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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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May 8, 2017

Our Nation remains woefully unprepared to address these threats, which will be a defining feature of 21st Century warfare.

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May 8, 2017

Threats to the United States in cyberspace continue to grow in scope and severity.

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May 8, 2017

The very fact that each agency of government believes it is responsible for defending the Homeland is emblematic of our dysfunction.

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May 8, 2017

We were hopeful that after years without any serious effort to develop a cyber deterrence policy and strategy from the last administration, the new administration promised one within 90 days of the inauguration.

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May 7, 2017

We saw the world as it was and we made it better.

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May 7, 2017

To view foreign policy as simply transactional is more dangerous than its proponents realize. Depriving the oppressed of a beacon of hope could lose us the world we have built and thrived in.

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May 3, 2017

I do and I think that there's cooperation particularly now in the House Intelligence Committee.

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May 3, 2017

There has to be a price for him to pay in order for us to have a normal relationship.

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May 3, 2017

The purpose of today's hearing is to hear directly from the senior civilian and military leaders responsible for ensuring our special operations forces are trained, equipped, and ready to confront what is the most complex and daunting set…

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May 3, 2017

It should not be an honor. In fact, I wouldn't sit down with either one of them unless there was a tangible result that would come from it.

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May 3, 2017

We already know that General Flynn didn't report some of the money that he received.

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May 3, 2017

He's absolutely right. And I don't try to tell the House of Representatives how they should conduct themselves, but I know that's not going to be acceptable here in the Senate.

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