Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Cathy Anne McMorris Rodgersis an American politician and since 2005 has been the U.S. Representative for Washington's 5th congressional district, which includes Spokane and the eastern third of the state...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 May 1969
CountryUnited States of America
Cathy McMorris Rodgers quotes about
school math chinese
Math and science fields are not the only areas where we see the United States lagging behind. Less than 1 percent of American high school students study the critical foreign languages of Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean or Russian, combined.
school math technology
Today, over half of China's undergraduate degrees are in math, science technology and engineering, yet only 16 percent of America's undergraduates pursue these schools.
prosperity ownership private-property
Private ownership of property is vital to both our freedom and our prosperity.
government land knowing
People in Eastern Washington should be confident in knowing that the government will not come and seize their property or farm land. Legislation is needed to correct this decision and restore the principle of having limited government involvement.
years cost lines
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.
lying home heart
The true state of the union lies in your heart, and in your home.
jobs people borders
Everywhere I travel throughout Eastern Washington, I hear from people demanding we do a better job of controlling our borders and reducing illegal immigration.
numbers fire restoration
Eastern Washington has experienced a number of deadly forest fires this season, and it is crucial that we have bipartisan legislation that will expedite the research and restoration process.
teacher retirement math
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.
pacific-northwest energy dams
The Pacific Northwest depends on inexpensive renewable energy from our dams.
fire poor-management acres
It is not acceptable that we continue to see thousands of acres burn because of forest fires, because of poor management on our forests, big kill, and we have these catastrophic situations take place when we are not able to take action.
community priorities quality
My top three priorities for my first term in Congress are growing our economy; providing for quality, affordable health care; and keeping our nation and communities safe.
facts republican celebrate
Well, I'm celebrating the fact that Republicans are doing better with women.
country done littles
Yet since the 1950s, little has been done to prepare for our country's current or future energy needs.