Mike Pence Quotations

While that amendment failed, human cloning continues to advance and the breakthrough in this unethical and morally questionable science is around the corner.

The American economy has been built and sustained by risk-taking entrepreneurs whose pioneering ideas and hard work gave birth to flourishing businesses.

I believe in servant leadership, and the servant always asks, 'Where am I needed most?'

Sadly, embryonic stem cell research is completely legal in this country and has been going on at universities and research facilities for years.

The conservative movement today is like that tall ship with its proud captain: strong, accomplished but veering off course into the dangerous and uncharted waters of big government republicanism.

For more than forty years, the United States Congress has shamelessly used payroll taxes intended for Social Security to fund big government spending.

Years ago on my radio show, I used to say, 'I'm a conservative, but I'm not in a bad mood about it.' I've always believed that civility in heavy doses is essential in self-government.

To date, embryonic stem cell research has not produced a single medical treatment, where ethical, adult stem cell research has produced some 67 medical miracles.

We are here simply to decide whether Congress should take the taxpayer dollars of millions of pro-life Americans and use them to fund the destruction of human embryos for research

The presidency is the most visible thread that runs through the tapestry of the American government. More often than not, for good or for ill, it sets the tone for the other branches and spurs the expectations of the people.

Well the truth is, Republicans didn't just lose a few elections, we lost our way.

And conservatives know that if you reject these principles of limited government and urge others to reject them you can be my ally, you can be my friend but you cannot call yourself a conservative.

The true legacy of 9-11 cannot be found among political leaders of the day, but in the citizen soldiers and public safety personnel who answered that day with courage and selflessness.

The Religious Freedom Restoration Act in Indiana does not give anyone the right to deny services to anyone in this state. It is simply a balancing test used by our federal courts and jurisdictions across the country for more than two decades.

Uh, do I believe in evolution? I embrace the view that God created the heavens and the earth, the seas and all that's in them. The means that he used to do that, I can't say, but I do believe in that fundamental truth.

I'm a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order.

No one should be harassed or mistreated because of who they are, who they love, or what they believe.

I strongly oppose the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. We must stand for the right of every American to practice their faith according to the dictates of their conscience, whether it be in the public square or in the workplace.

Several millennia ago, the words were written that a man should leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. It was not our idea; it was God's idea.

And my Christianity, first and foremost, governed the way that I tried to deal with people.

It's time to stop the raid on the Social Security trust fund and start allowing Americans to invest their Social Security taxes in personal savings accounts

Power 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.

You know, Hoosiers recognize pork when we see it. And they recognize what bailing out every failing business in America means - We're burying generations under a mountain range of debt.

The anguish in London is a vivid reminder of why we cannot relent in taking the steps necessary to defend our homeland from the present terrorist threat.

We have no higher stewardship, no higher calling than to come onto this floor and into this chamber and make the tough decisions.

makes a powerful case that Congress should reconsider before we create this massive new government entitlement.

I believe we have an historic opportunity to close this hole in the First Amendment.

If I only had 12 years left to live, I'd want to live it as a member of Congress because that was the 12 longest years of my life.

If I saw a restaurant owner refuse to serve a gay couple, I wouldn't eat there anymore. As governor of Indiana, if I were presented a bill that legalized discrimination against any person or group, I would veto it.

Here in Indiana, we run a nationally-recognized program called the Healthy Indiana Plan. The Healthy Indiana Plan offers the uninsured an affordable health care plan with savings accounts that they control.

We must ensure that a catastrophe of nature does not become a catastrophe of debt for our children and grandchildren.

I abhor discrimination. The way I was raised was like most Hoosiers, with the golden rule, that you should do unto others what you'd have them do unto you.

I was concerned that the ship of conservative governance was veering off course into the dangerous uncharted waters of big government Republicanism.

It is a tragedy indeed that new generations, taking office, attribute failures in governance to insufficient power, and seek more of it.

I said after 2006 that Republicans didn't just lose our majority, we lost our way. I mean, our party walked away from the principles that men in our national governing majority first in 1980 and again in 1994, and the American people walked away from us.

While 16 provisions of the Patriot Act are set to expire at the end of this year, the threat of terrorism to our families and our cities will not.

We want to make it clear that Indiana's open for business. We want to make it clear that Hoosier hospitality is not a slogan, it's our way of life. It's the reason why people come here from around the world and they come back again and again. Because Hoosiers are the kindest, most generous, most decent people in the world.

When I was home this weekend, no one I talked to had any interest in talking about who was to blame for Hurricane Katrina. But almost everyone wanted to talk about how we're going to pay for it.

To those who say it would be too difficult to repeal and replace Obamacare, I say it's a two step process. We repeal the Pelosi Congress in 2010 and replace the Obama Administration in 2012.

Fighting for free enterprise means standing up for free markets. The freedom to succeed includes the freedom to fail. We must defend entrepreneurial capitalism against the onslaught of the American Left.

What I want the Congress of the United States to do, and frankly what I would like to see the President of the United States of America do, is speak a word of support to the people of Iran.

We simply cannot break the bank of the federal budget,

There's going to be no compromise on repealing Obamacare lock, stock and barrel.

The so-called 'Employee Free Choice Act' envisions a world where workers would be denied privacy and forced to vote in an atmosphere of intimidation.

The most secular, atheist historian on the planet would have to grant that the entire legal system of Western civilization pivots off those tablets.

Some (soldiers) were worried that the resources they need might be diverted, ... I assured them I would do what was needed to win the war and get them home safe.

Now is the time to make tough choices to ensure a catastrophe of nature doesn't become a catastrophe of debt.

Now is the time for us to begin to make the tough choices necessary to ensure that a catastrophe of nature does not become a catastrophe of debt for our children and our grandchildren.

Now is the time for us to begin to make the tough choices.

As a conservative, I believe the only real check on government is a free press, ... And as someone who believes in limited government, I believe nothing is more conservative than promoting and protecting the principle of a free press.

Average Americans in all 50 states are reaching into their pocketbooks and investing in relief and recovery efforts. The power and symbol of members of Congress doing that, regardless of the size of the contribution, could be very important.

Back in Indiana, when a tree falls on your house, first you tend to the wounded, then you start to clean up, and then your family sits down and figures out to pay for it, ... Operation Offset.

There's a lot of miles between the saying and the doing here on Capitol Hill.

As we begin this debate, I am confident that we will hear the supporters of this bill argue in the name of Ronald Reagan that this research is consistent with his long-held views about the sanctity of life.

As we approached, there was a large column of black smoke billowing from the far end of the base,

It is our sense that the American people want Congress to do something ... to pay for Katrina, and anything less than that will be a disappointment to millions of Americans.

I truly believe that firearms in the hands of law abiding citizen's makes our families and our communities more safe, not less safe.

It's time to save the U.N. from its own scandals and mismanagement. It's time for U.N. Reform with teeth.

Don't Ask, Don't Tell was a successful compromise in 1993; and so that compromise should remain.

It's simply time we restore fiscal discipline to this process and pay for these expenditures by making choices among competing spending priorities.

It's time for conservative Americans to do what Reagan did.

There was an element of the last straw in this,

I'm a small-town kid who grew up with a cornfield in the back yard and dreaming of serving my country in public office.

In promoting national security, economic prosperity and the sanctity of human life, conservatives made measurable gains in 2003.

I believe 2006 will be the toughest year for the Republican majority since they came to power in 1994,

I've had more than a few battles with a Republican president. ... I am not immune [to] disagreeing with people who otherwise I support.

Enhanced interrogation gleaned information that saved American lives and - I was informed - prevented incoming terrorist attacks on this country from being successful.

I have a sense of this man [Donald Trump]. I have a sense of his heart.

Donald Trump understands the frustrations and the hopes of the American people.

What I'm OK with is protecting the American people. What I'm OK with is, when people have the intent to come to this country and take American lives, that we are prepared to do what's necessary to gain the information to protect the people of this country.

In fact, in Indiana we suspended the Syrian refugee program in the wake of the terrorist attack. We have no higher priority than the safety and security of the people of this country, and Donald Trump is right to articulate that view.

Let's be very clear first off. Nothing has changed about Donald Trump's position on dealing with illegal immigration.

Comments that suggest that Muslims should be banned from the United States are offensive and unconstitutional.

It's time for us to come together, time for us to come together around this good man [Donald Trump].

[Donald Trump] put this issue at the center of this presidential campaign in the Republican primaries. And his position and his principles have been absolutely consistent. We're going to secure the border. We're going to build a wall, have a physical barrier. We're going to enforce the laws of this country, end sanctuary cities, implement E-Verify.

The choice couldn't be more clear for the American people. Donald Trump has been completely consistent in his positions.

The choice couldn't be more clear. Americans can elect someone who literally personifies the failed establishment in Washington, D.C., or we can choose a leader who will fight every day to make America great again.

Donald Trump wants to make it clear to the American people that, while Hillary Clinton is committed to open borders, and amnesty, and executive amnesty, and more of the same that has really harmed our economy, and, frankly, as he said, with regard to dangerous individuals in this country, has cost American lives. . . .

No path to citizenship. People that want to gain legal status, you heard Donald Trump say again and again, will have to leave the country.

I think Donald Trump will articulate what we do with the people [immigrants] who are here.

Donald Trump is more concerned about the American people, American citizens, people who are here legally, people that are struggling in this economy.

Nobody 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.

Hillary Clinton supports open borders, amnesty and even wants to increase Syrian refugees to this country by 550 percent.

[Donald Trump] is a doer in a game usually reserved for talkers.

The 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.

When Donald Trump does his talking, he - he doesn't tiptoe around the thousand new rules of political correctness.

People in both parties are restless for change, ready to break free of old patterns in Washington. And Democrats are about to anoint someone who represents everything this country is tired of.

I was raised to believe in hard work, in faith and family. ... The most important job I'll ever have is spelled D-A-D.

I don't think we should ever tell our enemy what our tactics are.

Donald Trump is going to remain completely focused on American citizens and people who are here legally, and how we get this country working for people who play by the rules.

Donald Trump is going to focus - I know the media wants to focus on that one issue. Donald Trump will articulate a policy about how we deal with that population

[Donald Trump] 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.

An enormous number of people come to the USA legally and then simply overstay their visas because we make no effort to hold them accountable to that or uphold the law.

[Donald Trump] is a man known for a large personality, a colorful style and lots of charisma. And so I guess he was just looking for some balance on the ticket.

Our family has been honored to serve our state and nation. Like many American families, we have been fortunate and blessed to raise three wonderful children and put them through college while doing work that we love.

Hillary Clinton wants a better title, and I would, too, if I was already America's secretary of the status quo.

We will have a mechanism for dealing with people in this country that - you heard the word humanely again. It is going to be fair. It is going to be tough. But there will be no path to legalization, no path to citizenship unless people leave the country.

[Donald Trump] has said that very consistently [about border], the contrast with Hillary Clinton, who supports amnesty, open borders, who wants to implement executive amnesty again on day one, even though the Supreme Court of the United States rejected it, and Hillary Clinton, who wants to increase refugees from the terrorist-torn country of Syria by 550 percent.

He 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.

The American people know that we need - America needs - to be strong for the world to be safe and for the American people to be safe, and that will happen when Donald Trump becomes president of the United States.