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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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Jul 5, 2009

I have the greatest respect and affection for Sarah, Todd and their family. I was deeply honored to have her as my running mate and believe she will continue to play an important leadership role in the Republican Party and our nation.

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Jun 26, 2009

We must have clear, defensible, and lawful standards and a thorough process of periodic review, so that any prolonged detention is carefully evaluated and justified.

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Jun 26, 2009

In your opinion, does the President currently have authority under the AUMF to hold terrorists, including members of al Qaeda and the Taliban, until the end of hostilities?

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Jun 25, 2009

The 214th Reconnaissance Group has an increase of 217 drill positions to meet validated MQ-1 shortfalls.

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Jun 16, 2009

I am requesting that Senator McCain disclose how much of the $210,813 political contributions from mining companies in his 2008 campaign was received from Resolution Copper, BHP and Rio Tinto, or any of their subsidiaries.

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Jun 16, 2009

I'm proud of my record of preserving and enhancing the environment of my State of Arizona, and I'll put my record up against anybody's, anywhere.

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Jun 16, 2009

It is a ranch called 7B Ranch, 3,000 acres, 7-mile stretch, important to the protection of the Lower San Pedro River.

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Jun 16, 2009

The Department supports the exchange, and believes that it's overall in the public interest.

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Jun 16, 2009

I've been around long enough to know what the testimony of the two witnesses means, unfortunately.

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Jun 16, 2009

This bill presents a win-win opportunity for the people of Arizona and the nation.

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Jun 16, 2009

You are doing a great disservice--a great disservice--to the State of Arizona.

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Jun 16, 2009

This is an opportunity to provide much-needed resources for America and the world.

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Jun 15, 2009

I think it should all go to Wyoming.

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Jun 10, 2009

We absolutely support eliminating the tax exclusion and redirecting those funds in the form of tax credits or vouchers on a sliding scale to the low-income and uninsured.

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Jun 8, 2009

It's amazing how the Department of Defense has just gathered this whole idea of building after we clear and hold and then we build.

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Jun 8, 2009

He never, never moves off course. He's always thinking about how to do this and our kids and our grandchildren are going to thank God that he did all of this.

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Jun 8, 2009

As President Obama has said, this is not a world where we will unilaterally disarm but one in which we will reduce our arsenals based on mutual agreements, verification, and compliance.

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Jun 8, 2009

By reducing our nuclear arsenal, I believe that we will be in a better position to secure the international cooperation necessary to strengthen efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear as well as chemical and biological weapons.

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Jun 8, 2009

Progress toward a nuclear-free world begins with a new verifiable agreement to further reduce the United States and Russia's strategic nuclear arsenals.

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Jun 8, 2009

I, too, want to work with you toward that goal.

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Jun 8, 2009

The right decision was not to retire the B-52 or the U-2 because of the significant services that they are providing.

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Jun 8, 2009

The requirement is 243 and he has characterized the risk of only 187 F-22s as medium to high.

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Jun 1, 2009

This administration says it wants nuclear, but yet they're going to shut Yucca Mountain where we've been working on for 14 years.

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Jun 1, 2009

Reprocessing is a very complex issue, in your view?

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Jun 1, 2009

I think there are some alternatives we need to explore.

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