In our national politics, much, if not most of the noise, yelling, and fighting was coming from the Democrats, but the American people still remembered where the Republicans were wrong. They remembered the debacle over Terry Schiavo. They remembered the many scandals surrounding Abramoff. They saw Dennis Hastert stand up to the FBI when investigating a corrupt Democratic congressman, and they read about how the Republicans let a congressman prey upon the House pages with impunity.
After change, who will lead the Republicans?
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... I stood with my colleagues through the difficult issues, like the Terri Schiavo case and stem cell research and stood with the President as he vetoed legislation that would fund the destruction of human embryos for scientific research. But I also believe the role of Minority Leader to be willing to challenge the President of our own party respectfully but forcefully should this administration depart from our commitment to core principles.
Congressman Mike Pence talks with bloggers
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