The congressman was eating lunch, when a man came up and asked if he was Steve King. Then came the water, police said.
Rep. Steve King discusses immigration, national security and the challenges on America's borders during a panel discussion moderated by The Washington Post's Philip Rucker. By Katie Mettler Katie Mettler Reporter covering breaking news and features Email Bio Follow March 23 at 11:58 AM While eating lunch at the Mineral City Mill and Grill on Friday, Rep.
"We go to a place like New Orleans, and everybody’s looking around saying, ‘Who’s going to help me? Who’s going to help me?’ ” King said during a town hall Thursday in Iowa, observations he claimed workers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency told him about relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina struck the city in 2005, resulting in at least 1,800 deaths.
“We go to a place like Iowa, and we go see, knock on the door at, say, I make up a name, John’s place, and say, ‘John, you got water in your basement, we can write you a check, we can help you,'"King said. “And John will say, ‘Well, wait a minute, let me get my boots. It’s Joe that needs help. Let’s go down to his place and help him.’ ”
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