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Dec 28, 2015
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Rep. Peter King said the leader of ISIS is likely correct to conclude the barrage of US-led airstrikes have failed to weaken the terror group.
Dec 28, 2015
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What doesn’t kill ISIS makes it stronger. That was the message Sunday from Rep. Peter King, who said that the Islamic State’s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was telling the truth when he said the U.S. and Russia had done little to halt his army of bloodthirsty militants.
Dec 16, 2015
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The long, hard fight to reauthorize funds for 9/11 survivors is finally coming to an end.
Dec 16, 2015
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In a major victory for ailing first responders, congressional negotiators included an $8.1 billion measure to renew the Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act in the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending package that was finalized and released Tuesday night, lawmakers said.
Nov 30, 2015
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The city could be days away from settling a federal lawsuit accusing the NYPD of “religious profiling” and unwarranted spying on Muslims even as the Paris massacres have heightened terrorism fears.
Nov 24, 2015
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Heightened security after the Paris terror attacks, including checkpoints and patrols on New York City bridges, bomb-sniffing dogs at Penn Station and increased airport bag checks, could complicate this week's busy holiday getaway, officials said Monday.
Nov 19, 2015
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In a significant step forward for the renewal of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee Wednesday agreed to back a permanent extension of its expired health program, according to Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford).
Nov 18, 2015
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Republicans and some Democrats stepped up calls for President Barack Obama to stop, or at least pause, his plans to admit 10,000 Syrian refugees in the United States next year, with Rep. Peter King and other officials from Long Island raising concerns that some of them might be resettled there.
Nov 15, 2015
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The Paris attacks underscore the need for intense surveillance of potential terrorists, NYPD Commissioner William Bratton and Rep. Peter King said Sunday, as New Yorkers mourned those killed in the strikes at vigils and makeshift memorials.
Nov 14, 2015
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They came at Paris again on Friday night, came at innocents in a concert hall and in restaurants and outside the Stade de France, a soccer stadium filled with a crowd that included the president of the country watching France play Germany, came at Paris like mean, crazy shooters coming through the front door of one of our schools. Or suicide bombers at the controls of commercial airplanes coming at us from the sky.