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John McCain: “It's a bad beginning, because what we promised the American people, what President Obama promised the American people…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2009
It's a bad beginning, because what we promised the American people, what President Obama promised the American people, that we would sit down together.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

John McCain expresses concern over the partisan nature of the stimulus fight and its implications for collaboration.

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