--- title: Kevin McCarthy's Mom Liked His Instagram Photo description: House Majority leader Kevin Mccarthy's mom is sharing adorable messages with him on Instagram. canonical: https://time.com/4709336/kevin-mccarthy-mom-comment/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-22T17:54:54.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:46:29.344Z og:title: This Congressional Leader's Mom Is So Proud of Him og:description: Kevin McCarthy got props for forwarding the U.S.A.'s space exploration mission og:url: https://time.com/4709336/kevin-mccarthy-mom-comment/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Congressional Leader's Mom Is So Proud of Him twitter:description: Kevin McCarthy got props for forwarding the U.S.A.'s space exploration mission twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # This Congressional Leader's Mom Is So Proud of Him > Sponsored content. 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[Kevin McCarthy](http://time.com/4688406/jeff-sessions-chuck-schumer-nancy-pelosi-resign/) took to [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/BR6O41TAbCo/?taken-by=repkevinmccarthy) to share an Oval Office shot of [President Donald Trump’s bill signing on Tuesday](http://time.com/4708394/donald-trump-nasa-mars-exploration-bill/) which authorized NASA funding and Mars exploration. Because mothers express their pride all over social media in its many forms, the Republican leader’s mom slid into the comments with some props for his work toward the final frontier. “So proud of you and love you so much,” Berta McCarthy-Zablan [wrote](https://www.instagram.com/p/BR6O41TAbCo/), topping it off with a clarifying “(Mom)” at the end. McCarthy was a vocal [supporter of the bill](https://www.majorityleader.gov/2017/03/07/nasa/), saying it would “ensure the innovative minds working in Kern County and across the country have the resources necessary to carry us to the next frontier of space exploration,” in a statement. His biggest cheerleader also has an active [Pinterest](https://www.pinterest.com/bdmz/) board. This measure amends the current law to add human exploration of the red planet as a goal for the agency, adding $19.5 billion in spending. See the comment below. 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