Posts Tagged ‘King’

Congressman King, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, challenges Agriculture Secretary’s Remarks on Amnesty Congressman Steve King (R-IA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law, issued the following statement after reading remarks made by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to the Capitol Hill newspaper, Politico. In his ... Full story

The current political environment may be the most favorable that Iowa Republicans have ever experienced. The last time Republicans had a favorable environment like this was in 1994. That year, they re-elected Governor Terry Branstad after a bitter primary with 57% of the vote, won 63 seats in the Iowa House, and ... Full story

Congressman Steve King spoke at event yesterday, March 20, 2010, in Washington and called on Congress to defeat the health care bill coming up for a vote this weekend. Below is video of his remarks.... Full story

What kind of barometer are social media sites like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to a candidate's effectiveness in a primary or general election? Social media is obviously a tool to reach constituents where they already hang out online, but does the popularity of candidates social networking sites translate to votes on Election Day like it did ... Full story

Thank you all very much. You know, it’s always hard to live up to an excellent introduction, and I think I’m going to be tested in that regard. Boy, I just really like being here at CPAC and getting a chance to talk to all of you. I draw energy from ... Full story

Congressman King recently killed a rabid raccoon that was trying to get into his house. Not only did he kill it with a hand gun, but he alerted the public with a twitter account of the episode. TheIowaRepublican.com was recently told that the 5th District Congressman once again has full twitter privileges so you ... Full story

Speaking about America's unemployment problem on November 2, 2009, President Obama expressed a desire for new ideas on how to create good-paying jobs. The President stated that "if somebody can show me a strategy that's going to work, then we are happy to consider it." I have introduced legislation that the ... Full story

The June 8th primary is only 128 days away. Just three months ago, retired airline pilot Dave Funk was the only Republican candidate in the race. As the weather turned cold, Republicans began to sense that seven-term incumbent Congressman Leonard Boswell was on the hot seat. Since then, a number of candidates have ... Full story

The Republican slate of candidates for the June primary is almost set. Republicans have contested primaries for the Governor’s office, Secretary of State’s office, State Treasurer’s Office, and also have heated primaries in the second and third congressional districts. Regardless of the outcome, the Republican ballot in the general election will be strong. ... Full story

TheIowaRepublican.com will Cover Vice President Joe Biden visit to Iowa LIVE While the political divide that exists between Republicans and Democrats is wide, the political community in Iowa is still rather small. When the Iowa Democratic Party announced that Vice President Joe Biden would be headlining their annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner, I sent Norm ... Full story