Iowa Congressman Steve King, a Republican from Kiron, says he is not sure yet if the U.S. House will vote via telephone on the $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill that has passed the Senate. He says they have been discussing the issue frequently. King says they've been having as many as two … [Read more...]
Ernst and King criticize Schumer’s remarks about justices
Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst is criticizing the Senate's Democratic leader for comments he made at a rally outside the Supreme Court. Last week, Senator Chuck Schumer told protesters the two justices President Trump has appointed to the Supreme Court would face repercussions if they uphold … [Read more...]
King disappointed by sentence for water dousing incident
Republican Congressman Steve King says he's disappointed in the sentence for a Colorado man who admitted he threw a glass of water on King last year. Twenty-seven-year-old Blake Gibbins was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to perform 200 hours of community service. "I have seen … [Read more...]
Probation for man who tossed water on Congressman King
The Colorado man who threw a glass of water on Republican Congressman Steve King has been sentenced to two years of probation. Twenty-seven-year-old Blake Gibbins of Lafayette, Colorado, pleaded guilty to one count of assaulting a member of congress. The water-tossing incident happened on March … [Read more...]
Congressman King wants discussion with Corps on Missouri River flood control
Iowa Congressman Steve King says he wants to talk with leaders of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about their plan for 2020 flood control in the Missouri River basin. King says he wants to know how the Corps will help to prevent a repeat of the flooding that caused parts of Interstate 29 in … [Read more...]
King again faces question about incest case and abortion
Iowa Congressman Steve King says he won't speak publicly about the case of a young girl who was raped by a family member and became pregnant, but he is open to talking privately with those directly involved. King held a town hall in Clear Lake yesterday and was asked if he would support an … [Read more...]
Petitioners challenge residency of Woodbury Supervisor who’s running for congress
Some Woodbury County citizens have filed petitions challenging the residency status of County Supervisor Jeremy Taylor. Petitioners accuse Taylor of moving into a Sioux City home that's outside the district he was elected to represent, while listing another Sioux City home he owns that is in the … [Read more...]
As expected, party-line split in Iowa delegation on impeachment vote
The three Iowa Democrats serving in the U.S. House voted to impeach President Trump tonight. Congressman Steve King, the only Iowa Republican in the delegation, opposed it. He said earlier this afternoon that Democrats were trying to undo the results of the 2016 election. "They brought this case … [Read more...]
Anti-impeachment rally held at Iowa GOP headquarters
Republican Congressman Steve King has made it clear he'll vote against impeaching President Trump this week, but the three Democrats from Iowa who serve in the U.S. House have not announced how they'll vote. About two dozen people gathered at the Iowa Republican Party headquarters this weekend to … [Read more...]
Iowans see positive development on USMCA ratification
Iowa politicians, commodity groups and Iowa's business community are celebrating news of a deal that will lead to U.S. House ratification of a new trade agreement to replace NAFTA. Passage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement will close out 2019 with a win for farmers who've had a difficult year, … [Read more...]