Top 75 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Quotes

As the highest-ranking Republican woman in the U.S. House of Representatives and the mom of two daughters, I believe if we’re serious as a nation about empowering every American to pursue his or her own dreams, then true cases of gender discrimination need to be confronted.

Our goal as Republicans is to ensure gender discrimination ends once and for all, and to also help guarantee those who want to remain in the workforce and continue their careers aren’t hindered by clunky, outdated regulatory structures that penalize them for making that choice.

Maintaining healthy forests is essential to those who make a living from the land and for those of us who use them for recreational purposes.

Throughout human history, some of our most influential inventors, entrepreneurs, and leaders have had disabilities. For example, Bill Gates, Sir Richard Branson, and Charles Schwab are all dyslexic, while scientist Stephen Hawking has used a wheelchair for decades.

While global research is crucial, the U.S. must maintain its leadership role as the world’s innovator for both medical advancement and job creation.

Children in foster care are there through no fault of their own, and they face challenges that would test the resolve of even the most mature adults: frequent moves, early trauma, instability, and in many cases, abuse.

No longer should we rely on oil from countries that are not necessarily friendly or democratic.

Nikki Haley is a proven leader. And that is what she should be judged on.

The Republicans have long had a platform of being pro-life. And I’m someone that believes life begins at conception and should be protected.

The Pacific Northwest depends on inexpensive renewable energy from our dams.

We must remember that although we come from different backgrounds and ideologies, we’re all part of this great experiment in self-governance. We’re all united by common values of liberty, justice, and equality of opportunity, even if we don’t always agree on how to achieve them.

Technology has changed almost everything. One institution remains stubbornly anchored in the past. It’s where I work – the United States Congress, a 19th Century institution using 20th Century technology to respond to 21st Century problems.

At each point of our process to repeal Obamacare, we have not lost sight of our responsibility to the most vulnerable in our communities. Safety nets and protections are important and must be maintained for those who need them most.

If you look at the architecture of Washington, D.C., it is not by mistake that the dome over the Capitol is the very center of the federal city. The White House and the Supreme Court are set about us, satellites to the supreme power of the people expressed in the legislative authority of Congress.

Private ownership of property is vital to both our freedom and our prosperity.

Women oftentimes are the ones making those economic decisions, sitting around the kitchen table and trying to figure out how to pay for rising gas prices or food prices or the health insurance costs. And I think that they see where they expect their leaders in Congress to also make those tough decisions.

When candidate Donald Trump said things that I didn’t necessarily agree with, I would call him on it.

Many defense experts have predicted that we face no greater threat from a single country than from Iran.

House Republican women are trailblazers in their own right, and we are focused on a bold, forward-looking agenda to restore a confident America, where every individual and family feels secure in their lives and in their futures.

Despite the fact that important measures such as the Americans with Disabilities Act passed only with crucial Republican support, the public – and the community of disability advocates – normally identifies this issue with the Democratic party.

When our Founders created this great experiment in self-governance, the House of Representatives became, by design, the body closest to the people. We are the most accountable, and we must be the most transparent.

If America isn’t asking for Europe’s help with New Jersey, why should Europe feel uninhibited about asking for America’s help with Greece?

Economic opportunities will win the women’s vote.

We should not be strangling ourselves economically by not utilizing the resources we have been given or by putting them off-limits.

Eastern Washington families and businesses should be able to deduct every penny of state and local sales tax they pay throughout the year from their federal tax bill, especially when people in most states are deducting their state income taxes.

It’s the people’s Supreme Court, and we should let them decide its direction.

We need to address the systemic structural issues within the VA – the misallocation of resources, the interminably long waiting lists, the bureaucratic inefficiencies – to ensure that our American heroes are properly protected the second they return home from war.

With its record spending and deficits, the Obama administration has shown little interest in taking fiscal responsibility. That is a mistake.

I think it is important that we respect that women have different political views.

The significant disparity in work opportunities for people with disabilities is the direct result of government programs and policies that propagate dependency.

The Snake and Columbia river system is vital to the Pacific Northwest.

That is what we stand for – for an America that is every bit as compassionate as it is exceptional.

States know better than the federal government how to allocate and manage resources to address the needs of their people.

Becoming a mom makes politics real. Whether it’s education policies, health care policies, family leave – it informs your decision-making.

I’ve always believed in equal pay for equal work.

Everywhere I travel throughout Eastern Washington, I hear from people demanding we do a better job of controlling our borders and reducing illegal immigration.

We believe in a government that trusts people and doesn’t limit where you finish because of where you started.

We can build a better, more representative democracy through technology and ensure what Abraham Lincoln called the last, best hope for Earth will endure past the 21st Century.

We depend on our rivers and dams for energy, transportation, irrigation and recreation and I will continue this year to fight for what’s best for the Pacific Northwest.

Women oftentimes are the ones making those economic decisions, sitting around the kitchen table and trying to figure out how to pay for rising gas prices or food prices or the health insurance costs.

The ADA gave more than 50 million Americans with disabilities, just like my son Cole, the chance to live the American Dream and be defined only by their potential – not their limitations.

It is not acceptable that we continue to see thousands of acres burn because of forest fires, because of poor management on our forests, big kill, and we have these catastrophic situations take place when we are not able to take action.

Well, I’m celebrating the fact that Republicans are doing better with women.

Top-down government programs threaten to limit the freedom and opportunity that made this country great.

Big, expensive government is not the answer for people without disabilities, nor is it for those with.

This year I hope to introduce legislation that would require Power Administrations to list direct and indirect costs associated with ESA compliance as a line item on customer’s power bills.

We need to work together to support common-sense solutions to establish and maintain regulatory certainty and predictability for the mining industry and reduce excessive, duplicative, and expensive permitting delays.

When President Obama was in the Senate, when he was a U.S. senator, he voted against raising the debt ceiling. And he said it was a lack of leadership that had brought us to this point.

America has long been the land of immigrants.

Republican women bring an important voice to the table.

With the right policies and regulations, the opportunities for American medical advancement and scientific innovation are boundless.

The idea that just because you are a woman you should be supporting Hillary Clinton I think is false. There is a broad base of political views.

We operate in a world where you can have a package from Amazon arrive on your doorstep the same day; where Uber has a private driver at your front door within minutes; but when it comes to Congress, it takes three weeks for someone to get a form letter response to his or her questions.

My mom sacrificed everything for my brother and me. She taught me so many things – about life, love, faith, ambition, and family – and she instilled in me the desire to have my own kids one day.