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• Peter King: Prosecute reporters for publishing classified info

  materials from former NSA contractor Edward J. Snowden, who describes himself as a whistleblower.This is nothing new for King. In 2006, King called on U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to prosecute the New York Times after it revealed a secret government   Read more »

• Lawmakers: Contain Bethpage groundwater plume

  after elevated levels of radium were discovered.The letter, dated Thursday, from Reps. Steve Israel (D-Huntington) and Peter King (R-Seaford), plus Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) asks Navy Secretary Ray Mabus to commit funds and to authorize rapid implementation   Read more »

• Rep. Peter King meets with new constituents

  Congressman Peter King has not shied away from controversial issues in minority communities, often railing against "amnesty" for immigrants in the country illegally and at one time launching hearings on what he called "Muslim radicalization."Thursday night   Read more »

• LI lawmakers offer $50M bill for vets groups

  of up to $200,000 to repair and improve existing facilities, according to the sponsors, Reps. Tim Bishop (D-Southampton), Peter King (R- Seaford ) and Jon Runyan (R-N.J.). Bishop said in a statement that the bill would "honor veterans for their service to   Read more »

• Islip Town incumbents win party nominations

  Corp.; Paul Mourino, a West Sayville resident who last year attempted to run for the congressional seat held by Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford); Glen Carballo, an Islip banker; and Alison Karppi, a Bayport resident and Islip Housing Authority employee.   Read more »

Around the web

• Drug testing for food stamp applicants added to House Farm bill

  Americans are already wary of the federal government having collected their phone records, but now we have Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., setting up a slippery slope of more and more data collection. Earlier today, a... A modest crowd of Tea Party enthusiasts descended 6/19/13 from Washington Examiner  Read more »

• Rep. Peter King Backs FBI Drone Use on American Soil

  Peter King said on Wednesday that he did not object to the FBI using drones to conduct surveillance on American soil, even if it is done “very seldom,” as agency Director Robert Muller told legislators on Capitol Hill. “I really don’t,” the New York Republican, 6/19/13 from NewsMax Read more »

• Rep. King: NSA Programs 'Would've Improved Our Chances' of Stopping 9/11

  Peter King of New York believes that the National Security Agency’s controversial surveillance programs “definitely would’ve improved our chances of being able to stop 9/11,” had they been in place prior to the attack. Reiterating an opinion expressed during 6/19/13 from The Corner-National Review Online Read more »

• Tea Party rally draws modest crowd on Capitol Hill

  are already wary of the federal government having collected their phone records, but now we have Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., setting up a slippery slope of more and more data collection. Earlier today, a... The Federal Bureau of Investigations employs the use 6/19/13 from Washington Examiner  Read more »

• Hanna sole New York Republican to oppose House abortion bill

  House 228-196. The other five Republicans in the New York delegation —Reps. Chris Collins, Chris Gibson, Michael Grimm, Peter King and Tom Reed —voted for the legislation. Hanna was one of six Republicans – including New Jersey Reps. Jon Runyan and Rodney   from Politics on the Hudson Read more »