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Mike Pompeo

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Mike Pompeo is a Republican politician from Kansas who served as the 70th United States Secretary of State from April 2018 to January 2021 under President Donald Trump. Prior to his role as Secretary of State, he was the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from January 2017 to April 2018. Pompeo has also served as a U.S. Representative for Kansas's 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2017, where he was known for his strong stance on national security and foreign policy issues. Throughout his career, he has emphasized a robust approach to counterterrorism and has been an advocate for American energy independence.

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Apr 11, 2013

I am puzzled how this discussion evolves.

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Apr 11, 2013

You can't let these facts go unchallenged.

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Apr 11, 2013

I think it is silly to make statements about perfection and background.

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Apr 10, 2013

It is an honor today to tell you about one really good man. He was born in Pilson, Kansas, and later became an ordained priest in Wichita in 1940. This very good man, a fellow named Emil Kapaun, served as a military chaplain during World…

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Mar 18, 2013

I would love to give you all more capacity to control those processes and legislation I am drafting, I think, will move us along that way.

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Mar 18, 2013

I am actually going to propose legislation that does that. I hope it to be bipartisan.

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Mar 18, 2013

Great. That is my question. Commissioner, do you agree?

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Feb 27, 2013

We're now some 11 weeks out from the tragedy that occurred in Newtown, Connecticut. And while all the talk today is about the sequester, we still have politicians and pundits all across the country that are purporting to try and solve this…

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Feb 26, 2013

In my judgment, you have not succeeded.

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Feb 26, 2013

The challenge is you have no idea and you have no incentive to get it right because you don't have your own personal skin in the game.

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Feb 26, 2013

I have a fundamentally different view of this.

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