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“Mike Pence just confirmed what we have known all along: the House GOP will march in lockstep with Trump. Far from standing up to Trump’s reckless agenda, House Republicans are all too happy to enact his racist, xenophobic, misogynist, dangerous vision of America,” said Meredith Kelly of the DCCC.
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Pence Says Trump’s Agenda in Step With House GOP
By Rema Rahman
September 13, 2016
Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence said Tuesday that a Donald Trump presidency would sync up with House Republicans’ agenda, adding that Americans should expect the GOP to keep control of the House and Senate if the billionaire businessman wins the White House.
The former six-term House member and current Indiana governor was joined by House Speaker Paul D. Ryan and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy following what many described as a positive meeting with members of the House GOP at the Republican National Committee in Washington.
Pence said Ryan’s rebukes of Trump for a few controversial statements would not complicate efforts to present a united GOP front. Pence said he believed Trump’s “Make America Great Again” mantra fell in line with the House’s agenda.
“My and Donald Trump’s appreciation for Paul Ryan is boundless,” Pence said.
Ryan, for his part, highlighted his friendship with Pence and put a spotlight on him becoming vice president. Though he didn’t explicitly advocate for a Trump presidency.
With Pence on the Republican ticket, Ryan said, “we feel the wind in our backs.”
[…]Pence mentioned House Republicans’ “Better Way” agenda and how Trump wants to work with members of Congress that Pence knows and trusts, Rep. Thomas Massie said.
“There was some connective tissue that I haven’t seen before,” the Kentucky Republican said.
Virginia Rep. David Brat said the meeting featured a “lot of faith talk, lot of Americana talk” and emotions surrounding Pence’s history on the House.