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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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Aug 6, 2008

I spoke up against out-of-control spending. I spoke up against the administration and Congress and Senator Obama when they gave us an energy bill with more than giveaways to big oil and really no solution to our energy problems.

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Aug 6, 2008

Yesterday, he accused me of having President Bush's policies on energy. That's odd, because he voted for the president's energy bill and I voted against it.

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Aug 6, 2008

I spoke up against the administration and Congress and Senator Obama, when they gave us an energy bill with more of giveaways to big oil and really no solution to our energy problems.

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Aug 6, 2008

McCain called for a federal investigation into DHL's latest plans.

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Aug 5, 2008

What we need today is an economic surge. Our surge has succeeded in Iraq militarily. Now we need an economic surge to keep jobs here at home and create new ones.

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Aug 5, 2008

We need to reduce the tax burden on businesses that choose to make their home in the United States of America.

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Aug 5, 2008

Now is the time for action. And when I'm president, we are going to get it done.

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Aug 5, 2008

Raising taxes in a bad economy is about the worst thing you can do because it will kill even more jobs when what we need are policies that create jobs.

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Aug 5, 2008

I admire and respect Senator Obama. For a young man with very little experience, he's done very well.

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Aug 5, 2008

America has the second highest business rate in the entire world. It's any wonder that jobs are moving overseas and we're taxing them out of the country. Unfortunately, Senator Obama's plans would raise taxes on businesses even more.

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Aug 4, 2008

Senator Obama has said that expanding our nuclear power plants -- quote -- "doesn't make sense for America" -- unquote. He also says no to nuclear storage and no to reprocessing. I could not disagree more.

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Aug 4, 2008

I proposed a plan to build 45 new nuclear plants before the year 2030. And that would provide 700,000 jobs for American workers.

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Aug 4, 2008

We have to drill here and we have to drill now, and we have to drill immediately.

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Aug 4, 2008

We have to drill here and we have to drill now and we have to drill immediately.

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Aug 4, 2008

I think he might be a little bit confused, because when the energy bill came to the floor of the senate full of goodies and breaks for the oil companies, I voted against it. Senator Obama voted for it.

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Aug 3, 2008

Unfortunately, Senator Obama continues to oppose offshore drilling. He continues to oppose the use of nuclear power. These misguided policies would result in higher energy costs to American families and businesses and increased dependence…

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Aug 3, 2008

We need to offshore drill for oil and natural gas. We need to drill here and we need to drill now.

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Aug 3, 2008

I'm going to lead our nation to energy independence and I'm going to do it with a realistic and comprehensive, all of the above approach that uses every resource available to finally solve this crisis.

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Aug 3, 2008

These misguided policies would result in higher energy costs to American families and businesses and increased dependence on foreign oil. We're not going to achieve energy independence by inflating our tires.

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Jul 31, 2008

We stand warned by serious and credible scientists across the world that time is short and the dangers are great. The most relevant question now is whether our own government is equal to the challenge.

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Jul 31, 2008

The last thing we need in an economic downturn, my friends, is a raise -- is increasing your taxes. Senator Obama wants to raise capital gains tax. He wants to raise small business taxes. He wants to raise the state taxes. He wants to…

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Jul 31, 2008

I did not bring up the issue. Senator Obama did, three times in one day. And his campaign later retracted it. So, I think it's pretty obvious that at least they acknowledge that. So he brought up the issue of race, I responded to it…

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Jul 31, 2008

If we would have done what Senator Obama wanted to do, we would have lost, and we would have faced a wider war. And we would have had greater problems in Afghanistan and in the entire region. And Iran would have increased their influence…

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