Mike Pence

To one extent or another, the volume of new cases coming in is a reflection of a great success in expanding testing across the country.

Claimed about the coronavirus. Fact Checking Mike Pence on the Coronavirus Pandemic (June 26 2020), 2020

It is my considered judgment that my oath to support and defend the Constitution constrains me from claiming unilateral authority to determine which electoral votes should be counted and which should not.

Official statement prior to engaging in his role in the counting of the votes of the Electoral College (6 January 2021), 2020

You know, before we had a single coronavirus case in this country, this president shut down all travel from China. It bought us invaluable time to stand up our national response.

Pence’s False Claims About Trump’s Handling of Coronavirus (June 16 2020), 2020

In a very real sense they've . The number of cases in Oklahoma has declined precipitously.

Claimed about the COVID-19 pandemic. Fact check: Pence falsely claims coronavirus cases in Oklahoma are on the decline (June 15 2020), 2020

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

Excerpt from his vice presidential acceptance speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention — (July 21, 2016), as quoted in Piety & Power: Mike Pence and the Taking of the White House (2019), by Tom LoBianco, 2019

The quickest way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.

Excerpt from address given to the National Rifle Association in Dallas, Texas — (May 4, 2018), 2018

I truly do believe, if all of us do all that we can, that we will once again, in our time, restore the sanctity of life to the center of American law, I just know in my heart of hearts that this will be the generation that restores life in America.

Excerpt from a speech addressed to a pro-life group in Nashville, Tennessee — (February 27, 2018), 2018

Honesty is the axis on which leadership spins.

Remarks at Reagan Library, C-SPAN.org (September 8, 2016), 2016

Chris, I believe with all my heart that God created the heavens and the earth, the seas and all that is in them. … How he did that, I’ll ask him about some day.

Pence dodges question but doesn’t outright 'deny’ evolution Politifact 2016, 2016

There's a reason why people question the trustworthiness of Hillary Clinton, and that's because they're paying attention.

Vice presidential debate (October 4, 2016), 2016

We cannot have four more years apologizing to [America's] enemies and abandoning our friends. America needs to be strong for the world to be safe, and on the world stage, Donald Trump will lead from strength.

Excerpt from his vice presidential acceptance speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention — (July 21, 2016), 2016

As a conservative who believes in limited government, I believe the only check on government power in real time is a free and independent press. A free press ensures the flow of information to the public, and let me say, during a time when the role of government in our lives and in our enterprises seems to grow every day--both at home and abroad--ensuring the vitality of a free and independent press is more important than ever.

World Press Freedom Day (May 4, 2009), 2009

It will harm both the wage payer and the wage earner. An excessive increase in the minimum wage will hurt the working poor.

Said in the House during a debate about a bill that raised the minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25. Mike Pence Once Thought A $7.25 Minimum Wage Was Too High Huffington Post 2007, 2007

Frankly, condoms are a very, very poor protection against .

Mike Pence said smoking "doesn't kill" and faced criticism for his response to HIV. Now he's leading the coronavirus response 2001, 2001

Just because I’m a-clappin’ for it, doesn’t mean I’m a-votin’ for it.

Whispering to fellow House Representative Jeff Flake in response to President George W. Bush's inaugural speech at his first inauguration — (January 20, 2001), 2001