Steve King's Racism in the House of Representatives

Rep. Steve King is known in Washington for keeping a small Confederate flag on his desk, even though Iowa fought with the Union. According to a 2014 talking points memo profile, during the Iowa Senate campaign, he stumbled upon his signature issue in the legislature. He remembers the moment down to the exact date. During an October 10th, 1996 fundraiser at Yellow Smoke Park sponsored by the then-governor Terry Branstad,. A speech that shaped his political future. I was running through my topics and I said, and I believe English should be the official language of the state of Iowa. And it just brought the house down. That's how the politics go.