Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
Republican representative from California who became the majority whip of the United States House of Representatives in 2011. He was shadowed by Kevin Spacey while the actor was doing research for his role on the Netflix series House of Cards.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 January 1965
CityBakersfield, CA
CountryUnited States of America
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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.
types
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.
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in line with the lower end of the Street revenue range of $9.65-$9.85 billion.
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I don't need a strong EPA. I don't need to fund a lot of money there.
I don't live in D.C. I keep an air mattress in my office.
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I believe in being a happy conservative: that you're happy because your policies will give people greater freedom, greater independence. But you have to explain why your policy makes life better.
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In Washington, we've seen enough tax hikes, government takeovers, bailouts, and other big government solutions under Speaker Pelosi's control.
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I'm on record saying nothing about immigration until we secure the borders. The borders are not secure.
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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.
I'm willing to fight, but I want to fight to win.
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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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If Russia wants to use energy as a weapon against our friends and allies, let's use our resources to set them free.
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If you're in the minority, every advantage is against you, right? So the only advantage you have against the majority is they're too lazy to know their own rules, right? So it's like a game of poker.
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Instead of lining the pockets of L.A . ad executives, we're trying to do something for real children.