Kevin McCarthy Quotes

As a new member (of Parliament) you will also be instructed in the details of what is expected from you as a backbencher…. It will be made clear to you that your role in the decision-making process is to raise your hand when you are told to and to occupy your seat in the house when it is required.

The tough thing about these senatorial jobs is you get 'yes' or 'no' votes. Your whole job is to either say 'yes' or 'no' and explain why.

We never said that we don't have faith in Parliament. We have great respect for Parliament.

I understand the principles of dissent in parliament.

The standing orders of the Parliamentary Party, however, apply to me, apply to every other Member of the Parliamentary Labour Party and they put into a context the way in which those rights to freedom of speech should be exercised.

I enjoyed debate on the floor but it's not really debate in the same way.

If you get your provision in the first draft of a bill, then the opposition has to get it out to defeat you.

The conference committee, that wonderful wrestling ring of compromise where House and Senate versions of bill are wrenched into law ...

It is much better when a member resumes his seat after he has made a speech for the House to have the feeling that they wish he had gone on longer instead of wondering why he did not stop sooner.

Prime Minister’s Question time is very different from anything in America. It is something that fortunately your President does not have to face.

The essence of debate in Parliament is spontaneous.

The Government should be prepared to consider the Charter in Parliament. There is no wisdom in letting complaints be rejected and pikes made

I would like to add some legislative history at the end of my remarks.

I get terribly frustrated on the floor when I can't find out what I'm voting on.

If somebody feels strongly enough to be willing to stop the Senate, he should at least be required to be on the floor and explain why.

Most Canadians don't understand the House of Commons. They turn on their televisions, see us yelling at one another, and dismiss us as a bunch of fools.

Criticism, any amount, we welcome it. Come, let's have a discussion - in Parliament, all the better.

You gotta get into some confrontations sometimes to get the right result on the floor, but I think the bulk of our membership wants us to work out problems before a bill comes to the floor.

In the Congress, for every small thing, you have to consult the general secretaries.

I want to continue to serve as whip of the caucus.

People don't understand it, but the most intense occasions in the House of Commons were the ones I enjoyed most. When events could go either way and you could find yourself out of a job by the end of the day, those were the times when you were most on a high.

Jacob Rees-Mogg gets his tummy tickled when the ERG threatens to vote against a government bill unless it is amended on policy.

There are lots of things one can criticise about the European parliament, but it does work pretty well in terms of the speed with which you can vote, the fact that there's room to sit, the fact that there are offices when you arrive.

The government takes the opposition day debates incredibly seriously.

In Westminster, I make sure I maximise my ability to represent my constituents. I can do that in a variety of ways: by asking written questions or questions in the House of Commons, through the scrutiny of bills and by sitting on the environmental audit select committee every week, as well as other committees.