Vice President Mike Pence visited North Dakota yesterday to tout the success the Republican tax cuts are having and to campaign for Senate candidate Kevin Cramer. Along the way, he blasted Senator Heitkamp for failing to put North Dakota first and repeatedly voting no on the issues most important to voters. Here’s a quick recap of yesterday’s coverage:
WATCH: KX4: Vice President Blasts Senator Heitkamp
NBC: Pence laces into North Dakota Sen. Heitkamp at private event
North Dakota “could do a whole lot better” than Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday at a private fundraising event for her Republican rival.
Vice President Mike Pence took multiple digs at Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., on her home turf on Tuesday, saying the state could “do better” than the incumbent as she gears up for the 2018 midterm election.
WFB: Pence: North Dakota ‘Could Do a Whole Lot Better’ Than Heitkamp
“Senator Heitkamp voted no on tax cuts, no on repealing and replacing Obamacare, no on cracking down on sanctuary cities, no on repealing the anti-energy methane rule—she voted no on a 20-week abortion ban,” Pence said. “I mean, it’s time that North Dakota voted no on Heidi Heitkamp’s re-election.”
Bismarck Tribune: In Fargo, Pence touts Trump agenda, blasts Heitkamp
“Heidi Heitkamp hasn’t put North Dakota first,” Pence told a crowd at a hotel ballroom on the western edge of Fargo. He criticized her votes on abortion, the Affordable Care Act, the Republican tax plan and methane flaring. “I don’t know about the rest of you, but I think the people of North Dakota deserve better.”
Valley News Live: Vice President Pence visits Fargo, promotes tax reform bill, supports congressman
“Truth is,” Pence said, “Heidi Heitkamp hasn’t been putting North Dakota first, and I don’t know about the rest of you, but I think the people of North Dakota deserve better.”
KVRR: Vice President Mike Pence Visits Fargo to Talk Tax Reform, Endorse Rep. Kevin Cramer
Vice President Mike Pence talked to North Dakotans about how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 will directly impact them.
KSTP: Pence Touts Tax Cuts On Swing Through Minnesota, North Dakota
In North Dakota to fundraise for Senate candidate Kevin Cramer, Vice President Mike Pence touted what he called “tax cuts to put America first.”