With its record spending and deficits, the Obama administration has shown little interest in taking fiscal responsibility. That is a mistake. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Read Quote
We were given a system of government that places the people at the center of all decision-making and relies on the consent of the governed, with our rights and the government’s limitations clearly outlined. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Read Quote
The heavy hand of government and its rules are causing family businesses to shutter their doors. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Read Quote
Far too many government spending programs have gone years, even decades, without being reauthorized, leaving the American people less able to effectively review, rethink, and possibly eliminate government programs. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Read Quote
While health reform is a worthy goal, we shouldn’t pay for it by taxing those who already have high medical costs because they or someone in their family has a disability. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Read Quote
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. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Read Quote
As the wife of a retired Navy commander and the representative of the district covering Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane, Washington, I see firsthand the permanent effects of war – both physical and psychological – on those who serve our country. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Read Quote
We need to modernize an outdated agency, bring it into the 21st century, and ensure that the VA is better equipped to treat the health and psychological issues that are unique to our veterans. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Read Quote
We need to tap the resource of current and retiring science and math professionals that have both content mastery and the practical experience to serve as effective teachers. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Read Quote
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. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Read Quote
