124 Quotes by Kevin McCarthy

I don't come from an Ivy League school or anywhere else.

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.

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.

For restaurants that have a minimum gratuity charge on large groups, the IRS will now count those tips as regular wages rather than traditional tips that we are all familiar with when we dine out. Ask any server, and they will tell you that this will directly affect their day-to-day lifestyle.

I don't view myself as a team manager, but a team captain. I'm part of the team, but everybody else as well.

Fortunately, there is a project that will create jobs, provide direct investment in our economy, and move us closer to our longstanding goal of becoming energy independent: the Keystone XL pipeline.

He talked about putting out a framework for the next 20 years. Now the whole debate will be, what reforms can there be so that the money gets used efficiently, and then how do we pay for it?

What you really want to do is sit down and find a place that you can control government spending and raise more revenue.

He was in control for the whole game. We try to take each at-bat as a battle, and he won the majority of them (Thursday).