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Mike Pence's Public Statements on Issue: Government Budget and Spending

On The Ballot: Campaign Suspended, Republican for President

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01/16/2021 Tweet - "Four years ago, we inherited a military that had been hollowed out by devastating budget cuts. Our troops hadn't seen a significant pay raise in nearly 10 years, Iran was resurgent across the Middle East & ISIS controlled a land mass larger than Pennsylvania."
10/31/2020 Tweet - "After years of reckless budget cuts to our National Defense when Joe Biden was Vice President, this Administration has stood with the men & women of our Armed Forces from DAY ONE! President @realDonaldTrump is finally giving our military, the resources & support they deserve!"
10/19/2020 Tweet - "After 8 YEARS of reckless budget cuts to our National Defense when Joe Biden was Vice President, President @realDonaldTrump put our military FIRST and signed the largest increase in our National Defense since the days of Ronald Reagan!"
09/24/2020 Tweet - "Under President @realDonaldTrump , in our first three years we funded 4,000 more police officer positions across America through the COPS Program, broke records on violent crime and firearm prosecutions, and violent crime steadily dropped to near historic lows. #CopsForTrump"
09/22/2020 As Joe Biden Promises a Return to Failed Democrat Policies, Vice President Pence Touts President Trump's Make America Great Again Agenda in New Hampshire
09/18/2020 Tweet - "Four years ago, we inherited a military that had been hollowed out by devastating budget cuts. Iran was resurgent across the Middle East. ISIS controlled a land mass larger than Pennsylvania. And under the last administration, veterans were dying while on VA waiting lists."
08/04/2020 Remarks by President Trump at Signing of H.R. 1957, The Great American Outdoors Act
04/02/2020 Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing
03/26/2020 Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing
03/23/2020 Remarks by Vice President Pence in a Press Gaggle
11/21/2019 Tweet - "Today, President @realDonaldTrump will be forced to sign a Continuing Resolution because Congress failed to do its job once again. They are spending more time trying to impeach the President than working for the American people that elected them."
08/25/2019 Tweet - "Burma's military has not yet been held accountable for its most recent campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya 2 years ago. We support a peaceful, prosperous & democratic Burma and the safe, dignified & voluntary return of the 1 million Rohingya to their homes."
06/19/2019 Tweet - "Yesterday, the USNS Comfort deployed on a mission of compassion to help those suffering under the Maduro regime. To all the people of Venezuela: Estamos con ustedes -- we are with you. And we will continue to stand with you and pray with you until your libertad is restored."
06/18/2019 Remarks by Vice President Pence at SOUTHCOM Press Conference
06/17/2019 Tweet - "Tomorrow I am traveling to Miami, FL to tour the USNS Comfort as it embarks on a five month deployment to Latin America & the Caribbean to address the humanitarian crisis Maduro created & strengthen our partnerships. Maduro must go so democracy and prosperity can return!"
06/17/2019 Tweet - "Under President @realDonaldTrump, the United States has provided more than $213 million in humanitarian assistance to suffering Venezuelans as a result of a brutal dictatorship. We stand with @jguaido and the people of Venezuela! #VenezuelaLibre"
06/13/2019 Remarks by Vice President Pence at Press Gaggle
06/04/2019 Tweet - "Heading to Tulsa, OK with @SecondLady to see the damage caused by the severe storms that impacted the region, and to deliver federal assistance. We're joined by @GovStitt, @DHSMcAleenan , @FEMA_Pete, @RepMullin, & @RepKevinHern. We are with you, Oklahoma!"
06/04/2019 Remarks by Vice President Pence in Press Gaggle During Visit to Meet with Families Affected by Flooding
05/28/2019 Tweet - "Spoke with @GovMikeDeWine, @GovHolcomb, & @GovStitt today about the devastation from tornadoes and flooding. We are with you and our administration will devote whatever resources necessary to help recover from these storms."
05/16/2019 Tweet - "After the last administration depleted our military through constant budget cuts, @POTUS took decisive action to rebuild our military & restore the arsenal of democracy, signing the largest investment in our national defense since the days of Ronald Reagan!"
05/07/2019 Tweet - "At @POTUS' direction, the @USNavy will deploy the USNS Comfort to the Caribbean, Central America, & South America this June for a 5-month humanitarian mission to address the Venezuelan crisis."
04/30/2019 Remarks by Vice President Pence in Press Gaggle Aboard the USS Harry S. Truman
02/25/2019 Remarks by Vice President Pence to the Lima Group
02/08/2019 Tweet - "Thanks to @USAID - truckloads of food, medicine & humanitarian aid for suffering Venezuelans are stationed just across the border but one man stands in the way...for the sake of the people of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro must go."

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