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Wall Street Journal: Fannie Med

Wall Street Journal: Fannie Med

The details of the Senate Finance Committee's hush-hush health talks aren't fully known, but leaks suggest that one all-but-certain highlight...

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August 06, 2009
Congressman Pence Discusses White House Allegations of ‘Disinformation’ and Town Halls on FOXNEWS’ "America's Newsroom"

"The record crowds at my town hall meetings, Bill, these people are not uninformed. They are informed. They understand that...

August 03, 2009
Rep. Mike Pence On FOX News Sunday

 Congressman Mike Pence: “The focus right now for the American people is on the role of government in our lives....

July 29, 2009
Pence Calls Health Care Deal A Bad Deal for American Taxpayers

Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following remarks on Fox News's...

July 29, 2009
Congressman Pence Discusses Democrat Health Care Bill on FOXNEWS’ “On the Record” With Greta Van Susteren

Transcript below:GRETA VAN SUSTEREN: Do you want your Senators and Members of Congress guessing for you, voting blindly and simply...

July 22, 2009
Congressman Pence Discusses Jobs and Democrat Health Care Bill on MSNBC’s Morning Joe

To view this clip, click here.Transcript below: [Clip of Hoyer on the House floor] MIKA BRZEZINSKI: Wow, ok then. Here with us...

July 17, 2009
State Unemployment Numbers Rise as “stimulus” Fails

"Now most of the money that we're investing as part of this plan will get out the door immediately and...

July 14, 2009
The Walden-Pence Broadcaster Freedom Amendment

Congressman Greg Walden (OR) and Congressman Mike Pence (IN) have co-authored the Broadcaster Freedom Amendment which would prevent the FCC...

June 26, 2009
Congressman Pence Discusses Democrats’ National Energy Tax on Bloomberg

To view this clip on Bloomberg with Mark Crumpton, click here.Transcript below:Mark Crumpton: For more let's go to Capitol Hill...

June 26, 2009
Newspapers Across the Nation Take Aim at the Democrats' National Energy Tax Bill

While Republicans Fight for an “All of the Above” Energy Plan, Newspapers Across the Nation Take Aim at the Democrats’...

June 25, 2009
Congressman Pence Responds to the President's Speech on Cap and Tax on MSNBC

To view this clip, click here.Transcript below:ANDREA MITCHELL: We go now to Mike Pence, Republican leader who has been, of...

June 25, 2009
WSJ: The Cap and Tax Fiction

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has put cap-and-trade legislation on a forced march through the House, and the bill may get...

June 24, 2009
Pence Tells CNN’s Larry King Live "Better Late Than Never" on Obama's Tougher Rhetoric on Iran

To view this clip from Larry King Live last night, click here.  Excerpts below:LARRY KING: As a follow up to...

June 19, 2009
Congressman Pence Discusses Bipartisan Resolution Supporting Iranian Dissidents on FOXNews' 'Fox and Friends'

Click here to watch.Transcript below:Gretchen Carlson: Congressman Mike Pence is Chairman of the House Republican Conference and the third ranking...

June 18, 2009
Pence on Iran: Reagan Didn’t Tell Gorbachev "That Wall Is None of Our Business"

This morning during an appearance on FOXNEWS, Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement...

June 17, 2009
Congressman Pence Discusses Iran on CNN's "Situation Room" With Wolf Blitzer

To view this clip, click here. Transcript below:Wolf Blitzer: As we've reported, Iran's state-run media is insisting that the U.S....

June 16, 2009
Congressman Pence Discusses Iranian Dissidents on MSNBC

To view this clip, click here. Transcript below:Savannah Guthrie: President Obama is answering questions today about why he has not...

June 11, 2009
The Hill: Dem Mutiny on Climate Bill Grows, Says Peterson

"‘I'm just estimating the number of votes that will be against this,' Peterson said. ‘I suspect that the list has...

June 11, 2009
WSJ: The GOP's Energy Alternative

The Wall Street JournalThe GOP's Energy AlternativeWe need more nuclear power.By Mike Pence, John Shimkus and Fred UptonWhile the price...

June 10, 2009
E & E: House GOP Brings Back 'All of the Above' as Response to Dem's Energy Agenda

House GOP Brings Back 'All of the Above' as Response to Dems' Energy AgendaBy Alex Kaplun, E&E reporterHouse Republicans today...

June 10, 2009
Townhall: Rep. Pence: House Republicans Introduce Alternative to Speaker Pelosi's National Energy Tax

House Republicans Introduce Alternative to Speaker Pelosi's National Energy TaxGuest blog post by Rep. Mike PenceDemocrats' national energy tax wages...

June 10, 2009
Congressman Pence Discusses House Republican Energy Bill on MSNBC's Morning Joe

Transcript below:MIKA BRZEZINSKI: With us now Republican Representative from Indiana and Chairman of the House Republican Conference, Congressman Mike Pence....

June 10, 2009
New York Times: House Republicans Draft Energy Bill With Heavy Focus on Nuclear Power

The New York TimesJune 10, 2009 House Republicans Draft Energy Bill With Heavy Focus on Nuclear PowerBy JOHN M. BRODERWASHINGTON -...

June 10, 2009
Pence Remarks At Introduction of the American Energy Act

"Today House Republicans are introducing the American Energy Act, an ‘all of the above' plan that offers energy independence, more...

June 08, 2009
Charleston Daily Mail: Wasteful Spending Has No Defense Now

Wasteful spending has no defense nowMembers of Congress need to fix what allowed Murtha AirportJune 8, 2009It has been said...

June 04, 2009
Pence Discusses President’s Speech in Cairo on CNN

(Excerpts Below)"I certainly always welcome the presence of the President of the United States of America on the world stage....

May 26, 2009
Human Events: Rep. Price: Waxman the Anchorman

The House of Representatives isn't usually known for its shipbuilding skills. Nevertheless, thirty-six Members of the body have spent the...

May 24, 2009
Rep. Pence Op-Ed in the Chicago Tribune: Energy Tax 'compromise' Isn't

By Mike PenceMay 24, 2009After weeks of political horse-trading in Washington between...

May 21, 2009
U.S. News & World Report: Rep. Phil Gingrey: Government-run Healthcare Would Backfire, Making 'Public Option' the Only One

Former DNC chair's government-run insurance program is sure to backfire. Just ask his wife the doctorBy Phil Gingrey, M.D.Posted May...

May 15, 2009
Health Care Leaders Say Obama Overstated Their Promise to Control Costs

by Robert Pear, The New York TimesWASHINGTON - Hospitals and insurance companies said Thursday that President Obama had substantially overstated...

May 15, 2009
WSJ: Democrats Discover Gitmo’s Virtues

by Kim Strassel, The Wall Street Journal 'We're not going to bring al Qaeda to Big...

May 14, 2009
Chairman of House Tax Committee Admits Democrats’ Energy Plan Will Raise Energy Costs on American Consumers

Democrat Charlie Rangel, Chairman, House Ways and Means Committee, was quoted in this evening's Congress Daily as saying: "Whether you...

May 13, 2009
WSJ: Martin Feldstein - Tax Increases Could Kill the Recovery

By MARTIN FELDSTEINThe barrage of tax increases proposed in President Barack Obama's budget could, if enacted by Congress, kill any...

May 13, 2009
Washington Post: FAA Approves Plan to Give Stimulus Funds to Airport Named After Murtha

By Carol D. LeonnigTuesday, May 12, 2009 5:58 PMThe Federal Aviation Administration, after reviewing concerns about a project at a...

May 12, 2009
Washington Post: Despite Stimulus Funds, States to Cut More Jobs

Budget Shortfalls Prompt Mass LayoffsBy Alec MacGillisWashington Post Staff WriterTuesday, May 12, 2009Eleven weeks after Congress settled on a stimulus...

May 11, 2009
Associated Press: Stimulus Watch: Road Money Skips Over Needy Areas

"The AP findings suggest the White House raised expectations too high for the transportation spending, said a spokesman for Rep....

May 11, 2009
USA Today: Obama's Pattern on Federal Spending Not Flattering

When it comes to federal spending, there's a pattern emerging with President Obama, and it's not a flattering one. The...

May 11, 2009
NY Times: White House Forecasts No Job Growth Until 2010

President Obama's chief economics forecaster said on Sunday that the country was not likely to see positive employment growth until...

May 07, 2009
National Day of Prayer

Congressman Randy Forbes:“Today we see a growing and concerted effort to remove references to faith and religious history across our...

May 07, 2009
CQ: Small Program Cuts, Big Headaches

"Color us not particularly impressed with the record of the president for fiscal discipline to date, but hope springs eternal,"...

May 07, 2009
WSJ: Obama's Gitmo Mess

On his second day in office, President Obama ordered the Pentagon to mothball Guantanamo within one year, purportedly to reclaim...

May 06, 2009
Is Guantanamo Republicans' Winning Issue?

Republicans may have finally found a winning issue: Guantanamo.While Democrats are divided over allocating money for the prison's closure and...

May 06, 2009
AFP: Republicans Seek to Block Guantanamo Releases Into US

Top House Republicans announced Wednesday they would unveil a bill aimed at blocking the transfer or release of detainees from...

May 04, 2009
Remembering Jack Kemp

Republican Leader John Boehner"Like millions of Americans I was saddened to learn of Jack Kemp's illness, and I am saddened...

May 01, 2009
Leading House Democrat Admits That Government-Run Health Care Will Put Private Health Care Out of Business

 http://www.breitbart.tv/html/330913.htmlRep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL): "And next to me was a guy from the insurance company, who then argued against the...

May 01, 2009
Drudge Report Highlights Cap-and-Tax

Pence: Cap-and-Trade 'Declaration of War,' to Cost US Families $3,100/Year...Cap and Trade a ‘Declaration of War,' Say RepublicansBy Josiah Ryan,...

April 27, 2009
The Hill: GOP Seizes on Energy Bill as 'national tax'

House and Senate Republicans intend to ramp up their attack  of the Democratic-sponsored clean-energy legislation this week in an effort...

April 27, 2009
The Washington Post: Small Businesses Brace for Tax Battle

Gail Johnson doesn't think of herself as wealthy. The former pediatric nurse has spent 20 years building a chain of...

April 27, 2009
Pence Op-ed in Muncie Star Press: on Debt Day, With Regret

Today, April 26, is Debt Day for this fiscal year. That is, today is the day the federal government's expenses...

April 24, 2009
Happy Debt Day: Government to 'run Out' of Cash Sunday, Earliest Ever

"Debt Day," marking the point in the fiscal year when government spending exceeds revenue, falls this Sunday. That's the earliest...

April 24, 2009
Democrat Dean of the House Calls Cap and Trade a “Great Big” Tax

Chairman Emeritus of Energy and Commerce Committee, John Dingell (D-MI), calls cap and trade as it is:  “Nobody in this...