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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.
I think that statement should be highlighted and underscored and chiseled in a place where every American can read it. As he said again here on Capitol Hill, Dr. David Kay, weapons inspector who led the original effort after the war with…
I believe in my heart, and I know the gentleman is my senior in Congress and often cautions me about over generalizations, but I believe in my heart if the Iraqi people could look the American people in the eye and rise as one man or one…
The day you defeated Saddam Hussein was like a dark curtain being lifted off of the Iraqi people and the daylight shone in. The sense of gratitude among the Iraqis, not only leaders, but rank and file folks that we met, was deeply moving…
That is absolutely right. Basra itself is just south of the convergence of the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers, which the Bible records to be the location of the Garden of Eden. At Tallil Air Base, you can see essentially a pyramid from 2100…
on February 18, completely consistent with Secretary Albright's remarks, ``In the next century the community of nations will see more and more of the very kind of threat Iraq poses now.'' In describing it, President Clinton said, ``A rogue…
the right of every nation to self-defense is an inalienable right. As my colleague, the gentlewoman from Nevada (Ms. Berkley), just so eloquently described, today we will introduce, along with nearly 60 Republican and Democrat original…
today there will be much focus across our country on a motion picture known as ``The Passion of the Christ,'' and like millions of Christians, I cherish the sacrifice of Christ and welcome its remembrance. Also, like millions of…
Mr. Speaker, it is a great privilege for me to join my colleague from Missouri as he leads this critical Special Order among my colleagues on legislation that this Congress will take up tomorrow, the Unborn Victims of Violence Act. We…
after weeks of legal and moral confusion, from Massachusetts to California, today President George W. Bush called on this Congress to adopt a constitutional amendment defining marriage historically and culturally as it has ever been, as…
Today Congress will adopt a resolution recognizing the 93rd birthday of President Ronald Reagan. It will take place this coming Friday. As we in Congress today face difficult choices ahead in crafting a Federal budget, I think we would do…
this week the State of Indiana said farewell to a memorable Hoosier and a dear friend, Chris Duffy, a man whose impact on Indiana broadcasting in the 20th century can scarcely be overstated but whose impact on the lives of thousands of…
it is written that we are to grieve with those who grieve and mourn with those who mourn. It is in that spirit today that I rise to honor a hero, Chief Warrant Officer Brian Hazelgrove. Warrant Officer Hazelgrove is the son of Ron and…
despite the very best efforts of our House Republican leadership, I rise to oppose the prescription drug bill that will be considered before the Congress this week. It would, in fact, represent the largest expansion of Medicare in 35…
I rise to mourn with those who mourn, and grieve with those who grieve, with gratitude for my colleague the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Hill) for his swift and decisive leadership in moving this important legislation honoring a great…
last week Army Lieutenant General William Boyken was embroiled in controversy over suggesting that in our struggle against the regime of Saddam Hussein, that God was on our side. One commentator on the Fox News Network said, and I am…
I am deeply humbled by the level of support and utterances of respect even from those who disagree with the Pence amendment tonight, and I close tonight urging my colleagues to give due consideration to the Pence amendment. As the…
Mr. Chairman, I would be the first in line to say that the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Shadegg) has a record unparalleled in the Congress of defending taxpayers' interests. And I am a great admirer of his for that reason. But the remarks…
it is a privilege to rise again now for the second time in this Chamber to address an issue that, while we passed significant legislation concerning partial-birth abortion recently, truthfully the Congress does very little to speak to what…
I strongly endorse the motion by the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Flake) which simply structurally affirms the idea of using income thresholds or means testing as a way of controlling costs in the Medicare prescription drug legislation that…
Operation Iraqi Freedom has been a historic success, a military victory of astonishing proportions in its decisiveness as well as its compassion on the civilian population. In the next 2 weeks, the President of the United States has come…
I rise very simply, Mr. Speaker, to make the case for life; to make the arguments, philosophical, intellectual, moral and historical, on this blue and gold carpet, on a regular basis, for the sanctity of human life. My inspiration, oddly…
the Bible tells us if you owe debts, pay debts; if honor, then honor; if respect, then respect. I rise humbly today to begin to pay a debt of honor and respect to an American hero, Staff Sergeant Frederick L. Miller, Jr., of Hagerstown…
I support free trade in principle, but I am troubled about its practice in America today. The State of Indiana has lost more manufacturing jobs than any other State in the Union. Virtually every major manufacturer in my eastern Indiana…
I rise with a deep sense of gratitude to our majority whip, the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), and to his colleague, the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Ford), for their yeoman's work in crafting the Blunt-Ford Charitable Giving Act…
I have been very moved by the comments of my colleagues today, and I also rise to express, as this resolution suggests, the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives for the death of Indiana Governor Frank O'Bannon. I was greeted by…
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