Pence: ‘Reckless Reporting’ from Media ‘Was Deeply Disappointing’ to Hoosiers

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REPORTER: "Governor, are you expecting -- [ inaudible ] 
PENCE: "Way expecting this kind of backlash? To be candid with you, when I first heard about the legislation, heard it was federal law more than 20 years, heard it was the law through statute, court decisions in 30 jurisdictions, in the wake of last year's supreme court case, hobby lobby, I thought it was appropriate addition to Indiana statute. It moved through the legislative process, not a considerable amount of controversy. When this erupted last week, even though I made my position clear weeks ago that I would sign the bill, without much discussion, I was taken back. I have to tell you that the gross mischaracterizations about the bill early on and some of the reckless reporting by some in the media about what the bill was all about was deeply disappointing to me and millions of hoosiers. But we are making progress on that. I think we are turning back. I am grateful for the expressions of support that are being given from around the country, including many in the media that are articulating what this is all about. We will continue to move forward on that."