Pence grew nostalgic as he recalled his House days a decade earlier. He told them that when he was in the House in 2009, not one Republican voted for President Obama’s stimulus package—and he said conservatives should try to oppose Biden’s rescue plan in the same way this time around. Not one vote. It was an opportunity to unite the party on something. “This is a defining moment for us, for Republicans,” Pence said. “Obama left us out of the negotiations and if they didn’t have us at the table, we said we’re not going to be part of the bill. “The party needs to reclaim our mantle on spending,”
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