Top 102 Quotes & Sayings by Kevin McCarthy
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Last updated on December 21, 2024.
I believe the Constitution matters: that it's not just a few pieces of paper.
My wife Judy and I have two kids: Connor, 17, and Meghan, who is 14. My wife and I no longer worry about what we become - we are worried about what our children become.
We know Africa does not have the same medical treatments as we do.
I want a leader that sets out a path. I want one that doesn't just talk about cuts, but talks about the shining city on the hill. We're only going to get out of this problem if we grow this economy.
Small business creates more jobs than large corporations.
The principles that should guide American foreign policy are simple: the world is safer when America leads, only strength ensures peace and freedom, and America must stand with its allies and challenge its adversaries.
My belief is you have one chance to make a first impression.
Politically correct speech will not defeat the enemy.
I think it's undignified if you don't do your job.
I believe any time that both parties are talking, it's a good thing.
Most accountants will tell you the majority of small businesses run as an S Corporation.
The whip's office is almost more educational - educating members on the bill itself, listening to members ahead of time.
I think there are changes in the environment. There are a lot of items to contribute to it.
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.
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.
Reagan was president and had Democrats control the House and Senate, and they reformed the tax code. Clinton was president, and he had Newt Gingrich and Bob Dole; they reformed welfare and balanced the budget.
I do believe in the free market.
Many times, the Senate talks of things and never gets anything through.
As conservatives, we know our principles, and we also know the best ideas do not always come from Washington.
You have to reform the visa program. The chain migration system doesn't work. You need a guest workers program.
I'm a conservative. I believe in the idea of freedom and liberty, but more importantly, look at my voting background. I voted against bailing out Wall Street. I voted against, never voted for, a tax increase.
It's not easy for the average family to ensure that their child receives a quality education. And the federal government is not making it any easier.
Everybody has a say, everybody has a voice, because everyone that comes to the House had about 750,000 people they're representing . And you want those voices heard.
If Russia wants to use energy as a weapon against our friends and allies, let's use our resources to set them free.
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.
When it comes to tyrants, dictators and terrorists, strength and the threat of force is the only language they understand.
My family was not Republicans. I'm the youngest. I came to this party based upon choice.
Small businesses already struggle to compete with big businesses that enjoy the luxury of a tax code filled with corporate loopholes.
Budgets are blueprints and priorities.
I believe in a free market of ideas and not shying away from debate.
You can't serve on every committee. But you can know what happened, what the debate was, who said what.
I met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel, visited our allies in the Arab Gulf, traveled to Tunisia and Iraq, met with President Petro Poroshenko in Ukraine, and visited our allies in Germany, France, and the United Kingdom.
We pledge to you that we will create jobs. End economic uncertainty and make America more competitive. We will cut Washington wasteful spending and reduce the size of government. And we will reform Congress and restore your trust in government.
When I think of the future, I think of my 15 year old son Connor and my 12 year old daughter Meghan. I worry about their future because your kids are as important to you as mine are to me. And I am unwilling to leave our children with so much debt.
What you really want to do is sit down and find a place that you can control government spending and raise more revenue.
Together, we can create something new, something bold, and something to act as a check and balance to Washington's out-of-touch agenda.
I believe you can work with anybody.
We're going to have to control the spending of government.
After hearing from my colleagues, I have decided to run for Speaker of the House. Let's work together to make a difference for our country.
I started a deli when I was 19 years old. Kevin O's. The sandwiches at Kevin O's were a little like Subway before Subway - fresh baked bread. My best seller was turkey with cream cheese and artichoke hearts. I just made it up.
As any small business owner knows, starting a business is not glamorous work.
In Washington, we've seen enough tax hikes, government takeovers, bailouts, and other big government solutions under Speaker Pelosi's control.
America is nation of people striving to make life better for themselves and for their families.
America needs education reform on all levels to expand quality schools, build on past successes, and lower college debt.
How we fund transportation in this country is broken. You all pay a gasoline tax, right? Well, cars go farther, we get electric cars, and so on. And then we do more with the money than just build roads. We do bike lanes and mass transit.
Outside of the family, education is the greatest determinant of social mobility.
Our government has failed us. From the billion-dollar bailouts to the 'stimulus' package that failed to stimulate to the government takeover of health care, you cried 'Stop!'... but the Democratic Majority in Washington has refused to listen.
We know the Constitution gives the purse strings to the House.
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.
When gross public debt exceeds 90 percent of GDP, economic growth tends to decline considerably.
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.
Energy is the issue I care most about.
I don't live in D.C. I keep an air mattress in my office.
Peace comes through strength, not through retreat.
The simple truth is that the implementation of Obamacare has hurt Americans and their health care more than it has helped.
There are two different types of leader. A person can either be like a thermometer or a thermostat. A thermometer will tell you what the temperature is. A thermostat will not only tell you what the temperature is, but it'll move you to the temperature you need to get to.
You cannot be the leader of the free world and sit on the sidelines and tweet and think you're going to get the job done.
The facts are clear. Obamacare is failing the American people.
Everybody thought Hillary Clinton was unbeatable, right? But we put together a Benghazi special committee, a select committee. What are her numbers today? Her numbers are dropping.
I'm on record saying nothing about immigration until we secure the borders. The borders are not secure.
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