Category:Great America Committee: Difference between revisions

'''Great America Committee''' is a [[Wikipedia:political action committee|political action committee]] (PAC) registered by Vice President of the United States [[:Category:Mike Pence|Mike Pence]]. It is the first example of an active Vice President creating such a type of political action committee while serving in office.<ref name=hillyard>{{cite web|publisher=NBC News|date=May 18, 2017|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/pence-creates-pac-ahead-2018-2020-elections-n761436|title=Pence Creates PAC Ahead of 2018, 2020 Elections|first=Vaughn|last=Hillyard}}</ref><ref name=gomez>{{cite web|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/the-conversation/sd-president-pence-trump-vice-president-sets-up-pac-20170518-htmlstory.html|first=Luis|last=Gomez|date=May 18, 2017|title=President Pence? What Trump's VP is doing to fundraise for 2018 and 2020|work=The San Diego Union-Tribune}}</ref> [[:Category:Fox News|Fox News]] noted Pence's action came only one day after reporting on the [[Wikipedia:Comey memos|Comey memos]] led to the appointment of a [[Wikipedia:special counsel|special counsel]] in the investigation into [[Wikipedia:Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections|Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections]].<ref name=foxnews>{{cite news|date=May 18, 2017|work=[[:Category:Fox News|Fox News]]|title=Pence moves to launch PAC amid White House turmoil|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/18/pence-moves-to-launch-pac-amid-white-house-turmoil.html}}</ref>

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