http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/pence/ en-us Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:39:13 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404414/posts Several dozen House Republicans have written a letter to President Obama warning him not to commit the United States to an emission reduction protocol at UN Climate Change Conference taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark. “Only a treaty ratified by the United States Senate or legislation agreed to by Congress may commit our nation to any mandatory emissions reduction program,” said the letter dated December 4 and signed by House Republican leaders John Boehner (Ohio), Eric Cantor (Va.) and Mike Pence (Ind.) and over 20 other House members. Humanevents.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404414/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:39:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394506/posts By all reasonable lights, it is way to early to be lining up behind candidates for president for 2012. But American politics isn't reasonable these days. The permanent campaign is a fact of American political life. And conservatives are right to want to finally have a nominee of their own in 2012. We haven't had one since Ronald Reagan. (Neither of the Bushes, nor Bob Dole, nor John McCain, were movement conservatives; indeed, all of them actually disdained the movement.) That said, conservatives will be in a quandary unless they refuse to accept the conventional wisdom about which candidates can... American Spectator http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394506/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:17:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2392419/posts Congressman Mike Pence (R-IN) issued the following statement urging the Obama Administration to overturn its decision to transfer several Guantanamo Bay detainees to New York City for trial, and in support of the efforts by Congressman Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), who filed a discharge petition on H.R. 2294, the "Keep Terrorists Out of America Act"... THE FREEDOM POST http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2392419/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:49:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390990/posts By Kerry Picket on Nov. 20, 2009 into Water CoolerEditSubscribe The American Spectator held its annual Robert L. Bartley dinner last night at the Capitol Hilton in Washington, DC. The dinner included speeches from the Spectator’s President Alfred S. Regnery, it’s Editor-in-Chief R. Emmet Tyrell, and Republican Congressman Mike Pence of Indiana. Pence rallied the crowd with a thoughtful address about the need to preserve the ideals of the American Revolution. Washington Times-Water Cooler http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390990/posts#comment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:29:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2381905/posts U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following remarks today on "Fox News Sunday" with host Chris Wallace: THE FREEDOM POST http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2381905/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 03:45:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381829/posts Democrats will pay at the polls for their vote in favor of a sweeping health care reform package Saturday night, a top House Republican warned, while Democrats cheered the bill's narrow approval as a historic achievement. Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., chairman of the House Republican Conference, told "Fox News Sunday" that the vote proved Democrats have not listened to American concerns about over-spending, bailouts and government takeovers. "The message from last night is that the Democrats didn't get the message in August or last Tuesday," Pence said, referring to the town hall meetings over the summer where members of the... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381829/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 01:15:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381594/posts WASHINGTON – Democrats just don't get the election message from voters and are pushing a liberal, big government agenda at their party's peril, Republican officials said Sunday as they predicted a political price after the majority's victory on health care. Voters are "tired of the borrowing, the spending, the bailouts, the takeovers," said Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana, the No. 3 House GOP leader, pointing to GOP victories in gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey last week. The Democratic-controlled House narrowly approved a health care bill Saturday night, with 39 Democrats voting against it and a single Republican voting... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381594/posts#comment Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:19:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381245/posts "...liberal Democrats are choosing to ignore the clear voice of the American people in bringing forth this freight train of runaway spending, bloated bureaucracy, mandates and higher taxes." Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, gave the following statement today on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives shortly before the vote on the Democrat health care bill: "After months of overwhelming public opposition to a government takeover of health care, liberal Democrats are choosing to ignore the clear voice of the American people in bringing forth this freight train of runaway spending,... House Republican Conference http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381245/posts#comment Sun, 8 Nov 2009 02:30:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378686/posts The third-ranking Republican in the House of Representatives on Wednesday endorsed Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman for the 2010 midterm elections. House Republican Conference chairman Mike Pence (R-Ind.) offered his support to Hoffman, who was defeated at the hands of Democrat Bill Owens in a highly contested special election in upstate New York. "Well, let me say that the lesson here is that we all need to fall behind Doug Hoffman for next fall’s election," Pence told a conservative blog today. "I look forward to welcoming him to Congress a year from now. I think he ran a brilliant campaign." The Hill.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378686/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2009 22:34:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2377609/posts VIDEO: Congressman Mike Pence released the following video, urging all Americans to rise up and let their voices be heard in regard to the Pelosi health care plan. THE FREEDOM POST http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2377609/posts#comment Tue, 3 Nov 2009 19:18:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375324/posts Pence to Pentagon: Rethink decision to offer H1N1 vaccine to Gitmo detainees By Tony Romm - 10/31/09 10:20 AM ET The Pentagon's announcement Friday that it would provide H1N1 vaccinations to Guantanamo Bay detainees who ask for it is a "terrible decision," one House Republican stressed Friday. The White House should immediately cancel the program to ensure Americans are able to receive those vaccinations first, added Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.). "I don't know if detainees at Gitmo should never be given the H1N1 vaccine," Pence told CNN during an interview. "But, certainly, at a time of such acute shortages, again,... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375324/posts#comment Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:27:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2368530/posts Applause must be given to U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, for stating what should be obvious to everyone except the self-proclaimed Obama sycophants in the "mainstream media," and the Marxist Obama administration. Given that polls show self-identified conservatives outnumber liberals by almost a 2 to 1 margin, and that there are, amazingly, more conservatives than liberals in all fifty states, it's ironic that the "mainstream media" (CNN, New York Times, LA Times, MSNBC, etc.) is even referred to as the "mainstream media," considering only slightly over 20% of Americans refer to themselves as "liberal". THE FREEDOM POST http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2368530/posts#comment Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:04:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2368527/posts The chairman of the House Republican Conference says it’s “hogwash” that GOP leaders are worried about what Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and the Tea Party movement are doing to their party’s image. In a story headlined “Conservatives Roar; Republicans Tremble,” POLICO reported Thursday that “many top Republicans are growing worried that the party’s chances for reversing its electoral routs of 2006 and 2008 are being wounded by the flamboyant rhetoric and angry tone of conservative activists and media personalities.” But House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence (R-Ind.) says it’s not so. “You know, the American people cherish their freedom... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2368527/posts#comment Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:03:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356060/posts President Obama and Congress have lost touch with American voters about their top concerns and must rid themselves of controversy and secondary issues to improve the economy and the war effort in Afghanistan, says Rep. Mike Pence, Indiana Republican. "We can have these debates about a national energy tax and a government takeover of health care," he told The Washington Times' "American's Morning News" radio show on Tuesday. "But back home in Indiana, folks are saying the focus in Washington, D.C., should be on jobs --- not more government, more spending, more bailouts and more borrowing." He even suggested Mr.... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356060/posts#comment Tue, 6 Oct 2009 17:57:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2353894/posts Congressman Mike Pence (R-Ind.) has been doing some traveling to some strategic states these days which raised eyebrows over at Roll Call. : The official purpose of House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence’s (Ind.) trip to South Carolina this month is to attend fundraisers on behalf of his House colleagues. But the trip is fueling speculation that the Indiana Republican is charting a course for higher office. Washington Times-Water Cooler http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2353894/posts#comment Sat, 3 Oct 2009 02:07:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2352698/posts U.S. Congressman Mike Pence released the following statement after the unveiling of our national motto "In God We Trust" engraved in stone in the Capitol Visitor Center... THE FREEDOM POST http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2352698/posts#comment Thu, 1 Oct 2009 18:46:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2350962/posts The PresidentÂ’s Troubling Trend on the World Stage by Rep. Mike Pence Posted 09/29/2009 ETUpdated 09/29/2009 ET On the eve of his address to the United Nations, President Obama warned world leaders meeting in New York City of the “irreversible catastrophe” of climate change. The president did so while many of the critical confrontations boiling over on the world stage were laid on the back burner of the agenda at the United Nations. A look at the growing list of challenges sends a startling message that such concerns are the least of our problems. As we approach eight years... Human Events http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2350962/posts#comment Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:52:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2342483/posts Minority Leader John Boehner spent much of last week trying to persuade a stubborn Rep. Joe Wilson to apologize to the House — telling associates he needed to “get to” Wilson before the weekend to elicit an apology. But as the days dragged on, Boehner had to back off: Wilson’s spine was stiffened by $1.5 million in campaign contributions, the Democrats’ anti-Wilson rhetoric had become increasingly extreme, and the South Carolina Republican was rapidly accumulating support from the conference’s dominant right wing. “At some point, he realized he had no choice but to get behind Wilson because that’s where his... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2342483/posts#comment Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:20:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2337950/posts With tens of thousands of conservative protesters expected to gather in Washington on Saturday for a "Taxpayer March on D.C.," Republican officials are attempting to capitalize on a movement that lately has galvanized anti-Obama activists more effectively than the party's elected leaders in Washington. Searching for ways to compete with Democrats after two consecutive electoral drubbings, Republicans have moved past earlier uncertainty about the protesters, who organized nationwide rallies this summer that have threatened Democratic health-care plans and eroded President Obama's standing with the public. Several key Republican lawmakers, including House GOP Chairman Mike Pence of Indiana, have helped to... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2337950/posts#comment Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:59:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2332507/posts President Obama should demand the resignation of White House "green jobs czar" Van Jones, House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence (R-Ind.) said Friday. Pence argued that Jones, who has been embroiled in two national controversies this week, should lose his job, and said that Congress should have more say over the dozens of "czars" installed by Obama since taking office. "Given recent revelations concerning the associations and statements of the president's green jobs czar, Van Jones should resign his position and if he is unwilling to do so, the president should demand his resignation," Pence said in a statement. "His... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2332507/posts#comment Fri, 4 Sep 2009 23:22:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2315992/posts Political races are about candidates and issues. But election results, in the end, are about numbers. So now that the dust is settling on the 2008 presidential race, what do the numbers tell us?...History will favor Republicans in 2010... Boehner rose from the political dead in 2006 to become House minority leader. And he has managed to survive again, despite a major leadership shuffle after big GOP losses in the 2008 elections. Boehner arrived in the House in 1990 and has long been known as a reformer. As a top lieutenant of ex-House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), Boehner quickly claimed... LuckyBogey's Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2315992/posts#comment Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:28:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2306389/posts The Talk Shows Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y.; Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C.; Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind. MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Lawrence Summers, director of the National Economic Council.; former Reps. Harold Ford Jr., D-Tenn., and J.C. Watts, R-Okla.FACE THE NATION (CBS): Summers.THIS WEEK (ABC): Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner; former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan (Michelle Malkin on Roundtable).STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz; Christina Romer, head of the Council of Economic Advisers. Various driveby media television networks http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2306389/posts#comment Sun, 2 Aug 2009 12:03:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2303255/posts Congressman Pence gave a highly articulate, compelling account of Planned Parenthood for all the world to hear on the floor of the House.***DESPITE SURPRISE VOTE, PENCE AMENDMENT STRUCK DOWN My Dear Friends, Last Thursday night, a near impossibility happened: The Pence Amendment to defund Planned Parenthood of Title X tax funding made it to the House floor for a vote! We heard over and over again that the House Rules Committee was bound to kill it before a vote – that nothing introduced by pro-lifers would break out of the pro-abort-controlled Committee. We asked for your help, and together, we... Congressman Pence via American Life League http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2303255/posts#comment Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:39:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2300366/posts WASHINGTON, D.C., July 24, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - After unexpectedly passing the House Rules committee late yesterday, an amendment introduced by Rep. Mike Pence to strip Planned Parenthood of its taxpayer funding under Health and Human Services "family planning" (or Title X) funds, has failed. The House of Representatives rejected the Pence Amendment to defund Planned Parenthood by a vote of 183 to 247. The Labor/Health and Human Services appropriations bill contains $317.5 million for the Title X Family Planning program (a $10 million or 3% increase over 2008 levels), which is a major source of funding for Planned Parenthood affiliates.... LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2300366/posts#comment Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:59:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2299765/posts Just heard on the nationwide pro-life teleconference organized by StopTheAbortionMandate.com that the Pence Amendment is up for a vote tomorrow in the House. The Rules Committee's decision was apparently announced earlier this evening. The Pence Amendment would cut all Title X funding for Planned Parenthood, which amounts to over a third of their budget. Planned Parenthood performs over 300,000 abortions each year. Call or write your reps TONIGHT and tell them to vote YES on the Pence Amendment. Write Your Reps Text of Pence Amendment (PDF)Press Release from Rep. Mike Pence earlier today Phone Call - Background at URL http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2299765/posts#comment Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:50:52 GMT