Steve King Says Yes to Resolution Against His Own Comments: ‘Let’s Vote for This’

COLLINS Thank you Madam ░░░░░░░░ At this time I ░░░░░░░░ five minutes to the ░░░░░░░░ from Iowa Mr King ░░░░░░░░ PRO TEMPORE The gentleman ░░░░░░░░ recognized KING Thank you ░░░░░░░░ Speaker I thank the ░░░░░░░░ from Georgia for yielding ░░░░░░░░ time to address this ░░░░░░░░ I understand and recognize ░░░░░░░░ gravity of this issue ░░░░░░░░ s before us I ░░░░░░░░ hear it in the ░░░░░░░░ of the gentleman from ░░░░░░░░ I can hear it ░░░░░░░░ Mr Clyburn and Mr ░░░░░░░░ and all of you ░░░░░░░░ I know all of ░░░░░░░░ I thought you all ░░░░░░░░ me well But I ░░░░░░░░ to read this resolution ░░░░░░░░ Speaker and I started ░░░░░░░░ the first whereas and ░░░░░░░░ m going to read ░░░░░░░░ as it s here ░░░░░░░░ on January 10 2019 ░░░░░░░░ Steve King was quoted ░░░░░░░░ asking white nationalists white ░░░░░░░░ Western civilization there is ░░░░░░░░ dash in there a ░░░░░░░░ how did that language ░░░░░░░░ offensive I understand how ░░░░░░░░ interpreted my words when ░░░░░░░░ read them this way ░░░░░░░░ is no tape for ░░░░░░░░ interview that I did ░░░░░░░░ was 56 minutes long ░░░░░░░░ are some notes on ░░░░░░░░ other end but there ░░░░░░░░ no tape There s ░░░░░░░░ way to go back ░░░░░░░░ listen but I can ░░░░░░░░ you this That ideology ░░░░░░░░ shows up in my ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ it could possibly come ░░░░░░░░ of my mouth So ░░░░░░░░ am going to tell ░░░░░░░░ that the words are ░░░░░░░░ what I said But ░░░░░░░░ want to read it ░░░░░░░░ you the way I ░░░░░░░░ I said it And ░░░░░░░░ s this White nationalists ░░░░░░░░ supremacists Western civilization how ░░░░░░░░ that language become offensive ░░░░░░░░ did I sit in ░░░░░░░░ teaching me about the ░░░░░░░░ of our history and ░░░░░░░░ that s the end ░░░░░░░░ the quote just to ░░░░░░░░ Western civilization become a ░░░░░░░░ term in political discourse ░░░░░░░░ That s what I ░░░░░░░░ happened And it s ░░░░░░░░ words ironically that s ░░░░░░░░ this firestorm And again ░░░░░░░░ regret that we are ░░░░░░░░ this place I read ░░░░░░░░ of the rest of ░░░░░░░░ resolutions that are here ░░░░░░░░ two I rejected ideology ░░░░░░░░ statement is true Mr ░░░░░░░░ Number three same story ░░░░░░░░ reject the ideology that ░░░░░░░░ noted in here Statement ░░░░░░░░ true As I read ░░░░░░░░ so far down number ░░░░░░░░ number five all the ░░░░░░░░ through these resolutions all ░░░░░░░░ whereases in this resolution ░░░░░░░░ agree with all of ░░░░░░░░ I agree with every ░░░░░░░░ you have put in ░░░░░░░░ It s an honest ░░░░░░░░ direct resolution put together ░░░░░░░░ address the subject that ░░░░░░░░ been too long before ░░░░░░░░ public dialogue in this ░░░░░░░░ And when I look ░░░░░░░░ at the resolve that ░░░░░░░░ usually the meat of ░░░░░░░░ It says resolved that ░░░░░░░░ House of Representatives once ░░░░░░░░ rejects white nationalism and ░░░░░░░░ supremacy as hateful expressions ░░░░░░░░ intolerance that are contradictory ░░░░░░░░ the values that define ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ I agree with that ░░░░░░░░ a couple weeks ago ░░░░░░░░ stood on this floor ░░░░░░░░ the Bible in my ░░░░░░░░ and I took an ░░░░░░░░ to support and defend ░░░░░░░░ Constitution of the United ░░░░░░░░ That Bible wasn t ░░░░░░░░ a regular Bible picked ░░░░░░░░ somewhere That was the ░░░░░░░░ pocket sized leather bible ░░░░░░░░ my great uncle John ░░░░░░░░ carried in his shirt ░░░░░░░░ for three years in ░░░░░░░░ civil war I come ░░░░░░░░ a family of abolitionists ░░░░░░░░ I would have some ░░░░░░░░ from his cousin my ░░░░░░░░ times great grandfather if ░░░░░░░░ hadn t been killed ░░░░░░░░ that conflict This means ░░░░░░░░ to me The abolitionism ░░░░░░░░ goes clear back into ░░░░░░░░ family and they paid ░░░░░░░░ price with their lives ░░░░░░░░ make sure that all ░░░░░░░░ and now all women ░░░░░░░░ created equal and we ░░░░░░░░ endowed by our Creator ░░░░░░░░ certain unalienable rights And ░░░░░░░░ rights are life liberty ░░░░░░░░ the pursuit of happiness ░░░░░░░░ I absolutely believe in ░░░░░░░░ It s in my ░░░░░░░░ my soul and it ░░░░░░░░ in my work By ░░░░░░░░ fruits you shall know ░░░░░░░░ But The New York ░░░░░░░░ has a different version ░░░░░░░░ this They make a ░░░░░░░░ of attacking the President ░░░░░░░░ a matter of fact ░░░░░░░░ I look at this ░░░░░░░░ that s here This ░░░░░░░░ that the House of ░░░░░░░░ once again rejects white ░░░░░░░░ and white supremacy and ░░░░░░░░ expressions of intolerance that ░░░░░░░░ contradictory to the values ░░░░░░░░ define the people of ░░░░░░░░ United States I agree ░░░░░░░░ that language I said ░░░░░░░░ I will add to ░░░░░░░░ the language I used ░░░░░░░░ this floor in this ░░░░░░░░ place last Friday afternoon ░░░░░░░░ I said I would ░░░░░░░░ it by adding my ░░░░░░░░ statements which not only ░░░░░░░░ rejects white nationalism and ░░░░░░░░ supremacy as evil ideologies ░░░░░░░░ also condemn anyone that ░░░░░░░░ this evil and bigoted ░░░░░░░░ that saw in its ░░░░░░░░ expression the systematic murder ░░░░░░░░ six million innocent Jewish ░░░░░░░░ That s where I ░░░░░░░░ That s what I ░░░░░░░░ So I want to ░░░░░░░░ the gentleman from South ░░░░░░░░ for bringing this resolution ░░░░░░░░ I ve carefully studied ░░░░░░░░ word in this resolution ░░░░░░░░ even though I d ░░░░░░░░ some more that are ░░░░░░░░ language I agree with ░░░░░░░░ language in it So ░░░░░░░░ want to ask my ░░░░░░░░ on both sides of ░░░░░░░░ aisle let s vote ░░░░░░░░ this resolution I m ░░░░░░░░ up a yes on ░░░░░░░░ board here because what ░░░░░░░░ state here is right ░░░░░░░░ it s true and ░░░░░░░░ s just And so ░░░░░░░░ what I have stated ░░░░░░░░ on the floor of ░░░░░░░░ House of Representatives Thank ░░░░░░░░ Madam Speaker and I ░░░░░░░░ back the balance of ░░░░░░░░ time.”