John McCain actually said...

the thing that was distressing to me, though, was that in the very beginning there was a half hour conversation.

McCain reflects on the lack of dialogue regarding the casino issue.

09/16/2014

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Sustained, intense political support is needed that does not flinch when competing priorities emerge.

Consistently include slavery on the agenda at the highest levels of diplomatic discourse.

We propose the following policy agenda: Dramatically increase resources.

To some degree, I think what you are talking about overall is competition.