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12-28-2013, 06:34 AM
- Michael Richard "Mike" Vice President; Governor of Indiana; former Representative (IN-6). Pence was born June 7, 1959 in Columbus, Indiana, to Nancy Jane and Edward J. Pence, Jr.
- In 1990, in Pence's finance report, he registered his campaign as a for-profit business. Pence said he did it because he was serious about running this country like a business. Deep in the report, Pence was spending campaign cash on personal bills. Pence had decided months ago to supplement Karen's salary with campaign cash. He spent $922 a month to pay their mortgage, $222 a month to pay Karen's car payments. He spent about $13,000 of campaign cash for personal use. He'd gotten a taste of the campaign cash in 1988, making some of Karen's car payments and no one ever raised any concerns. So he went full blast in 1990. As the news trickled out, Pence became defensive: "I'm not embarrassed that I need to make a living." (Sep 14, 2019) (https://www.ontheissues.org/2020/Mike_Pence_Government_Reform.htm)
- Mike Pence: "Joe Biden has been slow in providing military resources to Ukraine." https://twitter.com/ThomasEWoods/status/1666641930308952082
- On April 2, just one week after the bill was signed into law, Pence signed another bill essentially reversing the religious freedom protections in the act and purporting to force business owners to participate in the celebration of homosexuality at government gunpoint.
https://thenewamerican.com/print/trump-vp-pence/
- Mike Pence voted YES [bad vote] on granting Washington DC an Electoral vote & vote in Congress.
- Mike Pence: "Under President Trump's leadership, Operation Warp Speed, we believe we'll have literally tens of millions of doses of a vaccine before the end of this year." (Oct 7, 2020)
- Mike Pence: "we're going to continue to fully partner with states to make sure that they have the reagents and test kits necessary to perform those tests. It is state managed. But it's federally supported."
- Mike Pence: Inner-city families should want Stop-and-Frisk.
Law enforcement in this country is a force for good. They truly are people that put their lives on the line every single day. But I would suggest [that] what we need to do is assert a stronger leadership at the national level to support law enforcement. You just heard Kaine reject Stop-and-Frisk. I would suggest to you that the families that live in our inner cities that are besieged by crime would benefit from it.
Source: 2016 Vice-Presidential Debate at Longwood University , Oct 4, 2016
- Mike Pence: "I support the death penalty" Source: 2014 CNN "State of the Union" interview of Mike Pence , Feb 23, 2014 (https://www.ontheissues.org/2014_CNN.htm)
- Mike Pence voted YES [bad vote] on making the PATRIOT Act permanent.
- Mike Pence supports reporting every year the number of library records orders that are granted, modified, or denied.
- Mike Pence Signed a bill that allows for more usage of Eminent Domain. (Mar 13, 2014)
- Mike Pence: "China is to blame for the coronavirus." (Oct 2020)
- Mike Pence voted YES [bad vote] to keep the US in the World Trade Organization.
- Mike Pence: "If the world knows nothing else, the world knows this, America stands with Israel. This president has done more to support our most cherished allies than anyone could have imagined just three short years ago. We got out of the Iran nuclear deal. He recognized Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, and President Donald Trump moved the American embassy to Jerusalem, the capital of the state of Israel." Remarks by V.P. Pence at the 2020 CPAC Conference , Feb 27, 2020 (https://www.ontheissues.org/2020/Mike_Pence_Foreign_Policy.htm)
- Mike Pence - Against agreement with Iran; keep all sanctions. "I am opposed to this agreement because it will not make the US or our most cherished ally, Israel, safer."
- Mike Pence: "I believe the United States and EU must respond with deeds more than words to strengthen our economic and strategic defenses," Pence said in the prepared remarks his team leaked to Fox News. "I believe we must take immediate steps to deploy a robust missile defense in Europe, especially in Poland, and the Czech Republic-to protect the interest of our NATO allies and the United States in the region. Stronger economic ties and stronger defense is the strategic response to Russian aggression." (Sep 14, 2019) (https://www.ontheissues.org/Piety_Power.htm)
- Mike Pence: "I think we need less talk and more deeds. And by deploying a robust missile shield throughout Europe including in Poland and the Czech Republic that was off-lined in 2009, I think would send a very strong message to Putin and to Russia that NATO countries and the United States are going to respond by growing stronger economically and strategically. And I believe that's going to have a lot more influence in the long haul than more sanctions and more talk. Let's allow Poland and the Czech Republic to have that missile shield that they were entitled to by joining NATO." (Apr 27, 2014)
- In a 1995 interview, Mike Pence singled out one radio host for promoting "One World Government" conspiracies about NAFTA. "Stan Solomon is a talk radio host who trades in conspiracy theories, who trades in the idea that NAFTA, or GATT, are both part of a one world government conspiracy. While I don't believe that is true, we just don't want to fuel paranoid delusions." (Jul 19, 2016)
- Mike Pence: "I don't support legalization of marijuana (https://www.ontheissues.org/2020/Mike_Pence_Drugs.htm) and that's been my position for a long time and will continue to be."
- Mike Pence voted YES [bad vote] on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs.
- Mike Pence was rated -20 by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance.
- Mike Pence voted YES on withholding $244M in UN Back Payments until U.S. seat restored. (May 2001)
- Mike Pence: keep sanctions against Syria until WMDs are dismantled (May 2007), imposing specified sanctions aimed at Syria's energy sector. Sets forth diplomatic measures intended to isolate the government of Syria. Directs the President to provide assistance to support a democratic transition in Syria.
- Mike Pence voted YES [bad vote] on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
- Mike Pence: Commitment to unbreakable U.S.-Israel bond. (Mar 2010)
- Mike Pence voted YES [bad vote] on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps. (Feb 2011)
- Mike Pence voted NO on requiring FISA warrants for wiretaps in the U.S., but not abroad. (Mar 2008)
- Mike Pence voted YES [bad vote] on allowing electronic surveillance without a warrant.
- Mike Pence voted YES [bad vote] on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad.
- Mike Pence voted NO [bad vote] on restricting no-bid defense contracts.
- Mike Pence voted YES [bad vote] on continuing intelligence gathering without civil oversight.
- Mike Pence voted YES [bad vote] on federalizing rules for driver licenses to hinder terrorists (REAL ID Act)
- Mike Pence voted YES [bad vote] on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan.
- Mike Pence voted YES [bad vote] on retroactive immunity for telecoms' warrantless surveillance. (Jun 2008)
- Mike Pence voted YES [bad vote] on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date.
- Mike Pence supports strengthening sanctions on Syria & assist democratic transition (2008)
- Mike Pence voted NO [bad vote] on investigating Bush impeachment for lying about Iraq:
Congressional Summary: Resolved, That President George W. Bush be impeached for committing the following abuses of power:
• Article I--Creating a Secret Propaganda Campaign To Manufacture a False Case for War Against Iraq
• Article VI & VIII--Invading Iraq in Violation of H.J. Res. 114, the U.N. Charter and International Criminal Law
• Article X--Falsifying Accounts of US Troop Deaths and Injuries for Political Purposes
• Article XI--Establishment of Permanent US Military Bases in Iraq
• Article XII--Initiating a War Against Iraq for Control of That Nation's Natural Resources
• Article XVII--Detaining Indefinitely and Without Charge Persons Both US Citizens and Foreign Captives
• Article XXIV--Spying on American Citizens, Without a Court-Ordered Warrant, in Violation of the Fourth Amendment
• Article XXVI--Announcing the Intent To Violate Laws With Signing Statements, and Violating Those Laws
https://www.ontheissues.org/Mike_Pence.htm
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For a list of 2024 candidates:
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?563125-2024-Presidential-Candidates-And-Information
- In 1990, in Pence's finance report, he registered his campaign as a for-profit business. Pence said he did it because he was serious about running this country like a business. Deep in the report, Pence was spending campaign cash on personal bills. Pence had decided months ago to supplement Karen's salary with campaign cash. He spent $922 a month to pay their mortgage, $222 a month to pay Karen's car payments. He spent about $13,000 of campaign cash for personal use. He'd gotten a taste of the campaign cash in 1988, making some of Karen's car payments and no one ever raised any concerns. So he went full blast in 1990. As the news trickled out, Pence became defensive: "I'm not embarrassed that I need to make a living." (Sep 14, 2019) (https://www.ontheissues.org/2020/Mike_Pence_Government_Reform.htm)
- Mike Pence: "Joe Biden has been slow in providing military resources to Ukraine." https://twitter.com/ThomasEWoods/status/1666641930308952082
- On April 2, just one week after the bill was signed into law, Pence signed another bill essentially reversing the religious freedom protections in the act and purporting to force business owners to participate in the celebration of homosexuality at government gunpoint.
https://thenewamerican.com/print/trump-vp-pence/
- Mike Pence voted YES [bad vote] on granting Washington DC an Electoral vote & vote in Congress.
- Mike Pence: "Under President Trump's leadership, Operation Warp Speed, we believe we'll have literally tens of millions of doses of a vaccine before the end of this year." (Oct 7, 2020)
- Mike Pence: "we're going to continue to fully partner with states to make sure that they have the reagents and test kits necessary to perform those tests. It is state managed. But it's federally supported."
- Mike Pence: Inner-city families should want Stop-and-Frisk.
Law enforcement in this country is a force for good. They truly are people that put their lives on the line every single day. But I would suggest [that] what we need to do is assert a stronger leadership at the national level to support law enforcement. You just heard Kaine reject Stop-and-Frisk. I would suggest to you that the families that live in our inner cities that are besieged by crime would benefit from it.
Source: 2016 Vice-Presidential Debate at Longwood University , Oct 4, 2016
- Mike Pence: "I support the death penalty" Source: 2014 CNN "State of the Union" interview of Mike Pence , Feb 23, 2014 (https://www.ontheissues.org/2014_CNN.htm)
- Mike Pence voted YES [bad vote] on making the PATRIOT Act permanent.
- Mike Pence supports reporting every year the number of library records orders that are granted, modified, or denied.
- Mike Pence Signed a bill that allows for more usage of Eminent Domain. (Mar 13, 2014)
- Mike Pence: "China is to blame for the coronavirus." (Oct 2020)
- Mike Pence voted YES [bad vote] to keep the US in the World Trade Organization.
- Mike Pence: "If the world knows nothing else, the world knows this, America stands with Israel. This president has done more to support our most cherished allies than anyone could have imagined just three short years ago. We got out of the Iran nuclear deal. He recognized Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, and President Donald Trump moved the American embassy to Jerusalem, the capital of the state of Israel." Remarks by V.P. Pence at the 2020 CPAC Conference , Feb 27, 2020 (https://www.ontheissues.org/2020/Mike_Pence_Foreign_Policy.htm)
- Mike Pence - Against agreement with Iran; keep all sanctions. "I am opposed to this agreement because it will not make the US or our most cherished ally, Israel, safer."
- Mike Pence: "I believe the United States and EU must respond with deeds more than words to strengthen our economic and strategic defenses," Pence said in the prepared remarks his team leaked to Fox News. "I believe we must take immediate steps to deploy a robust missile defense in Europe, especially in Poland, and the Czech Republic-to protect the interest of our NATO allies and the United States in the region. Stronger economic ties and stronger defense is the strategic response to Russian aggression." (Sep 14, 2019) (https://www.ontheissues.org/Piety_Power.htm)
- Mike Pence: "I think we need less talk and more deeds. And by deploying a robust missile shield throughout Europe including in Poland and the Czech Republic that was off-lined in 2009, I think would send a very strong message to Putin and to Russia that NATO countries and the United States are going to respond by growing stronger economically and strategically. And I believe that's going to have a lot more influence in the long haul than more sanctions and more talk. Let's allow Poland and the Czech Republic to have that missile shield that they were entitled to by joining NATO." (Apr 27, 2014)
- In a 1995 interview, Mike Pence singled out one radio host for promoting "One World Government" conspiracies about NAFTA. "Stan Solomon is a talk radio host who trades in conspiracy theories, who trades in the idea that NAFTA, or GATT, are both part of a one world government conspiracy. While I don't believe that is true, we just don't want to fuel paranoid delusions." (Jul 19, 2016)
- Mike Pence: "I don't support legalization of marijuana (https://www.ontheissues.org/2020/Mike_Pence_Drugs.htm) and that's been my position for a long time and will continue to be."
- Mike Pence voted YES [bad vote] on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs.
- Mike Pence was rated -20 by NORML, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance.
- Mike Pence voted YES on withholding $244M in UN Back Payments until U.S. seat restored. (May 2001)
- Mike Pence: keep sanctions against Syria until WMDs are dismantled (May 2007), imposing specified sanctions aimed at Syria's energy sector. Sets forth diplomatic measures intended to isolate the government of Syria. Directs the President to provide assistance to support a democratic transition in Syria.
- Mike Pence voted YES [bad vote] on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
- Mike Pence: Commitment to unbreakable U.S.-Israel bond. (Mar 2010)
- Mike Pence voted YES [bad vote] on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps. (Feb 2011)
- Mike Pence voted NO on requiring FISA warrants for wiretaps in the U.S., but not abroad. (Mar 2008)
- Mike Pence voted YES [bad vote] on allowing electronic surveillance without a warrant.
- Mike Pence voted YES [bad vote] on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad.
- Mike Pence voted NO [bad vote] on restricting no-bid defense contracts.
- Mike Pence voted YES [bad vote] on continuing intelligence gathering without civil oversight.
- Mike Pence voted YES [bad vote] on federalizing rules for driver licenses to hinder terrorists (REAL ID Act)
- Mike Pence voted YES [bad vote] on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan.
- Mike Pence voted YES [bad vote] on retroactive immunity for telecoms' warrantless surveillance. (Jun 2008)
- Mike Pence voted YES [bad vote] on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date.
- Mike Pence supports strengthening sanctions on Syria & assist democratic transition (2008)
- Mike Pence voted NO [bad vote] on investigating Bush impeachment for lying about Iraq:
Congressional Summary: Resolved, That President George W. Bush be impeached for committing the following abuses of power:
• Article I--Creating a Secret Propaganda Campaign To Manufacture a False Case for War Against Iraq
• Article VI & VIII--Invading Iraq in Violation of H.J. Res. 114, the U.N. Charter and International Criminal Law
• Article X--Falsifying Accounts of US Troop Deaths and Injuries for Political Purposes
• Article XI--Establishment of Permanent US Military Bases in Iraq
• Article XII--Initiating a War Against Iraq for Control of That Nation's Natural Resources
• Article XVII--Detaining Indefinitely and Without Charge Persons Both US Citizens and Foreign Captives
• Article XXIV--Spying on American Citizens, Without a Court-Ordered Warrant, in Violation of the Fourth Amendment
• Article XXVI--Announcing the Intent To Violate Laws With Signing Statements, and Violating Those Laws
https://www.ontheissues.org/Mike_Pence.htm
____
For a list of 2024 candidates:
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?563125-2024-Presidential-Candidates-And-Information