Associated Press
EVANSVILLE —
U.S. Rep. Mike Pence is heaping criticism on Indiana House Democrats who fled to Illinois weeks ago to stall action on bills they consider an attack on labor unions and public education.
The Indiana Republican said Monday that “it’s high time the Democrats in Illinois hightailed it back to Indianapolis“ so the House can get back to business.
The Evansville Courier & Press reports that Pence drew loud cheers with his comments, which were made during a speech at the Vanderburgh County GOP’s Lincoln Day dinner in Evansville.
Most Indiana Democrats have been holed up in a hotel in Urbana, Ill., since Feb. 22 in an effort to derail action in the House.
Pence is expected to announce within months if he’ll seek the Republican nomination for governor in 2012.
