Mike Pence Government Quotations

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

You bet every member of Congress who votes for this bill ought to read it, read it thoroughly, and understand that what we're looking at here amounts to nothing more than a government takeover of our health care economy, paid for with nearly a trillion dollars in new taxes on individuals and small businesses. And it must be opposed.

Whether it's called 'compassionate conservatism' or 'big government Republicanism,' after years of record increases in federal spending, more government is now the accepted Republican philosophy in Washington.

The government competes in the private sector the way an alligator competes with a duck.

Conservative Republicans are back. We're in the fight for fiscal discipline and limited government, and we are on the side of the American people.