When it comes to tyrants, dictators and terrorists, strength and the threat of force is the only language they understand.
Kevin McCarthy
Budgets are blueprints and priorities.
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.
Outside of the family, education is the greatest determinant of social mobility.
America needs education reform on all levels to expand quality schools, build on past successes, and lower college debt.
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.
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 think there are changes in the environment. There are a lot of items to contribute to it.
I don't need a strong EPA. I don't need to fund a lot of money there.
The best thing for the American public is that we do our job. That Washington changes. That the Senate and the House get together and fix their differences and find common ground.
We have to defend America and be strong.
My belief is you have one chance to make a first impression.
The gasoline tax is a user fee, but it does not fill enough of the need, and you want cars to be more efficient.
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.
I think there's an ability to make an immigration system that works.
Black holes destroy any objects that happen to fall victim to their gravitational pull.
Despite support from a majority of Americans, a majority of the House of Representatives, and a majority of the Senate, Keystone XL is stuck - stalled by special-interest politics.
As any small business owner knows, starting a business is not glamorous work.
We can't be afraid to call the enemy what it is: Radical Islamic terrorism.
The challenge has been, we make policy in the world of politics.
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.
I do believe in the free market.
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.
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.
We know the Constitution gives the purse strings to the House.
I will tell you that the special relationship that America has with the Israeli people transcends any of the politics.
You can't serve on every committee. But you can know what happened, what the debate was, who said what.
Once our country is fully engulfed in a debt crisis, our economy will be torn apart, and every American will be a victim of the federal government's failure to prevent this disaster.
When kids start school, families often have little choice over where they can go. Sometimes, children are forced into a failing school simply because their parents live in a certain district, and that school is the only option.
America is nation of people striving to make life better for themselves and for their families.
When government grows, it breaks the family.
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.
If we engage in a conflict that we know this is a threat to America, we should make it so one-sided that it gets over very quickly.
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.
I don't come from an Ivy League school or anywhere else.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I don't live in D.C. I keep an air mattress in my office.
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.
My family was not Republicans. I'm the youngest. I came to this party based upon choice.
I believe the Constitution matters: that it's not just a few pieces of paper.
I believe you can work with anybody.
What you really want to do is sit down and find a place that you can control government spending and raise more revenue.
Most accountants will tell you the majority of small businesses run as an S Corporation.
Small business creates more jobs than large corporations.
We're going to have to control the spending of government.
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.
