Mike Pence

I rejoice in the death of no man, but today I will make an exception. As America and the world just learned, the al Qaeda leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is dead. The President of the United States said it was an opportunity to turn…

I was detained earlier this evening. Had I been present, I would have voted in the following manner: Rollcall 223 (Campbell Amendment to H.R. 5441)--``aye''; rollcall 224 (Kingston Amendment to H.R. 5441)--``aye''; rollcall 225 (Mo- tion…

one week ago President Bush set out his views on immigration reform to the American people. He stated, ``There is a rational middle ground between granting an automatic path to citizenship for every illegal immigrant and a program of mass…

this weekend with the news of the adoption of a new government in Iraq, the silence was deafening. You could hear a pin drop among the critics of U.S. policy in Iraq. But there it was. Prime Minister al-Maliki kept his word. He named 39…

I am still trying to recover, Mr. Chairman, from the remarks just made by the distinguished gentleman from Texas, raising objections to the good-faith efforts of the Members of this majority to live within the budget that we just adopted 2…

with record deficits and national debt, today the House of Representatives will take on one of our most important duties every year. We will consider a budget resolution. Thanks to the leadership of Speaker Dennis Hastert, we will be…

today on Capitol Hill and in churches large and small across America, our Nation, many of our citizens, are huddled in the National Day of Prayer remembrances. The Bible tells us that the effective and fervent prayer of a righteous man…

gas prices are too high, and so Washington has already begun to posture. I know how angry people can become when gas prices rise. I spent 5 years working my way through college pumping gas at Ray's Marathon. And it is important that…

debates of this nature, I think, are wholly constructive in the life of the Nation. I rise today not just to support the Iran Freedom Support Act, but to engage in a thoughtful debate. I commend my colleagues, 360 of whom have cosponsored…

after months of scandal and years of deficit spending, millions of Americans fear that this Congress is fiscally and ethically bankrupt. This week, thanks to the bold leadership of Speaker Dennis Hastert, Congress will consider historic…

with a record deficit and national debt, now is the time for Congress to practice fiscal discipline, even where funding the war on terror is concerned. While I have supported our troops and funding the rebuilding and reconstruction efforts…

I want to thank Mr. Neugebauer for, after a very short period of time in Congress, stepping forward in this case and in other cases with substantive legislation that reflects the conservative values that he came to Washington to represent…

with record deficits and a national debt at nearly $8 trillion, it is time to level with the American people: we are not living within our means here in Washington, D.C. Today, House conservatives will unveil our budget proposal for 2007…

later this afternoon we will consider additional reauthorizing amendments to the PATRIOT Act. The PATRIOT Act Conference Report is a balance between liberty and security. Chairman Sensenbrenner and those of us serving on the House…

today the Congress will send to the President of the United States the reauthorization of the PATRIOT Act. Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner and other members of the Judiciary Committee and the conference committee are to be commended for their…

millions of Americans are troubled by recent revelations concerning privately funded travel, and Congress, in my judgment, should ban privately funded travel until a system of prior approval can be established within the framework of the…

it is said that Washington does two things well, nothing and overreact. And both have been in high relief in the last week in our Nation's Capital. Americans learned just a few days ago of the approval by the Committee on Foreign…

the headlines announcing one scandal after another have grieved the heart of the American people and have eroded public confidence in our national government's commitment to governing of the highest moral caliber. The Bible says that…

2005 will be remembered as a year of good intentions, bad disasters and promises kept. This spring, Congress adopted the toughest budget since the Reagan years, and the Appropriations Committee reported one bill after another, on time and…

back in Indiana, when a tree falls on your house, first you tend to the wounded, then you start the clean-up, then you sit down and figure out how to pay for it. Well, the Congress of the United States in the wake of the worst national…

despite what many Americans may see on cable television networks over the last several months, as I learned again today in a meeting with the President of the United States; the Secretary of Defense; with General Casey, the four-star…

it was a Sunday morning on December 7, 1941, and the planes came down and Pearl Harbor entered the history of infamy in the United States of America. Days later, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt would use that term from this very podium…

some say the U.S. will not win in Iraq, but in the American political debate, we can do better than that. Last week at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, the President of the United States did just that. President Bush delivered a forceful…

back in Indiana when a tree falls on your house, first you tend to the wounded; then you start to clean up; then you sit down and figure out how you are going to pay for it. Well, tonight, thanks to the leadership of Speaker Hastert, in…

I rise simply to express profound gratitude for the leadership that Chairman Ralph Regula has provided in bringing this extraordinary measure to the floor. I also commend the Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, the gentleman from…