Kevin McCarthy Quotes
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Peace comes through strength, not through retreat.
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The simple truth is that the implementation of Obamacare has hurt Americans and their health care more than it has helped.
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You can't serve on every committee. But you can know what happened, what the debate was, who said what.
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I believe the Constitution matters: that it's not just a few pieces of paper.
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For years now, long before I became House majority leader, I have been passionate about foreign affairs because I believe that anyone who leads in Washington must appreciate the significance of America's role in providing for global security and prosperity.
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I will tell you that the special relationship that America has with the Israeli people transcends any of the politics.
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We can't be afraid to call the enemy what it is: Radical Islamic terrorism.
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There's a staircase on the first floor of the Capitol that I walk every day. It's made of marble, and as you walk those steps, you think of those who've walked before you. You think of the challenges that the country's faced.
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Many times, we spend so much time on policy, but we don't explain how the policy affects and makes the heart even grow bigger. And I think that's a place that we have to look inside.
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The gasoline tax is a user fee, but it does not fill enough of the need, and you want cars to be more efficient.
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If elected Speaker, I promise you that we will have the courage to lead the fight for our conservative principles and make our case to the American people. But we will also have the wisdom to listen to our constituents and each other so that we always move forward together.
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I do believe in the free market.
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The edge of a black hole, the event horizon, is a boundary that marks the point of no return. Once an object crosses the event horizon, it cannot escape and will be ripped to pieces, atom by atom.
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I believe in a free market of ideas and not shying away from debate.
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I don't need a strong EPA. I don't need to fund a lot of money there.
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In addition to billions in new 'stimulus' spending that our country can't afford, the Geithner plan also contains billions in tax increases on small and family-owned businesses while protecting the tax preferences of wealthy, multinational corporations.
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I started my first business when I was 19. I learned a valuable lesson as a small business owner. You are the first one to work, last one to leave, and last one to be paid.
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I try to drive my office more as a start-up of ideas.
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As any small business owner knows, starting a business is not glamorous work.
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The only way that I can do better than someone else, maybe they're better at something else, but they'll never beat me at work.
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Together, we can create something new, something bold, and something to act as a check and balance to Washington's out-of-touch agenda.
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I don't live in D.C. I keep an air mattress in my office.
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Too many people in Washington care about power institutions, not caring about changing the lives of everyday Americans.
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The facts are clear. Obamacare is failing the American people.