Kevin McCarthy

We have the best-trained military in the world.

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.

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.

I think it's undignified if you don't do your job.

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.

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.

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

When it comes to tyrants, dictators and terrorists, strength and the threat of force is the only language they understand.

The challenge has been, we make policy in the world of politics.

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.

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.

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.