Steve King in Politico.com


On Principles & Values: Condemned on House floor for racist remarks

They're the outcasts of Capitol Hill, personae non gratae even in their own party. Duncan Hunter, Chris Collins & Steve King have been excommunicated from the House GOP conference in the most public way possible: stripped of their committee assignments and forced to watch the legislating from the sidelines.

Their options are limited. They could sign up to deliver short speeches on the House floor, outside normal legislating hours, which typically fade into the C-SPAN abyss. King this year has spoken twice on the floor, spending his time defending his racist comments to The New York Times. Neither Hunter nor Collins has given a floor speech this year.

King, who has a long history of controversial commentary, came under fire last month for defending white nationalism and white supremacy in an interview with The New York Times. Republicans punished King by stripping him of his committee assignments, while the entire House agreed to condemn his remarks on the House floor.

Source: Politico.com on 2019 IA-4 House incumbent Feb 4, 2019

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