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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.
the American people love a fair fight, and so do I. In the debate over America's future, we especially want to hear all the facts and all the arguments on every side of the issue. Unfortunately, some in our Nation's Capitol want to achieve…
The freedom of speech and the freedom of the press is not a partisan issue in this Congress. We all live under and cherish that first amendment that says Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech or of the press. The…
I believe what we will do in this legislation will demonstrate a bipartisan commitment to freedom on the airwaves at a time that intemperate remarks are being made by others in Washington, D.C., both within the Capitol Building and within…
But let me reassure him and all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle that the bipartisan vote that I expect will be recorded today will be an encouragement to people on the right, to people on the left, and people in the center…
Beginning in 1949, the Federal Communications Commission enforced the so-called fairness doctrine that required broadcasters to present controversial issues in a fair and balanced manner. It sounds reasonable enough, but there is nothing…
But I will take a moment, Mr. Speaker, to reflect on the importance of this resolution and the facts and the wisdom underpinning the need for Congress to be heard on the issue of calling on the United Nations Security Council to charge…
Today Congress is once again poised to pass legislation that authorizes the use of Federal tax dollars to fund the destruction of human embryos for scientific research, and I oppose it. I believe that life begins at conception. A human…
I would assume you're not terribly concerned about the tendency of a conservative president to hire graduates from conservative graduate schools...
last year, the President of the United States called on Congress to find a rational middle ground between amnesty and mass deportation in the debate over immigration reform. Then, as now, the Senate is moving legislation that would respond…
on Monday I was proud to visit with sailors at Naval Station Norfolk, the largest military station in the world. When the 78 ships and 133 aircraft home ported at Norfolk are not at sea, they are alongside one of the 14 piers or inside one…
Let me say emphatically, Madam Speaker, amnesty is no bargain for the American people. Any effort at comprehensive immigration reform must begin by rejecting amnesty, will put border security first, and not implement any type of temporary…
enshrined in the first amendment of the Constitution are these words: ``Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech or of the press.'' Nevertheless, in the last two decades, we have seen a troubling increase in the number of…
I would reflect at the outset about World Press Freedom Day which was the very day that we launched the Congressional Caucus For Freedom of the Press back on May 3, 2006, the profound importance of the freedom of the press and my belief…
On March 9, 2002, Natalya Skryl, a business reporter working for the Nashe Vremya newspaper in the City of Rostov-on-Don in southwestern Russia died from head injuries sustained during an attack the previous evening. Her image appears on…
Aleksei Sidorov is our next victim, and his image appears along with Valery Ivanov at the center of the poster... Sidarov's paper was a newspaper known for its investigative reports on organized crime, government corruption, and shady…
At around 9:00 p.m. on June 28, 2005, in the city of Makhachkala, assailants armed with machine guns opened fire on Magomedzagid Varisov's sedan as he drove home with his wife. Varisov sustained multiple bullet wounds and died at the…
As we've heard this morning, Madam Speaker, 4 years ago today, aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, President Bush gave a speech. Now, it has been characterized by Members of Congress this morning that the President "announced 'mission…
Congress does not have the authority to conduct war, under the Constitution of the United States.
This new strategy that is a clear hold-and-build strategy, working to provide basic security and stability in Baghdad, is probably what we should have been doing for the last three years as a counterinsurgency measure.
I think mistakes were made all along the way. That is really the very nature of war.
I rise today to commend the swift response by Indiana State and local authorities to quell the disturbance that began at 2:01 p.m. at New Castle Correctional Facility, at the very heart of my congressional district. During a routine…
as President Bush said yesterday, this is a tough time in Iraq. This week our Congress will hear from our commander in Baghdad, General David Petraeus, here on Capitol Hill. I suspect we will hear what I heard from General Petraeus on the…
despite the best efforts of the abortion rights movement, 34 years since Roe v. Wade, more Americans embrace the sanctity of life than ever before. Yesterday, thanks to the leadership of the Republican Congress and this Republican…
with the report of rifle fire, America changed on the campus of Virginia Tech yesterday. A prestigious campus nestled in the mountains of Virginia became home to unspeakable acts of evil at the hands of a 23-year-old English major from…
I express strong support for his leadership and remarks concerning the Joint Economic Committee. I also would echo the sentiments of the chairman... The contrast between the Democrat plan for tax and spend and the Republican plan to…
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