# Steve King

Steven Arnold King (May 28, 1949 –) is an American politician and businessman who served as a U.S. representative from Iowa from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the 5th congressional district| until redistricting meant he began representing the 4th district.

## Quotes

* Some of them are valedictorians — and their parents brought them in. It wasn't their fault. It's true in some cases, but they aren't all valedictorians. They weren't all brought in by their parents. For everyone who's a valedictorian, there's another 100 out there who weigh 130 pounds — and they’ve got calves the size of cantaloupes because they're hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert.
** July 18, 2013 (Richter, Greg (July 24, 2013). "Rep. Steve King: Numbers Show More Drug 'Mules' Than Valedictorians". Newsmax. ; Reeve, Elspeth (July 23, 2013). "Steve King Wants to Protect the Border from Cantaloupe-Sized Calves". The Atlantic. ; Nakamura, David (July 24, 2013). "GOP leaders denounce Rep. Steve King for calling most illegal immigrants ‘drug mules’". The Washington Post. ; Victor, Daniel (July 18, 2016). "What, Congressman Steve King Asks, Have Nonwhites Done for Civilization?". The New York Times. ; Bump, Philip (July 18, 2016). "Rep. Steve King wonders what ‘sub-groups’ besides whites made contributions to civilization". The Washington Post. ; "A Short List of Rep. Steve King’s Most Volatile Remarks". Ebony. March 15, 2017. ; Graham, David A. (March 13, 2017). "Steve King's Improbable Ascendance". The Atlantic. ; McCarthy, Tom (October 27, 2018). "'He's so openly racist': why does Iowa keep electing Steve King to Congress?". The Guardian. ; Bump, Philip (March 12, 2017). "Rep. Steve King warns that ‘our civilization’ can’t be restored with ‘somebody else’s babies’". The Washington Post. ; "Steve King tweet backing Geert Wilders sparks social media backlash". BBC. March 13, 2017. )
* is not proven, it's not science. It's more of a religion than a science...Everything that might result from a warmer planet is always bad in [environmentalists'] analysis...There will be more photosynthesis going on if the Earth gets warmer...And if sea levels go up 4 or 6 inches, I don't know if we'd know that...We don't know where sea level is even, let alone be able to say that it's going to come up an inch globally because some polar ice caps might melt because there's CO2 suspended in the atmosphere.
** At an event sponsored by Americans for Prosperity (Rayfield, Jillian (August 7, 2013). "Steve King: Global warming "more of a religion than a science"". Salon. ; Geman, Ben (August 7, 2013). "Rep. King: Global warming ‘more of a religion than a science’". The HIll. )
* I had a strong, Christian lawyer tell me yesterday that, under this decision that he has read, what it brings about is: It only requires one human being in this relationship -- that you could marry your lawnmower with this decision. I think he's right.
** July 1, 2015 (Mitchell, Russ (July 7, 2015). "King, Ernst address same-sex marriage during local stops". Dickinson County News. ; "Steve King tweet backing Geert Wilders sparks social media backlash". BBC. March 13, 2017. ; Team Fix (September 26, 2015). "Stephen Colbert prepares for Steve King’s new age of man-lawnmower marriage". The Washington Post. ; Price, Dave (March 16, 2017). "Why Steve King Keeps Winning". Politico. ; Sieczkowski, Cavan (August 8, 2015). "Uh Oh! Republican Warns That People May Soon Be Marrying Their Lawnmowers". HuffPost. )
* If we continue down this path, I assure you it will not take long for our country to crumble. Illegal immigrants utterly disregard our Rule of Law and way of life here in America. They already break our laws by coming illegally so what will stop them from continuing to do so?
** Steve King: Remembering Iowa’s Sarah Root, 21-Year-Old Killed By Illegal Alien (May 24, 2016)
* It's not about Harriet Tubman, it's about keeping the picture on the $20. Y'know? Why would you want to change that? I am a conservative, I like to keep what we have. Here's what's really happening: This is liberal activism on the part of the president that's trying to identify people by categories, and he's divided us on the lines of groups. ... This is a divisive proposal on the part of the president, and mine's unifying. It says just don't change anything.
** June 21, 2016, defending his proposed amendment to a bill funding the United States Department of the Treasury prohibiting the department from redesigning any currency to showcase Harriet Tubman (Nussbaum, Matthew (June 21, 2016). "House GOP dodges vote to block Harriet Tubman from $20 bill". Politico. ; Bump, Philip (July 18, 2016). "Rep. Steve King wonders what ‘sub-groups’ besides whites made contributions to civilization". The Washington Post. ; Graham, David A. (June 22, 2016). "What Steve King Doesn't Understand About Harriet Tubman". The Atlantic. ; Abdullah, Halimah (June 22, 2016). "Rep. King's Move to Block Harriet Tubman From $20 Comes Up Short". NBC News. )
* King: This ‘old, white people’ business does get a little tired, Charlie [Pierce]. I’d ask you to go back through history and figure out where are these contributions that have been made by these other categories of people that you’re talking about. Where did any other subgroup of people contribute more to civilization? Chris Hayes: Than white people? King: Than Western civilization itself. It’s rooted in western Europe, eastern Europe and the United States of America and every place where the footprint of Christianity settled the world. That’s all of Western civilization.
** July 18, 2016 (Benen, Steve (July 19, 2016). "Steve King raises eyebrows with racially charged comments". NBC News. ; Visser, Nick (July 18, 2016). "A GOP Congressman Just Made An Argument For White Supremacy On Live TV". HuffPost. ; Victor, Daniel (July 18, 2016). "What, Congressman Steve King Asks, Have Nonwhites Done for Civilization?". The New York Times. ; Bump, Philip (July 18, 2016). "Rep. Steve King wonders what ‘sub-groups’ besides whites made contributions to civilization". The Washington Post. ; Begley, Sarah (July 19, 2016). "Rep. Steve King Asks What 'Subgroup' Contributed More to Civilization Than Whites". Time. ; Phillips, Amber (July 19, 2016). "What Steve King’s ‘sub groups’ musing says about the party of Donald Trump". The Washington Post. ; "A Short List of Rep. Steve King’s Most Volatile Remarks". Ebony. March 15, 2017. ; Graham, David A. (March 13, 2017). "Steve King's Improbable Ascendance". The Atlantic. ; McCarthy, Tom (October 27, 2018). "'He's so openly racist': why does Iowa keep electing Steve King to Congress?". The Guardian. ; Bump, Philip (March 12, 2017). "Rep. Steve King warns that ‘our civilization’ can’t be restored with ‘somebody else’s babies’". The Washington Post. ; "Steve King tweet backing Geert Wilders sparks social media backlash". BBC. March 13, 2017. )
* But you know, you know that statistically the greatest danger to a black man in America is another black man.
** July 21, 2016 to BuzzFeed News, when asked about relations between African Americans and police (Cramer, Meg; O'Connor, Ema (July 21, 2016). "Steve King Says The "Greatest Danger To A Black Man In America Is Another Black Man"". BuzzFeed. ; "A Short List of Rep. Steve King’s Most Volatile Remarks". Ebony. March 15, 2017. ; "Steve King tweet backing Geert Wilders sparks social media backlash". BBC. March 13, 2017. ; Moseley, Mariya (March 13, 2017). "GOP Congressman Steve King Continues To Uphold White Supremacy, Defends Racist Tweet: ‘I Mean Exactly What I Said’". Essence. )
* We can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies.
** March 12, 2017 on Twitter, tweeting in support of Dutch politician Geert Wilders (Naylor, Brian (March 13, 2017). "Rep. Steve King Stands By Controversial Tweet About 'Somebody Else's Babies'". NPR. ; Schleifer, Theodore (March 14, 2017). "King doubles down on controversial 'babies' tweet". New Day. CNN. ; Moseley, Mariya (March 13, 2017). "GOP Congressman Steve King Continues To Uphold White Supremacy, Defends Racist Tweet: ‘I Mean Exactly What I Said’". Essence. ; Firozi, Paulina (March 12, 2017). "GOP lawmaker: 'We can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies'". The Hill. ; Bump, Philip (March 12, 2017). "Rep. Steve King warns that ‘our civilization’ can’t be restored with ‘somebody else’s babies’". The Washington Post. ; "Steve King tweet backing Geert Wilders sparks social media backlash". BBC. March 13, 2017. )
* I'd like to see an America that is just so homogeneous that we look a lot the same.
** March 13, 2017, to host Chris Cuomo on CNN's New Day (Schleifer, Theodore (March 14, 2017). "King doubles down on controversial 'babies' tweet". New Day. CNN. ; Buncombe, Andrew (March 13, 2017). "Steve King: Republican congressman under fire for anti-Islam endorsement says he wants 'an America so homogeneous that we look the same'". The Independent. ; Graham, David A. (March 13, 2017). "Steve King's Improbable Ascendance". The Atlantic. ; Naylor, Brian (March 13, 2017). "Rep. Steve King Stands By Controversial Tweet About 'Somebody Else's Babies'". NPR. ; McCarthy, Tom (October 27, 2018). "'He's so openly racist': why does Iowa keep electing Steve King to Congress?". The Guardian. ; "Steve King tweet backing Geert Wilders sparks social media backlash". BBC. March 13, 2017. )
* Every American should take note of those candidates who stand with the economic interests of America’s citizens, and who stand with the Rule of Law, by rejecting Amnesty in all its forms. It is wrong when Democrats seek to demean the intrinsic value of American citizenship by importing the Third World to replace the millions of voters their redistributionist policies and racial grievance politics have driven away. It is also wrong when Republican leadership conveniently chooses to waive the application of the law to guarantee a supply of unskilled and low-cost workers for their corporate benefactors.
** Rep. Steve King: ‘DACA’ – ‘Delivering Amnesty to Central Americans’ (September 26, 2017)
* Without the right to life, how would an individual’s rights become vested? How could any other rights be realized if one’s very life could be taken away by another who is exercising their right to liberty or pursuit of happiness? Jefferson articulated a prioritized set of rights; first the right to life, then the right to liberty, then the pursuit of happiness. Each right was carefully prioritized in sequential order because the right to life trumps all other rights. No one can take a human life in exercising their liberties and no one can take a life or take away the liberty of another in their pursuit of happiness. If the right to life can be taken by another, then no right of anyone is protected.
** Rep. Steve King: Protecting the Unborn Reaffirms Jefferson’s Truths (November 1, 2017)
* White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization – how did that language become offensive?
** Iowa Republican Steve King faces party action over 'white supremacist' remark, January 13, 2018
* The rationale is that if infidels are eating this pork, they aren't eating it, so as long as they're preparing this pork for infidels, it helps send 'em to hell and it'll make Allah happy. I don't want people doing my pork that won't eat it. Let alone hope I'll go to hell for eating pork chops.
** June 22, 2018 on Breitbart Radio (Ehrlich, Jamie (June 22, 2018). "Steve King doesn't want Somali Muslims to package pork in his district". CNN. ; Price, Greg (June 22, 2018). "Republican Steve King Says He Doesn't Want Muslims Handling Pork Because They’re Helping ‘Infidels’ Go to Hell". Newsweek. ; Wise, Justin (June 25, 2018). "GOP lawmaker said he doesn't want Muslims working at pork plants in his district". The Hill. )
* What if we went back through all the family trees and just pulled out anyone who was a product of rape or incest? Would there be any population of the world left if we did that? Considering all the wars and all the rapes and pillages that happened throughout all these different nations, I know that I can't say that I was not a part of a product of that....Just because a conception happened in bad circumstances doesn't mean the result isn't a person. It's not the baby's fault for the sin of the father, or of the mother.
** August 14 2019, speaking to the Westside Conservative Club in Urbandale ("U.S. Rep. Steve King: If not for rape and incest, 'would there be any population left?'". Des Moines Register. August 14, 2019. ; McCarthy, Tom (August 14, 2019). "Republican Steve King: if not for incest and rape 'would there be any population left?'". The Guardian. ; Smith, Allan (August 14, 2019). "Steve King questions if humanity would exist without 'rape or incest'". NBC News. ; Stevens, Matt (August 14, 2019). "Steve King Asks if There Would Be 'Any Population' Left Without Rape and Incest". The New York Times. )

## Quotes about Steve King

* What an asshole.
** John Boehner, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, speaking to Representative Joaquin Castro (Castro, Joaquin (February 2014). "Mr. Castro Goes to Washington". Texas Monthly. ; Graham, David A. (March 13, 2017). "Steve King's Improbable Ascendance". The Atlantic. ; Berman, Russell (March 28, 2014). "John Boehner's best swears". The Hill. ; Newhauser, Daniel (January 31, 2014). "Steve King: Speaker Never Apologized for 'Indelicate' Insult". Roll Call. )
* GOD BLESS STEVE KING!!!
** David Duke, on Twitter March 12, 2017 (Bump, Philip (March 12, 2017). "Rep. Steve King warns that ‘our civilization’ can’t be restored with ‘somebody else’s babies’". The Washington Post. ; McCarthy, Tom (October 27, 2018). "'He's so openly racist': why does Iowa keep electing Steve King to Congress?". The Guardian. ; Sarlin, Benjy (January 15, 2019). "House overwhelmingly passes resolution condemning Iowa GOP Rep. King's racist comments". NBC News. ; Naylor, Brian (March 13, 2017). "Rep. Steve King Stands By Controversial Tweet About 'Somebody Else's Babies'". NPR. ; "Steve King tweet backing Geert Wilders sparks social media backlash". BBC. March 13, 2017. )

## External links

* Congressman Steve King
* Gabriel, Trip (January 15, 2019). "A Timeline of Steve King’s Racist Remarks and Divisive Actions". The New York Times.
* "Steve King Quote of the Day: 100 Days of Quotes from (and about) Iowa's 4th District Congressman".