Pete King's Thoughts & Whereabouts: 9/14 - 9/16

Monday, September 14th
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
To Garden City Hotel to speak at Dean Skelos' Senate Club breakfast. I focused on health care and terrorism. Consensus from the audience was that the President's speech to Congress had no real impact.

1:30 p.m.
Fly back to Washington

5:00 p.m.
Security briefing on NYPD-FBI raid in Flushing. Make several news appearances to defend the Joint Terrorism Task Force decision to make these raids.

Tuesday, September 15th
6:40 a.m.
Telephone interview with John Gambling regarding terrorist raids and health care.

9:00 a.m. - 10 a.m.
GOP Conference meeting in 345 Cannon. Overwhelming opposition to proposed resolution against Joe Wilson, believing it is overkill and a cheap partisan effort to divert attention from health care debate.

11:45 a.m.
To Senate Russell Building for FOX interview on FBI raids

5:15 p.m.
To House floor to vote against Joe Wilson resolution. Final vote 240-179.

7:30 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.
Dinner meeting at British Embassy with British Ambassador, Member of Parliament and former Cabinet official David Blunkett. Good conversation regarding terrorism.

Wednesday, September 16th
8:05 a.m.
To Fox Studios on Capitol Hill for Good Day NY (WNYW). Defended NYPD against anonymous FBI criticism of Monday's raid in Flushing. For more on raids click here.