To: Rep. Warren Davidson (OH-8)
Speaker Boehner: Remove Rep. Steve King from committee now
Speaker Boehner: Rep. Steve King's place on the House Judiciary Committee only gives him a platform to spew his ugly rhetoric from. We need you to stand up to Rep. King and remove him from the committee now!
Why is this important?
Rep. Steve King's (IA-R) ugly history of anti-immigrant rhetoric reached rock bottom this week after saying that some DREAMers have "calves the size of cantaloupes because they're hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert."
Not only did he claim that for every valedictorian DREAMer there are 100 more carrying drugs across the border, but he then doubled-down by claiming that he didn't "yet know of anyone who has raised a logical argument against" his gross misstatement.
Rep. King's attack is nothing new. Last year he compared immigrants to dogs, and then in an Univision interview claimed he meant it as a compliment. Last month he voted to defund DACA, called a group of DREAMers visiting his office "illegal aliens," compared it to an invasion, and then wondered why they hadn't been arrested yet.
And now he's accusing those same young Americans of being drug runners.
House leaders Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) quickly repudiated Rep. King's statements, but when pressed by a reporter about whether Rep. King would keep his seat on the powerful House Judiciary Committee, Speaker Boehner simply brushed off the question.
We need House leaders who lead. Instead of elevating Republicans willing to engage in respectful debate, Speaker Boehner is giving Rep. King a platform to do nothing but spew his ugly views. We need Speaker Boehner to stand up to Rep. King and take control of his House.
Tell Speaker Boehner that Rep. Steve King doesn't deserve a pedestal for hate. Remove Rep. Steve King from the powerful House Judiciary Committee now.
Not only did he claim that for every valedictorian DREAMer there are 100 more carrying drugs across the border, but he then doubled-down by claiming that he didn't "yet know of anyone who has raised a logical argument against" his gross misstatement.
Rep. King's attack is nothing new. Last year he compared immigrants to dogs, and then in an Univision interview claimed he meant it as a compliment. Last month he voted to defund DACA, called a group of DREAMers visiting his office "illegal aliens," compared it to an invasion, and then wondered why they hadn't been arrested yet.
And now he's accusing those same young Americans of being drug runners.
House leaders Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) quickly repudiated Rep. King's statements, but when pressed by a reporter about whether Rep. King would keep his seat on the powerful House Judiciary Committee, Speaker Boehner simply brushed off the question.
We need House leaders who lead. Instead of elevating Republicans willing to engage in respectful debate, Speaker Boehner is giving Rep. King a platform to do nothing but spew his ugly views. We need Speaker Boehner to stand up to Rep. King and take control of his House.
Tell Speaker Boehner that Rep. Steve King doesn't deserve a pedestal for hate. Remove Rep. Steve King from the powerful House Judiciary Committee now.