When you hear Donald Trump say he wants to make America great again, when we do that I truly do believe the American people are going to be standing taller, they're going to see that real change can happen after decades of just talking about it. And when that happens the American people are going to stand tall, stand together and we'll have the kind of unity that's been missing for way too long.
Mike PenceI'm going to bring my best efforts and do my very best every day to support our new president's [Donald Trump] agenda and to hopefully play some small role in making America great again.
Mike PenceHe was making a very serious point. Donald Trump has a way of talking to get people's attention, and it's drawn attention to a very important issue.There was a time when a Democrat president knew where the buck stopped in the White House. And the responsibility for the failed policies in the Middle East that created the environment where ISIS developed belongs to President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and the American people know that.
Mike PenceThe Russians and the Chinese have been making enormous investments in the military. We have the smallest Navy since 1916. We have the lowest number of troops since the end of the Second World War. We've got to work with Congress, and Donald Trump will, to rebuild our military and project American strength in the world.
Mike PenceI've had more than a few battles with a Republican president. ... I am not immune [to] disagreeing with people who otherwise I support.
Mike PenceNobody was talking about illegal immigration when Donald Trump entered this campaign. He was attacked from day one for putting the whole issue of the violence that is derived from certain individuals that come into this country illegally on the table. . . He is hearing from all sides. But I promise you, he is a decisive leader. He will stand on the principles that have underpinned his commitment to end illegal immigration in this country. And that's what people will learn more about in the days ahead.
Mike PenceThe American people want to see our nation standing tall on the world stage again. They want to see us supporting our military, rebuilding our military, commanding the respect of the world, and they want to see the American economy off to the races again.
Mike PenceLet's be very clear first off. Nothing has changed about Donald Trump's position on dealing with illegal immigration.
Mike PenceI have prayed with the families and wept at the funerals of Hoosiers who did not shrink from 9-11 but grew into heroes whose names will forever be engraved in the heart of a grateful nation.
Mike PencePeople who have come to the USA legally, who stood in line, who played by the rules, in the Latino and the Hispanic community, just like every other American, long to have a president that says, "We are a nation of laws, and that we're going to uphold and enforce those laws."
Mike PenceFor more than forty years, the United States Congress has shamelessly used payroll taxes intended for Social Security to fund big government spending.
Mike PenceI'll also tell you that to no less extent my mom, who was the daughter of Irish immigrants.
Mike PenceWhile that amendment failed, human cloning continues to advance and the breakthrough in this unethical and morally questionable science is around the corner.
Mike PenceThe fact that I'd gone through my own transition as governor of Indiana and had been informed by that experience, I think was an asset.
Mike PenceOur founders insisted that protecting the states' power to govern themselves was vital to limit the power of Washington and preserve freedom.
Mike Pence[My mom] is someone who just has boundless energy. I think she's about 84 years young right now.
Mike PenceConservative Republicans are back. We're in the fight for fiscal discipline and limited government, and we are on the side of the American people.
Mike PenceUnlike the former Soviet Union that respected the strength of West, Putin's Russia ignores talk of sanctions, claims land, and supports rebels in Ukraine with impunity.
Mike PenceThe American people want change, and they see in Donald Trump a leader who embodies the American spirit.
Mike PenceIt's hard for me to believe sometimes that my three kids never met my dad. Because one of the things - one of the real blessings to me is that while my dad left this Earth when I was in my 20s, he's just as much a part of, of my life now than he was then, in terms of I often think of my dad. I think of what my dad might do in a certain situation. And so he continues to be, you know, my hero, my role model.
Mike PenceWe've weakened America's place in the world. It's been a combination of factors, but mostly a lack of leadership.
Mike PenceAmerica is stronger than Russia. Our economy is 16 times larger than the Russian economy.
Mike PenceAfter we secure the border, not only build a wall, but beneath the ground and in the air, we do internal enforcement.
Mike PenceThe reason the American people don't trust Hillary Clinton is they're looking at the pay to play politics she operated with the Clinton foundation through the private server.
Mike PenceThe focus of President Trump's administration will continue to be to have a safer America, to have a more prosperous America, and to continue to advance the president's agenda, both on Capitol Hill and through executive action and carry that message all across the country.
Mike PenceThis grandson of an Irish immigrant, after whom I was named, Richard Michael Cawley is my grandfather. I was right that - and I always tell kids that, you know, if my small life represents anything is that if you work hard, you study hard, and you never give up on your dreams and listen to people that care about, you can live those dreams. And for me to be up on the platform standing with my right hand in the air in the presence of my family and our new president [Donald Trump], it just tells me this is a great country. My grandfather was right.
Mike PenceThe American people expect the president of the United States to be prepared to support action to protect the people of this nation. And I know Donald Trump will.
Mike PenceI joked at our National Convention that our party was nominating a candidate for president who was charismatic, larger than life, memorable, so they wanted to balance the ticket.
Mike PenceThe first objective of our national government is to provide for the common defense. And President Donald Trump has no higher priority than the safety and security of the American people. And the possession of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles in the hands of a regime that routinely threatens the people of the United States of America and our allies is just simply unacceptable.
Mike PenceA society can be judged by how it deals with its most vulnerable, the aged, the infirm, the disabled, and the unborn. I believe it with all my heart. And I couldn't be more proud to be standing with a pro-life candidate in Donald Trump.
Mike PenceGrowing up I used to ... one of my heroes growing up was President John F. Kennedy. And I actually have a memory box from when I was a little where I saved articles about President Kennedy. He was a real hero.
Mike Pence[Donald Trump] is his own man - distinctly American. And where else would an independent spirit like his find a following than in the land of the free and the home of the brave?
Mike PenceI just think what we ought to do is we ought to stop seizing one moments of tragedy. We ought to assure the public that we'll have a full and complete and transparent investigation whenever there's a loss of life because of police action. But, you know, enough of this seeking every opportunity to demean law enforcement broadly by making the accusation of implicit bias every time tragedy occurs.
Mike PenceWe're different men [with Donald Trump], different life experiences. But I've always been struck by our common heritage. His grandfather immigrated to this country just like my grandfather. His dad was a self-made businessman, who built up a business with his two hands. And my dad followed his dreams to Columbus, Indiana, helped build a small business in that town.
Mike PenceI think it comes from the fact that we both grew up in it, and both [me and Donald Trump] saw American dream. And in our own ways, we both lived it.
Mike PencePower is an instrument of fatal consequence. It is confined no more readily than quicksilver, and escapes good intentions as easily as air flows through mesh.
Mike PenceI try to spend a little bit of time on my knees every day, but it all begins for me with cherishing the dignity, the worth, the value of every human life.
Mike PenceIn Indiana, the Affordable Care Act will raise the average cost of health insurance in the individual market by an unaffordable 72 percent.
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