U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, said Democrats are working to create a âdependency classâ in America in an effort to expand their political base and stay in power.âThatâs part of the motive,â King said when discussing federal health-care reform efforts with reporters after a Tuesday taping of Iowa Public Televisionâs âIowa Press.âKing, who represents Iowaâs 5th District, said he will do what he can to try stop a health-care bill from heading to President Barack Obamaâs desk, and he urged others who opposed the bill to join him.He said Democrats are moving toward nation health care, whether a public insurance option is included in the final bill or not.âThatâs the goal; thatâs the endeavor,â King said. âTheyâll regulate everything, and when they do that, we will lose the liberty we have today to buy health insurance policies.âHe predicted that if Congress passes health-care reform, Democrats will pay a price at the ballot box in 2010.âIâve never seen this kind of energy in America, this kind of uprising, especially from the heart of the heartland of America,â King said.King said he is worried about the âmindsetâ drifting into America that doesnât seem to understand the free-enterprise system.âWeâre descendants in this part of the country from people who came across America in covered wagons,â King said. âI mean, they came here to live free or die on the prairie. They didnât ask for a government handout.â   Norm Sterzenbach, executive director of the Iowa Democratic Party, called Kingâs comments hypocritical.âBefore he rails against Democrats for working to help seniors pay for prescriptions and help students afford college, he should consider giving up his government salary, as other members of Congress have,â Sterzenbach said.King, a four-term congressman, said he plans to seek another term in 2010. Iowa is expected to lose one of its congressional seats, and King said he probably still will seek re-election in 2012 even if redistricting places him in the same district with another member of Congress.As Iowa Republicans look to unseat Gov. Chet Culver next year, King said he did not know whether he would endorse one of the candidates in the GOP primary.âIâd like to see them fight this out, because it tests their vigor, and it tests their ability, and it also shapes the policy for Republicans that will be matched up against the policy thatâs been set by Gov. Culver,â King said.The âIowa Pressâ featuring King is scheduled to air at 7:30 p.m. Friday and noon Sunday on Iowa Public Television.