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Peter King is a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives serving a district in New York. He is a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee and the House Intelligence Committee.

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Peter King
stated on December 9, 2014 in a radio show appearance:

"Nobody suffered any lasting injuries" from the CIA interrogation program.

By Steve Contorno • December 15, 2014
Peter King
stated on September 21, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":

"In 2011, (the Islamic State) attempted to attack Fort Knox."

By Steve Contorno • September 23, 2014
Peter King
stated on August 31, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":

The United States had "allies lined up" for air strikes in Syria and then Obama "pulled the rug out."

By Steve Contorno • August 31, 2014
Peter King
stated on September 1, 2013 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":

"The House did vote against engagement in Kosovo, and Bill Clinton kept fighting anyway. And, then, ultimately, a vote did pass."

By Louis Jacobson • September 4, 2013
Peter King
stated on April 22, 2013 in an interview with MSNBC:

The Boston Marathon bombing "is the fifth case" in which U.S. government officials examined individuals potentially involved in terrorism "and felt they were no threat and they went on to carry out terrorist murders."

By Louis Jacobson • April 23, 2013

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