Mark Meadows Quotes

I am extremely privileged to serve Rhode Island in the United States Senate, and that is my only goal and aspiration.

Being a member of Congress is a hard job but it's an uplifting job.

On Capitol Hill we like to make tough speeches. We don’t like to make tough choices.

I leave it up to the government to make good decisions for Americans.

Government is about hard choices.

A surprising number of government committees will make important decisions on fundamental matters with less attention than each individual would give to buying a suit.

I was elected to solve problems, and I don't think it's conservative to have bad roads; I don't think it's conservative to have bad schools. I don't think it's conservative to have to go through budget crises every two years. So I'm taking the difficult issues straight on. That's what I was elected to do.

My focus has been on being a good congressman, and there is so much other work to do.

I'd love the job of Chancellor one day.

I've always said I would serve where Montanans feel I could be the most effective.

The job of an elected official is to communicate, to talk with constituents, to talk with the people of America, and I think Alexandria is excellent at doing that.

When I was in the Senate, I had eight great years working with the community on major issues, trying to deal with problems that people brought to my attention. That's certainly what I intend to do as president. I think that is what President Obama has done.

I was a very, very good congressman.

If you're in government, the right thing to do is be focused on solving real problems and asking what's the best solution to a particular problem.

As taxpayers, we pay our elected officials to serve the people and protect our state and our interests.

So I went into government with a clear mind about what the problems were, and what needed to be done.

Al is, and always has been, the person who has been the candidate - the elected official. And he is the one who makes policy. As his wife, I have the wonderful opportunity to advocate for causes that I am passionate about, and I'm thankful for that.

Good ideas are the backbone of good government.

New Yorkers have real issues, and they deserve to have a mayor that is prepared to work with them to solve the challenges they have, reduce the problems that they have, and they deserve to have a mayor's race that is focused on them.

All I wanted was to be involved in politics and government.

I enjoyed my stay in the Congress. Most people do not. And too many people who have been elected really don't understand the nature of government.

You have to spend your political capital on great causes for your country.

My primary motivation for running for the 9th Congressional District is that I strongly believe that one of the hallmarks of the American democracy is a representative form of democracy.

When I entered federal parliament at the end of 2007, I was appointed parliamentary secretary for disabilities.

The American people deserve long-term, forward-thinking policies.