I’m not going to take any special interest money or any PAC money… when I get to Washington I want to be the voice for the people of Connecticut and not owe special favors. Linda McMahon Read Quote
I never really thought about the fact that there weren’t female role models, because I had them in my life. The women I knew in my life were so strong. Linda McMahon Read Quote
Without truth, trust is lost. The ACA could not have been passed were it not for the repeated assertions, which proved to be false, that Americans who liked their health plans and their doctors could keep them. Linda McMahon Read Quote
We went bankrupt one time and lost everything. When I tell that story at my Women’s Leadership LIVE conferences, people are shocked. I mean, our house was auctioned off and the car repossessed in the driveway. We had to start over again. Linda McMahon Read Quote
It is past time for Democrats and Republicans to join together to create a bipartisan coalition for courage and common sense. Linda McMahon Read Quote
Truly landmark pieces of legislation – including the Social Security Act, Medicare, and the Kennedy and Reagan tax reductions – historically have garnered strong support from both parties. The ACA did not. Linda McMahon Read Quote
When I was asked if I supported merging SBA into Commerce, I really wasn’t focused on SBA or Commerce; I was focused on the concept of merging agencies, or reducing duplicative programs, so that we could reduce those costs. I am a firm believer that SBA needs to be a stand-alone agency. Linda McMahon Read Quote
Being under the political spotlight is far different than anything I’d experienced before. Every word is a critical word. Sometimes you really aren’t allowed to get your full thought out. A lot of it is about having a 30-second sound bite. Linda McMahon Read Quote
I was my father’s son and my mother’s daughter. There was never any time when I felt I wasn’t equally capable – whether it was being the only girl in the county who could hit a jump shot in basketball or playing first base in the baseball with the boys. I was always encouraged to do whatever I wanted to do. Linda McMahon Read Quote
You have to have a work ethic. It is always 24/7. It is a lot of sweat equity, and it is a little bit of Lady Luck. Linda McMahon Read Quote
