Cathy McMorris Rodgers

“I've lived the American dream. I was born and raised on the farm, first in my family to graduate from college. I spent 13 years working in our family business.”

“To ensure that America remains the leader in medical innovation, we must reduce the costs of developing life-saving drugs and ensure that there are appropriate economic incentives in place to produce them.”

“With its record spending and deficits, the Obama administration has shown little interest in taking fiscal responsibility. That is a mistake.”

“Salmon recovery in the Northwest is a complex issue and requires a comprehensive regionwide effort. Dam removal is not the answer. It would have a devastating impact on our region's energy and transportation infrastructure and may do little to even help salmon listed as threatened or endangered.”

“Private ownership of property is vital to both our freedom and our prosperity.”

“Division stifles progress and prevents good ideas - no matter their source - from being heard and considered.”

“When President Obama was in the Senate, when he was a U.S. senator, he voted against raising the debt ceiling. And he said it was a lack of leadership that had brought us to this point.”

“The significant disparity in work opportunities for people with disabilities is the direct result of government programs and policies that propagate dependency.”

“Providing tax relief and reducing regulations leads to job creation and new economic opportunities for our small businesses, which are the backbone of our economy.”

“Technology has changed almost everything. One institution remains stubbornly anchored in the past. It's where I work - the United States Congress, a 19th Century institution using 20th Century technology to respond to 21st Century problems.”

“Gender discrimination has no place in our workforce.”

“It came down to the AHCA or the continued disaster of Obamacare, which was an easy choice. The AHCA is a major improvement, because a federal one-size-fits-all approach to health care isn't the answer.”

“When one joins the military, he or she is promised health care for life. So we need to make sure that happens.”

“The heavy hand of government and its rules are causing family businesses to shutter their doors.”

“That is what we stand for - for an America that is every bit as compassionate as it is exceptional.”

“It's going to take every American playing on the same team - and everyone trying to be the best version of themselves - to make America great.”

“Republicans absolutely support equal pay for equal work.”

“We need to address the systemic structural issues within the VA - the misallocation of resources, the interminably long waiting lists, the bureaucratic inefficiencies - to ensure that our American heroes are properly protected the second they return home from war.”

“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.”

“Big, expensive government is not the answer for people without disabilities, nor is it for those with.”