I'm the luckiest guy on earth. I have served America's cause, the cause of our security and the security of our friends, the cause of freedom and equal justice all my adult life.
John McCain
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John McCain was a prominent American politician and military officer who served as a United States Senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. A member of the Republican Party, McCain was known for his bipartisan approach and commitment to national security. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he was a prisoner of war for over five years, an experience that shaped his political career and views on military and foreign policy.
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August 23, 2018
we owe each other our respect as long as our character merits respect.
— John McCain
I have to recognize that it has been this body, this Senate Committee, very important Committee on Indian Affairs that has been helping us.
I especially want to acknowledge the leadership of Senator McCain of Arizona who introduced the Native American Languages Act (NALA) in 1990.
I want to say to all of you that I am so honored to be here to speak before this Committee.
No prior President has ever abased himself more abjectly before a tyrant. Not only did President Trump fail to speak the truth about an adversary; but speaking for America to the world, our President failed to defend all that makes us who…
No prior president has ever abased himself more abjectly before a tyrant. Not only did President Trump fail to speak the truth about an adversary; but speaking for America to the world, our president failed to defend all that makes us who…
Today's press conference in Helsinki was one of the most disgraceful performances by an American President in memory. The damage inflicted by President Trump's naivete, egotism, false equivalence and sympathy for autocrats is difficult to…
Have you read about the FAST Act? Oh, yes. We have read about it but we really do not, you know, have to, like, pay a lot of attention to it.
These are not just any jobs. These are well-paying jobs that keep a lot of people employed.
The administrations current family separation policy is in the front of the decency of the American people, and contrary to principals and values upon which our nation was founded, the administration has the power to rescind this policy…
He said he does not believe that someone who has that history in the program of waterboarding and other kinds of torture should lead the CIA.
The National Defense Strategy offers a new framework for thinking about the global challenges we face and that places China squarely at the top of our priority list.
The United States faces a new strategic reality in Europe. The first step in addressing it is to recognize the scope, scale, and seriousness of the challenges Russia presents to our national security and to the international order.
The 21CSC initiative has received bipartisan support in Congress from Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Michael Bennet (D-CO)
If John McCain were here, he'd be saying; Who can we fire? Why is this--this is a pure management problem, it seems to me.