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Former Vice President Mike Pence undergoes heart procedure

Mike Pence to LaunchConservative Podcast.Former Vice President Mike Pence willsoon be returning to his radio roots. .Prior to being elected to Congress in 2000,61-year-old Pence spent a decade as a prominentMidwest conservative radio personality. .He is now set to launcha podcast in the coming months that will target younger listeners.It will be sponsored by the Young America’sFoundation (YAF), a conservative youth organization. .According to a spokesperson for Pence, theradio show will focus on “conservative accomplishments”and the “lessons” learned from them.The vice president will certainly be focused on the conservative accomplishments of the last four years and projecting those accomplishments and lessons learned forward, Spokesperson for Pence, via Politico.Pence is also expected to become a regularmember of the group’s lecture circuit oncein-person events can safely resume.The YAF’s leader, former Governor Scott Walker, releaseda statement praising Pence’s involvement in the group. .By partnering with YAF, the Vice President willcontinue to attract new hearts and minds to theconservative cause … [his] energy and enthusiasmfor Ronald Reagan’s values has and will continueto inspire a new generation of young people, Scott Walker, via Politico
By Rich Barak
Updated April 15, 2021

Former Vice President Mike Pence received a pacemaker Wednesday.

Pence underwent the procedure at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus in Falls Church, Virginia, according to a statement.

He is expected to fully recover and return to normal activity soon, according to the statement.

“I am grateful for the swift professionalism and care of the outstanding doctors, nurses and staff at Inova Heart and Vascular Institute. ... My family has been truly blessed by the work of these dedicated healthcare professionals,” Pence said in the statement.

In 2016, Pence, then the governor of Indiana, disclosed his medical history after being nominated to be Donald Trump’s vice president. Pence said he had an asymptomatic left bundle branch block.

During the past two weeks, Pence said he experienced symptoms associated with a slow heart rate. After consulting with his doctors, Pence decided to undergo the procedure.

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