the Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage, Planned Parenthood, WOTUS, the Iran nuclear deal, the refugee resettlement process, climate change, and strike out any expansion of H-2B visas.

Going into next year we need to put the priorities of the American people, the promises we made to our constituents and the Constitution at the forefront of the House’s legislative agenda. I am hopeful we can turn the page and start fresh with a Congress that respects the will of the American people.”

Mr. King’s Nine Amendments to the omnibus spending bill:

1. Defund ObamaCare
2. Defund Executive Amnesty
3. Defund the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage
4. Defund Planned Parenthood
5. Defund New WOTUS
6. Defund the Iran Nuclear Deal
7. Defund the Refugee Resettlement Process
8. Defund the Climate Change Agreement
9. Strike the Expansion of H-2B Visas