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Representative Peter 'Pete' T. King's Public Statements on Health and Health Care

Pete King
Full Name: Peter 'Pete' T. King
Office: U.S. House (NY) - District 2, Republican
First Elected: 11/03/1992
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Rosemary; 2 Children: Sean, Erin
Birth Date: 04/05/1944
Birth Place: Manhattan, NY
Home City: Seaford, NY
Religion: Roman Catholic

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April 23, 2013 Reps. Maloney, Nadler & King Statement on Study Showing 15% Increased Cancer Rates Among 9/11 First Responders Washington, DC
April 11, 2013 Reps. Maloney, King & Van Hollen Introduce Resolution Designating April as Parkinson's Awareness Month Washington, DC
March 12, 2013 CNN "Erin Burnett Outfront" - Transcript - Budget and Taxes Unknown
March 6, 2013 Hoyer, King Reintroduce Eunice Kennedy Shriver Act Washington, DC
June 8, 2012 Representatives Maloney, Nadler and King Praise 9/11 Health Program Recommendation on Cancer Coverage Washington, DC
June 8, 2012 The Associated Press - US Wants 9/11 Health Program to Include 50 Cancers Unknown
May 17, 2012 Reps. Israel and King Amend Defense Authorization Bill to Improve Mental Health Treatment for National Guard and Reserves Washington, DC
April 3, 2012 Capital New York - On Long Island, Scalia Dodges Health Care Questions, Even From Pete King Unknown
March 29, 2012 Daily News - Medical Panel Recommends More Than 30 Different Kinds of Cancers Be Covered by Zadroga 9/11 Health Care Act Unknown
March 29, 2012 Letter to The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Unknown
March 28, 2012 9/11 Health Bill Authors Applaud STAC Recommendation to Add Coverage for Cancers Under Zadroga Act New York, NY
March 22, 2012 9/11 Health Bill Authors Hail Progress Toward Adding Coverage for Cancers Under Zadroga Act New York, NY
Sept. 8, 2011 Letter to John Howard, Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Washington, DC
Aug. 18, 2011 Wall Street Journal - 'Shameful' Check Of 9/11 Workers Turns Up Nothing Unknown
July 1, 2011 Reps. Maloney, Nadler & King Celebrate As Zadroga 9/11 Health Law Goes Into Effect Today New York, NY
June 22, 2011 Zadroga 9/11 Health Fund Expanded Past Ground Zero to People in Neighborhood Sickened by WTC Attacks Washington, DC
Jan. 25, 2011 Letter to Dr. John Howard, Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Washington, DC
Jan. 19, 2011 Schumer, Gillibrand, Higgins, King: Foot-Dragging By Feds Puts Billions Of Dollars For Ny Hospitals At Risk -- Officials Urged Feds To Extend Deadline So Hospital Projects Can Move Forward Unknown
Jan. 19, 2011 Schumer, Gillibrand, Higgins, King: Foot-Dragging By Feds Puts Billions of Dollars for NY Hospitals at Risk Unknown
Jan. 3, 2011 9/11 Health Bill Signed by President Washington, DC
Dec. 22, 2010 9/11 Health Bill Passes U.S. House, Will Be Signed by President Washington, DC
Dec. 22, 2010 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 Washington, DC
Dec. 19, 2010 Reps. Maloney, Nadler & King on Senate Changes to 9/11 Health Bill Washington, DC
Nov. 29, 2010 Pols, 9/11 survivors make eleventh-hour pitch to win GOP support for Zadroga health bill Washington, DC
Nov. 17, 2010 D.C. rally: 9/11 health bill an 'American obligation' Washington, DC
Nov. 15, 2010 Kentucky GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell's opposition could doom Zadroga 9/11 health bill Washington, DC
Nov. 13, 2010 Mayor Will Push Senators to Pass 9/11 Health Bill Unknown
Sept. 29, 2010 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 Washington, DC
Aug. 12, 2010 Reps. King, Weiner patch rift over 9/11 health bill Unknown
Aug. 11, 2010 Weiner & King end feud to push 9/11 health bill Unknown
July 28, 2010 Peter King Erupts Over 9/11 Health Bill Debate Unknown
June 10, 2010 Reps. Maloney, Nadler & King on New WTC Settlemen Washington, DC
May 25, 2010 9/11 Health Bill Passes Key House Panel Washington, DC
March 16, 2010 9/11 Health Bill Passes Key House Panel Washington, DC
March 7, 2010 Letter To The Honorable Dave Obey, Chairman, Subcommittee on Labor Health & Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies; The Honorable Todd Tiahrt, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Labor Health & Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Washington, DC
Feb. 24, 2010 WCBS-TV - Study: NY, NJ To Pay 25% Of New Obama Health Tax New York, NY
Feb. 23, 2010 Newsday - LI's King Rejects Obama's Health Care Overhaul Plan Washington, DC
Jan. 28, 2010 New Yorkers Express Concern Following Congressional Meeting With HHS On 9/11 Health Bill Washington, DC
Dec. 11, 2009 Health Care Bill Is Bad For Middle Class Unknown
Oct. 30, 2009 Daily News: Nancy Pelosi Says Affordable Health Care For All Is On Horizon As She Unveils House's 20-Pound Bill Washington, DC
Aug. 16, 2009 New York Times: Emanuel Wields Power Freely, And Faces The Risks Washington, D.C.
Aug. 10, 2009 Sponsors Of 9/11 Health Bill React To Today's Mt. Sinai Study On 9/11 Responders' Cancer Rates Washington, DC
July 30, 2009 NY Daily News: 9/11 Health Bill Gets Key Nod Washington, DC
July 23, 2009 Newsday: LI Pols: Strong Interest In National Health Care Debate Unknown
July 15, 2009 Newsday: How Long Island's Delegation Stands On Health Plan Unknown
Feb. 4, 2009 9/11 Health Bill Reintroduced in Congress Unknown
March 20, 2007 Letter: To Dave Obey, Chairman, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; James Walsh, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Labor, H Washington, DC
Feb. 9, 2006 Clinton, King Spearhead Effort to Help State's Uninsured Working Families Washington, DC
Oct. 31, 2004 WNBC News Forum - Transcript Unknown
Sept. 5, 2004 WNBC News Forum - Transcript Unknown

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