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July 8, 2009
King: America's Judeo-Christian Heritage Not A Political Bargaining Chip
Congressman Steve King today issued the following statement after voting against H RES 135 last evening. The resolution directs the Architect of the Capitol to place a marker in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center acknowledging the role that slave labor played in the construction of the United States Capitol.
“In the Capitol Visitor’s Center, we agreed to change the name of the Great Hall - which honored the immigrants that came legally to America - to Emancipation Hall to honor the 645,000 slaves and their descendants who were brought to the United States more than two centuries ago.
“Last night I opposed yet another bill to erect another monument to slavery because it was used as a bargaining chip to allow for the actual depiction of ‘In God We Trust’ in the CVC. The Architect of the Capitol and liberal activists opposed every reference to America’s Christian heritage, even to the extent of scrubbing ‘In God We Trust’ from the depiction of the actual Speaker’s chair in the U.S. House of Representatives.
“This is just the latest example of a several year effort by liberals in Congress to scrub references to America’s Christian heritage from our nation's Capitol. 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.
“Our Judeo-Christian heritage is an essential foundation stone of our great nation and should not be held hostage to yet another effort to place guilt on future Americans for the sins of some of their ancestors. Christian abolitionists gave their lives by the hundreds of thousands to end slavery. Great American leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. worshipped God just as our Founding Fathers did. We must never forget this important aspect of our heritage or use it as a political bargaining chip.”
July 2009 Press Releases
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1st - King at U.S./Mexico Border to Assess Border Security Efforts -
1st - King Holding Cap and Trade Forum in Sioux City -
7th - King Holds Cap and Trade Forum -
8th - King: America's Judeo-Christian Heritage Not A Political Bargaining Chip -
9th - King: Pelosi’s Mouse Gets Taxpayer Funded Cheese -
13th - Eight House Members Reject Pledge of Allegiance, “In God We Trust” -
14th - King Statement on Sotomayor Senate Hearings -
15th - King: Doctor/Patient Relationship Must Be Protected -
16th - King Signs Health Care Reform Pledge -
17th - King Hosting Health Care Roundtable in Sioux City -
22nd - CBO: 5,600,000 Illegal Aliens May Be Covered Under Obamacare -
23rd - King: Taxpayers Forced To Fund Abortion -
24th - ACORN Shielded By Liberals Yet Again -
24th - King Statement on the Death of Border Patrol Agent Robert Rosas -
29th - 6,900 Iowa Small Businesses Hit With Tax Hikes Under Liberal Health Plan -
30th - King Receives Defender of Economic Freedom Award -
30th - King, Latham Introduce Bill Supporting Iowa’s Rural Hospitals -
30th - King Honors Alta Couple as “Angels in Adoption”
