Mike Pence in CBS "Face the Nation" interviews for 2023 races
On Abortion:
I'd like to see Mifepristone taken off the market
I'm pro life. I don't apologize for it. I think the fact the Biden administration allowed Mifepristone to be made available on a mail order basis was a fundamental change. Even in states that have limited abortion.
I'd like to see this medication off the market to protect the unborn. But also, I have deep concerns about the way the FDA went about approving Mifepristone 20 years ago.
Source: CBS Face the Nation on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Apr 23, 2023
On Education:
There was racial inequity in education system; no longer
Q: You do not believe there is racial inequity in the education system in America?PENCE: I really don't believe there is. I believe there was. There may have been a time when affirmative action was necessary simply to open the doors of all of
our schools and universities, but I think that time has passed. I really believe that the accomplishments of America's students, particularly our minority students, tells us that we've opened those doors and I'm confident those doors will remain open.
Source: CBS Face the Nation on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jul 2, 2023
On Gun Control:
Recent gun tragedies reflect fear of crime wave
Tragedy should not require us to forfeit our liberty. And the right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms is enshrined in the Constitution of the United States. I don't know the facts of those cases. I'm confident that local law enforcement
will move forward and apply the law in a proper way. But I can't help but suspect that this recent spate of tragedies is evidence of the fear that so many Americans are feeling about the crime wave besetting this country.
Source: CBS Face the Nation on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Apr 23, 2023
On Principles & Values:
I'm a Bible-believing Christian
In Lorie Smith's case, she made it clear she would take all customers in her website design, she just simply said that she could not create a website that would celebrate something that violated her religious beliefs. I'm a Bible-believing Christian.
I believe that every American is entitled to live, to work, to worship according to the dictates of their conscience. I'm so grateful that a strong majority of the court gave a victory for the religious freedom of every American of every faith.
Source: CBS Face the Nation on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jul 2, 2023
On Principles & Values:
America is the leader of the free world
I went to Ukraine because America is the leader of the free world. We're the arsenal of democracy. I think President Joe Biden has truly failed to explain to the American people what our national interest is there.
I'm someone that believes that it's absolutely essential that the United States continue to provide military support to the Ukrainian military to push back on Russian aggression.
Source: CBS Face the Nation on 2023 Presidential hopefuls
Jul 2, 2023
On Education:
Student loan forgiveness not about helping the middle class
The majority of people that would have benefited from this student loan forgiveness are people with multiple graduate degrees. So you're going to say to working Americans, to truck drivers, to people working in the
trades, 'we're going to take your taxes and pay down a part of the student debt of doctors and lawyers and Ph.D.s.' It's just- it, nothing could be further than the truth. This was not about the middle class.
Source: CBS Face the Nation on 2023 Presidential primary hopefuls
Jul 2, 2023
On Foreign Policy:
Arming Ukraine sends a deafening message to communist China
I think there's no more effective way to send a deafening message to communist China to check their military ambitions in the Asia Pacific, then by giving Ukraine what they need to repel the Russian invasion. I know China's watching.
They forge this unlimited partnership with- with Russia, but I gotta note, I've met President Xi, I've also met President Putin. I guarantee you President Xi is watching what's happening in Ukraine very carefully.
Source: CBS Face the Nation on 2023 Presidential primary hopefuls
Jul 2, 2023
On Principles & Values:
The freedom of religion is our first freedom
I would say to every American that the freedom of religion is our first freedom, that's enshrined in the First Amendment for a reason. And from the moment the Supreme Court recognized same-sex marriage, the court had made a commitment that as they
move forward on that decision, that they would still respect the freedom of religion and the freedom of conscience of every American. I believe that every American is entitled to live, to work, to worship according to the dictates of their conscience.
Source: CBS Face the Nation on 2023 Presidential primary hopefuls
Jul 2, 2023
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