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Homeland Security

DEFENDING AMERICA AGAINST ISLAMIC TERRORISM
Pete King strongly supports the PATRIOT Act, wiretapping foreign terrorists, profiling foreign terrorists at our airports and allowing the CIA to carry out tough interrogations of foreign terrorists. Pete has fought hard to increase Homeland Security funding for police and firefighters in New York City and on Long Island. During his time as Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, Pete was responsible for the passage of historic legislation regarding port security, chemical plant security and restructuring the nation’s emergency response system. As Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee, Pete opposes President Obama’s decision to close Guantánamo and restrict interrogations of terrorists.

PETE KING OBTAINS NEEDED FUNDS FOR FIREFIGHTERS
Congressman King has obtained homeland security grants for fire departments throughout our district, including a $255,200 mobile-modular fire trainer for the Massapequa Fire Department. Pete proudly serves as Co-Chairman of the Congressional Fire Caucus.

Pete King, Mayor Bloomberg Join Forces for 9-11 Victions

PETE KING, MAYOR BLOOMBERG JOIN FORCES FOR 9/11 VICTIMS
Mike Bloomberg and Pete King testified in Congress on behalf of rescue workers and others who were at Ground Zero and have become seriously ill from the toxins which they inhaled during the recovery effort and in the days and weeks following the attacks.

PETE KING SUPPORTS POLICE IN FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM
As Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee Pete King works closely with the NYPD and the Nassau and Suffolk County Police Departments. Congressman King has obtained millions of dollars in Homeland Security funds for these departments.

Illegal Immigration

STOPPING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
Congressman King knows that we must secure our borders and stop illegal immigration. Pete sponsored the law to construct a 700 mile fence along the border with Mexico and supports hiring thousands more border patrol agents, utilizing the most advanced military technology and equipment at the border and imposing heavy fines and prison sentences for companies that hire illegal immigrants. Pete opposes amnesty for the illegal immigrants living in our country.

Pete King with our Border Patrol at the Mexican border

Pete meets with National Guard troops at the Arizona-Mexico border

Senior Citizens

PROTECTING AMERICA’S SENIOR CITIZENS
Congressman King is a strong supporter of preserving Social Security and providing expanded prescription drug coverage for senior citizens. Pete also supports legislation to make elder abuse a federal crime so that we can protect the hundreds of thousands of elderly Americans who are exploited, abused or neglected each year. Pete would also require background checks for health care workers and setting up data bases for elder abuse, similar to the registries we now have for child abuse.

Our Armed Forces

STANDING WITH AMERICA’S TROOPS AND VETERANS
Congressman King has always been a strong supporter of our Armed Forces. Pete has traveled to battle zones in Iraq, Afghanistan and Bosnia to meet with our troops and has consistently voted to improve their pay and benefits. He has been a leader in the fight to support our returning troops by sponsoring The Returning Soldiers Bill of Rights Act.

Thanking America’s veterans

Pete King visits American troops in Iraq

Congressman King helicoptered to an Army Special Forces base near the Afghanistan/Pakistan border

Women's Health Care

SUPPORTING THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER
Pete King has been a dedicated and effective leader in the war against breast cancer throughout his years in Congress. Pete has supported legislation to increase Medicare reimbursements for screening and diagnostic mammographies; fund research centers to study the relationship between the environment and breast cancer; and require insurance companies to guarantee at least 48 hours hospital care after a mastectomy.

English Language

MAKING ENGLISH OUR OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
Despite demonstrations outside his office, Pete King has consistently sponsored the National Language Act, which would make English our official language and end federal bilingual programs. The United States is a nation of immigrants who are proud of their cultures and traditions. But Pete knows that the English language is the glue which binds us together. As Theodore Roosevelt said: "we have room for but one language, the language of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, the language of the Declaration of Independence" – the English language.

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Rep. Pete King meets with Pres. George H.W. Bush and Pres. George W. Bush during a LIA lunch at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. To read more on the lunch click here.

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