2004 CPAC Keynote Speaker Mike Pence Named to Head RSC

Indiana Congressman Scored Perfect 100 on ACU Rating of Congress in 2003

ALEXANDRIA, VA – American Conservative Union Chairman David A. Keene today congratulated Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana upon his selection as chairman of the Republican Study Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives.

"The Republican Study Committee is a bulwark of Reagan conservatism in the House," said Keene. "And Mike Pence is one of the most distinguished conservative leaders in Congress.

"Clearly, the American Conservative Union chose well when it selected Congressman Pence to deliver the keynote address at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference. Mr. Pence's speech was eloquent and stirring, a principled declaration on the current state of the conservative movement in an era of Republican hegemony in Congress.

"ACU has every confidence that under Mike Pence's leadership, the Republican Study Committee will continue to serve as the philosophical rudder to keep the Republican majority sailing a straight and true conservative course."

The full text of Congressman Pence's CPAC keynote address can be found at http://acuf.org/issues/issue5/040205news.asp

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