Rep. Peter King Delivers Weekly Republican Address

Rep. Peter King (R-NY) is the ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee; he also serves on the House Intelligence Committee. He delivers this weeks Weekly Republican Address.



Here are some excerpts of King's remarks:

We are a nation at war, and we should act like it. We need to pull together, remain vigilant, and send a clear signal – both to our friends and our enemies – that this government will stop at nothing to protect our homeland. That's how America sets an example for the world.

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One of the first things we need to do is pass the Keep Terrorists Out of America Act, a common-sense bill Republicans have proposed to prevent terrorists from being brought on to our soil. This bill would help stop the misguided plan to put Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other 9/11 terrorists on trial in downtown Manhattan. It's an enormous, unnecessary risk, as is housing terrorists at the proposed "Gitmo North" facility near Chicago.

There's a good reason why the government has had such a hard time transferring these terrorist detainees to other countries. They are the worst of the worst. No one should want them. That's why we put in place a process by which these terrorists should be held and tried – as enemy combatants, by military commissions.

I'm flying into Chicago tonight. I'll be thinking about King's speech during my flight.

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