We’ve got to stand up at some point and say, ‘We are not gonna pay slavery reparations in the United States Congress.’ That war’s been fought. That was over a century ago. That debt was paid for in blood, and it was paid for in the blood of a lot of Yankees, especially. And there’s no reparations for the blood that paid for the sin of slavery. Steve King Read Quote
Citizenship must be precious, not handed out like candy in a parade. We don’t ride along and throw out citizenship like you do M&M’s or Tootsie Rolls or whatever it is we’re tossing out in our parades. Steve King Read Quote
Liberals want to amend our country’s history to eradicate the role of Christianity in America and chisel references to God or faith from our historical buildings. Steve King Read Quote
This bill, this badly named ENLIST Act, would put out the advertisement that says, ‘Sneak into America. Sneak into the military, and that’s going to be the most expeditious path to American citizenship and the whole smorgasbord of benefits that come from American citizenship.’ Steve King Read Quote
I believe Ted Cruz is the candidate that’s the answer to my prayers. A candidate whom God will use to restore the soul of America. Steve King Read Quote
Our focus on melanin and people’s skins – can’t we talk about the diversity of ideology? Can’t we look at people for their minds and what they can contribute? And I’d like to see us go more toward a respect for people’s ability to contribute, and I actually want to get to a society where we disregard race. Steve King Read Quote
I’ve noticed that some Democrats, who seldom mention their faith or maybe never mention their faith, will seize on to a phrase that Pope Francis may have said, and they want to attach themselves to that agenda. Political opportunists is what they are. Steve King Read Quote
My faith, and especially my faith as a Catholic, does inform me and does guide me. Steve King Read Quote
We’ve heard some things from Pope Francis that are not fully supportive of free enterprise capitalism. That should be a problem from an American perspective. Steve King Read Quote
