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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.
after much study, reflection and prayer, I rise in support of the resolution authorizing the use of force against Iraq. While I am certain that little of what we say here will be long remembered, I am also confident that this is a time of…
America is about to go to war. One of the fundamental principles of war is that before we project force, we secure our base of operations and supply lines. In July of this year, the House of Representatives labored mightily for hours and…
I am a pro-life Member of this institution and I do not apologize for that. But today's debate I would offer humbly is not really about the debate over life and choice in America; today's debate is actually about the freedom to choose…
When the USS Maine was detonated in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, and the United States of America believed Spain to be responsible, we did not pass a resolution in this body authorizing the use of force for a regime change in Spain. We…
It is Constitution Day in America, which may sound boring for some, their eyes may glaze over, but not for me in my house. It was on this day, Mr. Speaker, 215 years ago that all 12 State delegations approved at the Constitutional…
to state the obvious, tomorrow is September 11 again. Like many Americans, I will be home taking time with family and neighbors for a solemn reflection, remembrance and prayer, and so it should be for all Americans. But my earnest hope…
I rise this evening grievously concerned about the direction this House may be going as it considers the bankruptcy conference report. G.K. Chesterton once said, the reformer is always right about what is wrong, and he is generally wrong…
the Good Book tells us that there is a time for every purpose under heaven. There is a time to weep and a time to mourn, and tomorrow I will join some 250 of my colleagues in this body as we travel to Federal Hall in New York City to do…
as the markets struggle under the weight of billowing examples of corporate greed and fraud over the past several months, yesterday there were finally signs of hope. President Bush and law enforcement officials have acted decisively…
the common accusation in Washington, D.C. is that we say one thing and then do another. It was back in the campaign of 2000 and in March of this year that President George W. Bush pledged to the American people that he would not permit…
in the next few moments this evening, I want to share a story about a remarkable act of providence in American history. By remarkable providence, I mean an example of one of those small twists and turns in history that could have turned…
Mr. Speaker, I would offer that societies are rightly judged by how they deal with the most defenseless among their citizenry and how they confront those who exploit the most defenseless. This is best expressed in the proverb that…
I am invigorated by this debate. I am invigorated by the quality and integrity of the debate on both sides of the aisle and that 85-some-odd colleagues of mine still believe in what the gentleman from Wisconsin referred to earlier as…
I have always been interested in origins. Even though my training is in the law and in history, it has ever been an avocation of mine to contemplate and to study the origins of man and of life here on Earth. Many theories of origins have…
President Calvin Coolidge said the business of America is business. But Coolidge was a moralist, and he meant not that America is dependent on the almighty dollar but that the business of America is dependent on the integrity and the…
like most Americans I believe in this country, I believe in God, and I believe in the power and importance of allegiance to our flag. As such, like millions of Americans, I was shocked and appalled by the Ninth Circuit's pledge decision…
I did not come here to increase the government's debt. I came here believing, as so many people I represent believe, that if you owe debts, pay debts. I spoke to an elderly woman on a radio program in Richmond, Indiana, today in the heart…
Like most Americans, Mr. Speaker, I believe in this country, I believe in God, and I believe in the power and importance of allegiance to our flag. So I rise today in strong support of the resolution. Like millions of Americans, I was…
It seems to me, Mr. Speaker, as I close, we must decide whether we will master science or be mastered by it. It is the fundamental moral and ethical question of our time. As the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith) said, we must prevent…
as much of America continues to focus sadly on 9-11, I rise to urge my colleagues and the administration to focus on ``five eleven,'' five dead Americans, eleven infected with the anthrax virus, dozens of offices affected here on Capitol…
I do not know if the gentleman is familiar with the famous Nuremberg Code that was developed and emerged following the doctors' trial at Nuremberg in the late 1940s.
throughout the history of Western civilization, we have evaluated the justice of societies by how they treat the most vulnerable and the weakest among them. This is a biblical principle best expressed in the verse, ``Whatsoever you do for…
press accounts beginning in The Washington Post yesterday and on cable television networks over the past 24 hours have been resplendent with discussions about possible covert operations, the authorization of Special Forces by the President…
My father was Ed Pence, who raised a family of four boys and two girls that were the passion of his life until he passed away in 1988 at the young age of 58, leaving all of us to this day heartbroken. And let me say that my father was…
like many Americans, I learned last week of the President's intention to create for the first time since the 1970s a Cabinet-level Department of the executive branch; and like most Americans, I support the idea of a Department of Homeland…
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