Kevin McCarthy Quotes

We didn't come here to become Washington, we came here to change Washington.

It's time for an American comeback... where leaders in Washington listen to 'we the people.'

If it takes talking about unpleasant truths to change Washington, then so be it.

The voters in District 8 shared our vision that Washington is broken, and we're going to go up there and fix it.

You can’t change Washington from the inside. You can only change Washington from the outside.

My whole deal is reforming, changing, shaking up Washington. It sure needs it.

We absolutely have to change the status quo in Washington.

America is smarter than the politicians. America is demanding a change and not more of the same cronyism, not more of the same deception, corruption, and business. Washington, D.C., needs to be shaken up.

I know how bad Albany is. I know it better than most. I understand why people are angry. I'm angry. The question is going to be, how do you change Albany, what is the plan for change, and then how do you actually get it done?

Reforming is about curbing government power. It is a self-imposed revolution; it will require real sacrifice, and it will be painful.

The American people... want change. They want big ideas, big reform.

We hope President Obama will now respect the will of the people, change course, and commit to making the changes they are demanding. To the extent he is willing to do this, we are ready to work with him.

In every jurisdictional area that I can get my fingers on, I want to move us away from the Washington insider economy.

I spent 10 years fighting for reform in Cook County, and I didn't change my DNA when I got to Washington.

We Republicans came to Washington to change it, and Washington changed us.

This nation is asking for action and action now.

I’m going to take Tennessee ideas to Washington and make them work for the country.

I'm focused on bringing real change to Washington because the career politicians have screwed things up so badly.

As a newcomer to politics, I knew in my bones that we as a country were better than what we see coming out of Washington. And we are.

Bringing accountability to Washington has been an important part of my time in office and an important part of my campaign.

The American people and the entire world need to understand that the threat to life on earth resides in Washington and that until Washington is fundamentally and totally changed, this threat will remain as the worse threat to life on earth.

Americans understand that the game is rigged, and they've had enough of it. They're ready to fight back. They want a Washington that works for them, i think that people are getting more engaged, politically, and they're seeing through a lot of the rhetoric that politicians have been throwing out there for a long time. They want to see some real change, and I think that's what we need to work on.

Real change begins with ridding Washington of corruption, of which there's plenty going around.

Change doesn't come from Washington. Change comes to Washington

If we can be sure of anything, it's that the immense challenges faced by our country and our nation cannot be solved by the same people in the same offices, casting the same votes for the same failed policies.