- Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 4:30
- National, News Center
- 1,113 views
In Iowa, we have grown accustomed to meritless attacks on farming by people who know nothing about agriculture. Many of these critics, like New Yorker Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have not spent time learning about all that actually goes into farming, yet they never hesitate to attack the agriculture industry.
A recent article in Time Magazine may ...
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- Thursday, September 10, 2009, 3:57
- National, News Center, Top Story
- 992 views
President Barack Obama addressed a joint session of Congress last night in an attempt to revive his healthcare reform proposal. It was his second such appearance since taking office just 232 days ago. President Obama made one thing abundantly clear - he will continue to pursue a public option for those ...
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- Friday, August 7, 2009, 4:19
- National, News Center
- 379 views
Congressman Steve King made the following statement regarding Senate confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court.
“It is too bad Judge Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings and the public dialog about her nomination centered on race and gender rather than jurisprudence. To those who see her confirmation as a triumph of race and gender, ...
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- Thursday, July 16, 2009, 8:30
- Constitution Daily
- 610 views
The 2nd quarter fundraising reports are in for our five members of Congress. As always, there is some insight into what kind of Congressman you have by where they get their money. This report offers that same looking glass into, what I believe, is the mentality of your Congressman. They reveal where the members are getting their money and what person, ...
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- Thursday, July 2, 2009, 6:56
- Constitution Daily
- 471 views
After the past few months of gubernatorial candidate speculation and having three actually take the plunge and file papers with a fourth planning to do the same in a few days, people are getting a little anxious. I don’t think that would be the case if a Latham, Northey, or King jumped in ...
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- Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 6:34
- Battleground Iowa
- 461 views
By Emily Geiger
I got an interesting email from a mole, I mean, friend of mine. It seems that Steve King is lending his name and voice to phone calls being made to Iowa residents from the National Organization for Marriage. My mole/friend says he/she didn’t get the exact wording, but the following is a pretty close representation of the call script.
The calls are ...
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