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Mike Pence

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Mike Pence is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as the 48th Vice President of the United States from January 20, 2017, to January 20, 2021, under President Donald Trump. Prior to his vice presidency, he was the Governor of Indiana from January 14, 2013, until he assumed the vice presidency. Pence also served in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 3, 2001, to January 14, 2013, representing Indiana's 2nd and 6th congressional districts.

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May 16, 2012

Those who try to romanticize Fidel Castro's rule of Cuba are simply fooling themselves.

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May 16, 2012

The goal of this administration has been reach out to our enemies, turn our back on our friends and allies.

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May 16, 2012

Cuba is an enemy of the United States that has infiltrated our Government, steals classified information.

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May 16, 2012

The Cuban people deserve to live in freedom.

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May 16, 2012

I think this is a mistake. It tells the Cuban dictatorship that it need not change to be accepted throughout the hemisphere.

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May 16, 2012

I support the continued embargo on Cuba, but regardless of where we stand on U.S. policy toward the island, we all want to see democracy in Cuba.

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May 16, 2012

I rise today with a heavy heart to pay tribute to a man we remembered just a few short hours ago at the National Cathedral here in Washington, DC. The Good Book says, ``Render therefore to all their due . . . honor to whom honor.'' Charles…

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May 16, 2012

I think pressing for democracy, human rights, a market economy and the choices for our country in a post-Castro Cuba seem to be important for the subcommittee to consider.

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May 7, 2012

I think the legislation to change the dual mandate and focus on price stability, which is in Congressman Brady's bill, and also in Congressman Pence's bill, would help in this regard.

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Apr 17, 2012

Recent polling shows that 82 percent of likely voters support requiring employees or employers to use E-Verify.

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Apr 17, 2012

As I travel across Indiana, it's clear that Hoosier families are hurting: 8.4 percent unemployment and nearly $4 per gallon gasoline at the pump when they go to fill up their cars and trucks. It's time for this Congress to come together in…

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Mar 21, 2012

I thank the gentleman. You'll never convince me that the Federal Government, under the Constitution, has the authority to order the American people to buy health insurance whether they want it or need it, or not. My hope is that in the…

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Mar 21, 2012

I thank the chairman for yielding. I rise today in support of the Protecting Access to Healthcare Act. This bill will take an important step forward in dismantling the government takeover of health care that was passed by this body some 2…

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Mar 7, 2012

I thank the gentleman for yielding, for his leadership, and for his gracious esteem. I rise in support of H. Res. 572, the rule supporting the JOBS Act and underlying bill. Mr. Speaker, everywhere I go across the Hoosier State, I hear job…

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Mar 6, 2012

We are told to mourn with those who mourn and grieve with those who grieve. Mr. Speaker, I rise to do so today. Across southern Indiana, in small towns like Henryville, Marysville, Pekin, and others, Hoosier families and communities are…

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Mar 1, 2012

I thank the gentleman. I turned to Dr. Reese, and I said to him, ``Did you think about turning back?'' He said, ``No. We had prayed at the Brown Chapel, and we decided to go on regardless.'' And so you did. It's just extraordinary to think…

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Mar 1, 2012

There are a lot of issues being debated here in our Nation's capital, but Hoosiers are talking about just one thing, and that is rising prices at the pump. The average price of gasoline in Indiana right now is $3.82 a gallon. That is 10…

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Mar 1, 2012

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in support of this important legislation and commend Ms. Sewell and Mrs. Roby for their leadership in chronicling an extraordinary time in our march toward a more perfect Union. It seems…

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Dec 8, 2011

I rise as a cosponsor and strong supporter of the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act (H.R. 1633). I want to express my appreciation to the gentlelady from South Dakota, Congresswoman Noem, for her strong leadership on this issue. As a…

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Dec 7, 2011

With so many American families struggling, with so many Americans struggling to find work, and businesses struggling to hire unemployed Americans, it's time to rein in the Federal Government. It's time to rein in the avalanche of red tape…

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Dec 5, 2011

I urge my colleagues not to be fooled by the rhetoric of this bill and to instead work together to pass measures that will empower women both at home and around the world.

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Dec 5, 2011

I believe that ending an innocent human life is morally wrong, an abortion.

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Nov 29, 2011

If we didn't do this, I am afraid we would end up like Greece and nobody would pay their taxes.

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Nov 29, 2011

I greatly associate myself with comments that were made about the extraordinary innovation that has occurred in e-commerce.

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Nov 29, 2011

I have long opposed taxing the Internet.

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