Honorable Peter King
U.S. Representative, New York, Republican
Representative King has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1992. He chairs the Homeland Security Committee andalso sits on the International Relations Committee. The following is excerptedfrom the September 14, 2006, House floor debate on H.R. 6061, the Secure FenceAct of 2006. I rise in strong support of H.R. 6061. H.R. 6061, to me,addresses the most direct need of the American people, and that is to show thatwe can take meaningful action to secure our border. I have never seen more of a disconnect betweenthe American people and the elite in Washington, between the American peopleand the…
