Steve King, John McCain, and Amnesty

Council Bluffs – Later today, Steve King will be hosting a regional office opening for John McCain’s presidential campaign in Council Bluffs. Brooke Borkenhagen, Press Secretary for the Iowa Democratic Party, released the following statement:

“I find it curious that Steve King would hold an office opening for John McCain. Steve King has been one of John McCain’s most vocal critics on immigration. King has called McCain an 'amnesty mercenary' and he completely dismissed McCain during the Iowa Caucus. Western Iowans deserve to know one thing: has Steve King reversed his position on immigration or has John McCain?”


Steve King on John McCain:

Steve King on McCain skipping the Iowa Straw Poll: "Once the Senate announced their amnesty bill, Giuliani and McCain had the albatross of amnesty hung around their necks," said Rep. Steve King. "I've said for months you can't win the Iowa Caucus if you support amnesty." [The Washington Times, 6/8/07]

Steve King called The McCain-Kennedy Immigration Bill "Amnesty." "[McCain] has also teamed up with Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (Mass.), a liberal Democrat, on an immigration bill that many conservatives despise. 'It would have legalized and provided a path for citizenship, which is amnesty, for 66.1 million people,' said Rep. Steve King, who has called Kennedy and McCain 'amnesty mercenaries.’” [The Washington Post, 3/15/07]