February 23, 2010
Congressman Pete King a cut above
Blue Collar Corner - One Irishman to another discussing everything from Terror Trials to Health Care to what boxing gyms we go to. Congressman King was way out ahead of all of his peers when it came to condemn the NYC location of putting KSM and his cohorts on trial.
February 23, 2010
LI's King rejects Obama's health care overhaul plan
Newsday - The health care overhaul plan proposed Monday by President Barack Obama to lure Republican support ran into a quick rejection by Long Island's lone Republican representative. Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) condemned Obama's proposal - the first he has offered - as "just a recycled version of government run health care."
February 23, 2010
In-Justice! Furor over O's 'Gitmo' appointees
New York Post - The Justice Department's disclosure that nine of President Obama's appointees had either represented or advocated for Guantanamo detainees has touched off a firestorm of criticism.
February 11, 2010
King: Obama not at ease on security
The Hill - King, the top GOP member of the House Homeland Security Committee, suggested that the president was out of touch on security issues and had deferred too much to his attorney general on decisions on how to handle and whether to criminally prosecute terror suspects.
February 9, 2010
King: Brennan the ‘Egomaniac’
National Review - “An egomaniac” — that’s how Rep. Peter King of New York, the ranking Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, describes John Brennan, President Obama’s deputy national-security adviser, after reading Brennan’s op-ed in USA Today that says criticism of the administration’s handling of the failed Christmas Day bombing serves the “goals of al-Qaeda.”
February 9, 2010
Dems sign on to GOP bill preventing funds for civilian Guantanamo trials
The Hill - Two Democrats signed on to a Republican bill that would prevent any funds from being spent on prosecuting Guantánamo Bay suspects in U.S. federal court.
February 2, 2010
Sickened By the Cowards Playing Politics
Fox News - The only New York federal lawmaker to stand up against the Democrats from New York, the president and the Justice Department was Republican Rep. Peter King, the ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee.
January 30, 2010
Reports: ‘New York is out’ as terror trial site
Newsday - Late Friday evening Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) told Newsday his homeland security committee staffers had been told the decision was a “99.9 percent” done deal. But he said he also understood there remained some resistance from within the Department of Justice and that nothing official had been announced.
January 29, 2010
King bill aims to block feds' terror trial funding
Newsday - Amid a growing chorus of concern over security and the price tag of bringing suspected 9/11 attackers to trial in Manhattan, Rep. Peter King has moved to stop the government spending public money to try any Guan- tánamo detainees on U.S. soil.
January 24, 2010
New York’s King, or the rebirth of racism
The National - This is an example of the attacks on Congressman King for speaking out against Islamic terrorism.
January 20, 2009
Local GOP sees promise in Kennedy seat upset
Newsday - Long Island legislators agreed that the election in Massachusetts of Republican Scott Brown to a seat once occupied by the standard-bearer of the Democratic Party may be a bellwether of things to come, a development that could radically shift local and national politics.
January 12, 2010
Christmas bomber issues wake-up call for administration
The Hill - Nearly one year ago, President Barack Obama signed his poorly thought-out executive order to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station in Cuba — releasing or transferring all detainees — “no later than one year” after taking office. At the time, I knew that the president’s order was a bad idea, based on a campaign promise and made without considering the many judicial, homeland security and intelligence-gathering implications.
January 8, 2010
Pete King Gives GOP Address
Daily News - After leading the charge in criticizing the response to the Christmas underwear bombing, Pete King is tapped to keep the drumbeat going as the GOP’s voice in its weekly address.
January 4, 2010
Peter King weighs Senate run again
Newsday - Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) indicated Monday he’s reconsidering a Senate run. King ruled out a campaign against Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand last summer. But with former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s announcement that he’ll not run for any office this year and the re-emergence of terrorism issues, the congressman is again a possible contender.
December 31, 2009
Rep. Peter King's recommendations on U.S. policy
Newsday asked Rep. Peter King for 10 ways he would change U.S. policy. Here are his recommendations coupled with a look at the position of the Obama administration.
December 31, 2009
An LI Battler Takes on Terror
Newsday - This was supposed to be the week Rep. Peter King spent talking with family and friends about whether to bow to his party's wishes and run for the U.S. Senate.
December 30, 2009
Rep. King: Terror suspect should face military tribunal
Newsday - In an interview with Newsday, King, the ranking Republican on the House intelligence committee, said Christmas bombing suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab should be handled outside the usual civilian court system so he can be interrogated without the usual rights afforded defendants.
December 29, 2009
King seeks info on terror suspect to plug security holes
Newsday - Rep. Peter King said Monday he wants to know what the father of the Detroit terror suspect told U.S. Embassy officials in Nigeria about his son's embrace of radical Islam and what the State Department did next.
December 27, 2009
Blunders demand answers
New York Post - One thing is clear about the attempted terror attack on Christmas Day -- we need answers.
December 27, 2009
Get smarter on terror: Detroit near-miss exposes big holes in security shield
Daily News - Sooner or later, if the civilized world does not get its act together, these demented fanatics will again produce mass destruction. They keep trying, and you can be sure that they are today sharing lessons- learned intelligence about the plot to bring down Northwest Flight 253.
December 23, 2009
Peter King says he's being urged to run for Senate
Newsday - U.S. Rep. Peter King may be back in the running for the U.S. Senate.
December 21, 2009
LI members of Congress get few earmarks they seek
Newsday - When it comes to the much criticized but also much sought-after earmarks to federal spending bills, it never hurts to ask. But don't get your hopes up.
December 20, 2009
Lawmakers divided on abortion compromise
Newsday - After negotiating into the night Friday to help win over holdout Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), Sen. Charles Schumer Saturday hailed the Democrats' apparent success in getting the 60 votes they need to move ahead on their health-care overhaul bill.
December 18, 2009
Being King
LI Business News - It’s why he’s the only Long Island representative with a national reputation, one of the few members of the House who has international visibility, due to his loud, decades-spanning voice supporting the Nationalist side of The Troubles in Ireland.
December 15, 2009
Sightings & Moments from the Day
Politico - Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) was spotted giving Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly a tour around the Capitol Tuesday. The interesting twosome then lunched in the Members' Dining Room.
December 10, 2009
Congressional Member Popularity Contest 2009
Newsmax Magazine - We’ve done our homework, made our list, checked it twice. These are the congressmen and women who rank highest and lowest among their esteemed colleagues on either side of the aisle.
December 9, 2009
Committee Subpoenaes White House Crashers
Daily News - The House Homeland Security voted today to subpoena the alleged White House gate-crashers, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, but not the President’s social secretary, Desiree Rogers.
December 9, 2009
Lawmakers blast SIPC, Madoff bankruptcy trustee
AP - Several House lawmakers on Wednesday criticized the treatment of Madoff fraud victims by the agency charged with resolving brokerage firm failures, saying new legislative remedies may be needed to help the investors.
December 8, 2009
NYC Gets Security Cash Boost -- and More Competition
Daily News - Federal officials handed New York City a nice, healthy pot of homeland security cash today, but also added to competition for that money in the future by adding three urban areas to the list of most-threatened locales.
December 8, 2009
Homeland Security Funding Coming to NYC
WCBS Newsradio 880 - Representative Peter King explains the funding from Homeland Security for Long Island and New York City.
November 27, 2009
King: Congress should probe White House dinner crashers
Newsday - U.S. Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford), the ranking Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, is calling for a congressional investigation into how a couple with reality television ambitions attended a state dinner at the White House without being on the guest list.
November 19, 2009
Rep. King Blasts White House Over NYC 9/11 Trial
WCBS-TV (New York) - Congressman Says Decision To Bring Terrorists To U.S. Among The 'Most Dangerous Any President Has Ever Made'.
November 12, 2009
Rep. King On Tough Talk On Muslims: Deal With It
WCBS-TV (New York) - Long Island Congressman Peter King is under fire for some controversial comments he made about the Muslim community. And he flat out said the reaction doesn't bother him a bit.
October 30, 2009
Nancy Pelosi says affordable health care for all is on horizon as she unveils House's 20-pound bill
Daily News - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday plunked down her plan to fix America's ailing health care system - all 20 pounds and 1,990 pages of it.
October 30, 2009
Lieberman Marching Further Right in 2010
ABC News - Lieberman infuriated fellow Democrats in 2008 by supporting Republican presidential nominee John McCain as well as congressional candidates Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y.
October 28, 2009
Montauk Coast Guard captain wins support from Rep. King
Newsday - Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) said Tuesday he had contacted Coast Guard officials and asked them to reconsider their decision to relieve Chief Petty Officer James Weber from command.
October 28, 2009
Securing the Cities program is about securing our nation
The Hill - Those opposed to supporting Securing the Cities still fail to understand why protecting New York City is, in fact, protecting America.
October 19, 2009
Rep. King appears on John Gambling Radio Show
WOR Radio - Rep. Peter King discusses why he is supporting General David Petraeus for President in 2012.
October 15, 2009
Rep. King warns of safety risks if Gitmo thugs are brought to city for 9/11 trials
Daily News - Rep. Pete King said Wednesday that putting Sept. 11 plotters on trial in New York City would be a security "time bomb" placing citizens at greater risk.
October 15, 2009
New York congressman probing NBA ties to Euro basketball clubs
Sports Illustrated - The controversy involving the Greek basketball club Olympiakos escalated Wednesday as U.S. Rep. Peter King threatened congressional involvement while asking commissioner David Stern to explain the NBA's role in the matter.
October 9, 2009
GOP demands ‘immediate accounting’ of ACORN funding
Washington Examiner - Rep. Peter King, R-NY, ranking member of the Homeland Security Committee, and all ranking subcommittee members, sent a letter to Secretary Janet Napolitano requesting “an immediate accounting of any funding ACORN is receiving from the Department of Homeland Security.”
September 30, 2009
Patriot Act helped foil New York terror plot
Washington Examiner - The arrest and indictment of Najibullah Zazi on charges of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction was made possible by the "roving wiretaps" allowed by the Patriot Act, which was signed into law in 2001 by President George W. Bush. "All the layers of defense President Bush set up after Sept. 11 are working," Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., pointed out.
September 28, 2009
Schumer, King: Restore $40M for dirty-bomb protection
Newsday - Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) Sunday called for Congress and the Obama administration to reinstate $40 million to protect New York City against a so-called dirty bomb threat.
September 28, 2009
Terror plot shows New York needs federal dollars, Mayor Bloomberg says
Daily News - Mayor Bloomberg said Sunday the just-foiled plot to bomb the city shows the feds need to cough up more money to protect New Yorkers from "dirty bombs."
September 28, 2009
Studies: No charges brought in most terror cases
Newsday - New studies show that while federal prosecutors are winning increasing numbers of convictions in terrorism cases, they also are declining to bring charges in the overwhelming majority of matters brought to them by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies.
September 16, 2009
Obama doesn't believe criticism based on racism
Newsday - A day after former President Jimmy Carter said race is at the heart of much of the opposition to President Barack Obama, the president said through his spokesman that he disagrees. Rep. Peter King called Carter's comments shameful.
September 3, 2009
Charlie Ups the Race-Card Ante
New York Post - Rep. Charles Rangel said Tuesday that "bias" and "prejudice" toward Obama are fueling opposition to health-care reform.
August 31, 2009
Rep. Peter King won't run against Kirsten Gillibrand, but would have run against Caroline Kennedy
Daily News - Rep. Peter King announced Monday he will not challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand next year, but would have entered the race if Gov. Paterson had appointed Caroline Kennedy instead.
August 31, 2009
King won't challenge Gillibrand for U.S. Senate
Newsday - Rep. Peter King's long-suspected announcement that he won't challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand next year leaves state Republicans without an obvious candidate for an important statewide race, political experts said Monday.
August 25, 2009
King on Holder: 'You wonder which side they’re on'
Politico - A "furious" Rep. Peter King, the hawkish, maverick Long Island Republican, blasted a "disgraceful" Eric Holder for opening an investigation of CIA interrogators and chided his own party for what he described as a weak response to the move in an interview just now with POLITICO.
August 25, 2009
Giuliani, Seeing Opening, Mulls a Governor Bid
New York Times - “Several times, he said to me that he sees state government similar to where New York City was in 1993: out of control,” said Mr. King, who met with Mr. Giuliani late last month at the Capitol Hill Club. “So many people are saying the state can’t be governed, which is what everyone was saying about the city then. In Rudy’s mind, this is a challenge.”
August 25, 2009
Governor run on former Mayor Rudy Giuliani's mind, says top ally Pete King
Daily News - "We've spoken on and off this year about it and my impression was always that he was not intent on running, but after our [recent] breakfast ... I would say he's definitely leaning toward it," said Rep. Pete King (R-L.I.).
August 17, 2009
Local lawmakers sound off on health care co-ops
Newsday - Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) The Obama Administration has finally realized that the American people do not want government-run health care and that the president's original scheme was overreaching and poorly thought out.
August 14, 2009
Political Ponderings: Rep. Peter King’s Clarity
Long Island Sentinel: Politics and Society - King made clear the need to fight terrorists, rogue nations, and misguided, big government schemes. Again, some rare policy clarity and common sense from a Long Island politician, but not too rare coming from Congressman King.
July 31, 2009
LI reps complain local police left out of stimulus
Newsday - The Long Island congressional delegation complained Friday that police departments in Nassau and Suffolk should have gotten some of the $1 billion in federal stimulus awarded last week by the Department of Justice.
July 30, 2009
9/11 Health Bill Gets Key Nod
Daily News - A $14 billion health proposal to permanently help the victims of 9/11 won a vote in the House for the first time yesterday.
July 30, 2009
Homeland insecurity: Napolitano keeps shortchanging New York on terror funds
Daily News - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano visited America's top terror target yesterday with word that the federal government will deliver $35 million for mass transit protection here. How underwhelming.
July 30, 2009
House OKs pardon for first black boxing champ Jack Johnson
Daily News - Heavyweight Jack Johnson, the first black boxing champ, deserves a presidential pardon, the House unanimously concluded Wednesday.
July 29, 2009
Apologize Prez
Politico - President Barack Obama sparked a whirlwind of reaction with his off-the-cuff claim that the Cambridge, Mass., police acted “stupidly” when they arrested Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. One congressman — Republican House Policy Committee Chairman Thad McCotter — went so far as to introduce a House resolution demanding that Obama apologize.
July 28, 2009
DC's Apple Cop-Out
New York Post - Rep. Pete King fumed that New York "should not be penalized for its success," when he found out New York had been squeezed out of any of the $1 billion economic-stimulus money to help cities avoid laying off cops.
July 23, 2009
Giuliani Running for New York Gov?
Politico - Rudy Giuliani with his old pal, Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) were overheard talking about a Giuilani New York governor run.
July 15, 2009
King Has Spending Money, But Less Incentive, for a New York Senate Run
CQ Politics - Republican Rep. Peter T. King's recent ascension to a slot on the House Intelligence Committee makes it less likely he will run for New York Senate, but he has a solid spending base, should he decide to take the plunge.
July 6, 2009
Now Pete King Has Really Done It
Politico - Hours after Rep. Pete King denounced the effusive Michael Jackson coverage, this website has popped up: "Michael Jackson Fans AGAINST Peter King." The Dem site also asks for contributions against King.
July 6, 2009
Rep. Peter King: Michael Jackson a 'child molester' and 'pervert'
Newsday - Rep. King Sunday said people clamoring about Michael Jackson's death should just beat it.
June 29, 2009
Our Own Worst Enemy: Dems in Congress Fought Nucleaur Security for New York
Daily News - The White House and the Democratic leadership of Congress took aim last week at denying New York the federal funding this city needs to maintain vigilance against nuclear weaponry.
June 24, 2009
New York's Irish King
Daily News - Last week, when the news broke that Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) had been offered the ambassadorship to Ireland in the Obama administration but had turned it down five months ago, a friend e-mailed his wife a picture of the ambassador’s residence in Dublin.
June 24, 2009
Rivals Kirsten Gillibrand, Carolyn Maloney put aside differences to aide 9/11 victims
Daily News - Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will team up on a 9/11 health bill Wednesday with Mayor Bloomberg and key members of the House, including Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan) and Pete King (R-Long Island) - who would both like to unseat the recently appointed senator in 2010.
June 15, 2009
White House Offered Ambassadorship to GOP Rep. King
Daily News - The White House dangled the ambassadorship to Ireland in front of GOP Rep. Pete King, even before that coveted post went to the owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Daily News has learned.
June 8, 2009
Palin Speaks at Fundraiser in St. James
Newsday - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told a crowd of more than a thousand in St. James Sunday night that she will continue to advocate for children and adults who have developmental disabilities. Before her speech, she met briefly with U.S. Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford), then posed for photos.
June 6, 2009
LI Dinner Has Palin Watchers Eyeing Her Next Campaign
Newsday - Since the end of her vice presidential campaign, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin hasn't been seen much south of Alaska. But as she prepares for a St. James speech Sunday night at an event for disabled children, the 2008 Republican nominee has done nothing to quell speculation that she's interested in another run for national office. "She's definitely a player," said Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford), who plans to attend Sunday night's event. "She has a real strong base of support."
June 4, 2009
Rep. King Dismisses Democrats' Attacks As 'Waste of Money'
The Hill - Democrats fired their first warning shot at Rep. Pete King this week, putting the outspoken Republican on notice that they see an opportunity to completely wipe out the GOP in New York.
June 1. 2009
Democrats' Radio Ad Blitz Targets Peter King
Newsday - Congressional Democrats launched a radio and robo-call blitz Monday against U.S. Rep. Peter King, but King said he's not concerned about the broadsides.
June 1, 2009
Democrats Eyeing Peter King's District for Possible 2012 Gains
Daily News - Democrats have Pete King in the cross hairs. National and state party officials are plotting to weaken King, one of New York's three remaining Republican congressmen, by redrawing the lines of his Long Island district.
June 1, 2009
DCCC Targets Six on Stimulus Vote
Roll Call - Democrats launched a paid advertising offensive today against a half-dozen House Republicans whom they consider to be vulnerable this cycle including Rep. Peter King.
May 24, 2009
Air Force Pilot Killed in Crash was Wantagh Grad
Newsday - Capt. Mark P. Graziano, 30, a Wantagh native who Congressman Peter King nominated to the Naval Academy, was piloting a T-38A supersonic jet Thursday with senior navigator Maj. Lee V. Jones when the aircraft went down near California City, Calif., about nine miles north of Edwards Air Force Base, according to his family and the base.
May 21, 2009
New York Terror Plot Foiled
Congressman Peter King, who was previously informed of the plot, discusses the foiled terror plot on a Riverdale synagogue and Stewarts Air Force Base as well as praising the FBI and NYPD on once again saving New Yorkers from a terrorist attack.
May 20, 2009
Pete King Wants Pelosi to Step Down -- for a while
Politico - Rep. Pete King -- the Long Island Republican who was one of the first in his party to call for Newt Gingrich's ouster a decade ago -- wants Nancy Pelosi to step aside temporarily pending an investigation of the waterboarding fiasco.
May 20, 2009
Video: Rep. King calls Speaker Pelosi's comments on the CIA shameful
Good Morning America - Rep. King calls Speaker Pelosi's comments that the CIA regularly misleads Congress shameful.
May 17, 2009
Rep. Peter King: ACLU Is "Tearing Down The United States"
CBS News Political Hot Sheet - Representative Peter King (R-N.Y.) said that by opposing military tribunals at Guantanamo Bay and by advocating for the release of photographs of torture committed upon detainees, the American Civil Liberties Union is "tearing down the United States," during a heated debate with the ACLU's executive director, on Face the Nation Sunday.
May 16, 2009
King Resists Cuts to Fire Grants, Securing Cities
HS Today - Led by Rep. Peter King (R-NY), ranking member of the committee, lawmakers expressed their disappointment that the DHS budget proposal seemed to shortchange two critical efforts--funding firefighters and securing US cities against nuclear weapons.
May 15, 2009
Obama Owes Explanation on Detainees - Now
The Hill - The American people deserve answers from President Obama about what exactly he intends to do with the detainees, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, the admitted mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
May 15, 2009
Peter King on Everything
Long Island Business News - It’s all right there, in the congressman’s Web site that’s paid for by Pete King for Congress. The site also includes links to stories that feature him, including reports from Fox News and the Washington Times. Can’t find much from MSNBC, however.
May 11, 2009
GOP Torture Strategy: Pelosi
Politico - Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), the top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, said in an interview that if Pelosi failed to object to the techniques at the time, she was “an enabler” and “an accomplice” if any crimes were committed. If an investigation goes forward, King said, Pelosi should be forced to divulge what she knew.
May 9, 2009
Lawmakers Trade Blows Over Obama's Plan to Close Guantanamo Prison
Fox News - Rep. Pete King, R-N.Y., told FOX News that Obama should keep the prison open. "These are very dangerous people," he said. "I think the president is caving into world opinion and he's attempting to fulfill a campaign pledge without having any real idea what the consequences are or where these detainees are going to go."
May 8, 2009
Coming Soon To A 'Hood Near You: Gitmo (Ex?)Terrorists
Daily News - How would you like your family’s next-door neighbor to be a former Guantanamo Bay inmate who was trained in a military camp in pre-9/11 Afghanistan? Would it matter if they were declared no longer to be an “enemy combatant” by the Pentagon?
May 7, 2009
GOP probes 'extremism' report's origin
Washington Times - House Republicans demanded Wednesday that Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano detail how the controversial "right-wing extremism" report was compiled, using a rare legislative maneuver that ensures that the Democrats must take a public stand - one way or another.
May 6, 2009
Rep. King Leads Charge to Introduce Resolution of Inquiry
Roll Call - Rep. Peter King has led the charge to get the Department of Homeland Security to disclose the methods and research it used to produce the controversial report that refers to "right-wing extremists" as potential terrorists.
May 5, 2009
King, Dobbs Talk DHS Report
CNN - Rep. Peter King recently spoke with Lou Dobbs about a recent Department of Homeland Security document defining extremists.
April 27, 2009
D’Amato, Once Pataki’s Kingmaker, Now Leans Toward King
The New York Capitol News - It is King, not Pataki, whom D’Amato now refers to as the “leading luminary” in the state GOP.
April 23, 2009
King: Torture trial should spark "scorched earth"
Politico - New York Republican Rep. Peter King thinks his party needs to go nuke if Bush era officials are prosecuted on torture charges.
April 21, 2009
Pete King's Wise Words
New York Post - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has slammed Rep. Peter King for his alleged "bigoted" remarks, but the Long Island Republican is standing his ground.
April 20, 2009
Peter King Stands By Muslim Comments
Newsday - As he heads upstate tonight to gauge support for a U.S. Senate run, Rep. Peter King said Sunday he has no plans to tone down his comments about Muslims and their cooperation with law enforcement -- a long-simmering issue that flared up again over the weekend.
April 15, 2009
Rep. Pete King boxes and we are left speechless
Politico - Lotta rage there. LOVE Rob Base "It Takes Two" playing in the background.
April 9, 2009
There's much at stake in next year's Senate race
Newsday - Early scrambling in the 2010 race for the junior U.S. Senate seat - now occupied by Kirsten Gillibrand - offers the best glimpse of the clashing ambitions at work in the state Democratic Party's nervous ruling circles.
April 1, 2009
King: Keep terrorism detainees out of NY
Newsday - A New York congressman says Guantanamo prisoners shouldn't be put on trial in New York near the site of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
February 23, 2009
The Survivor - Rep. Peter King points the way for Republicans in the Northeast
National Review - Rep. Peter King’s Washington, D.C., office is stuffed full of New York memorabilia. Every wall is covered with framed photos of actors and baseball players (King’s allegiance lies with the Mets). In terms of décor, the Long Island congressman’s office is reminiscent of one of the Big Apple’s touristy delis.