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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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Jun 4, 2007

I think it would be a terrific mistake to even reopen the issue. It is working, my friends. The policy is working.

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Jun 4, 2007

This was a national security issue first and foremost. Ever since 9/11, it's a national security issue. People came to Fort Dix, New Jersey, from across our southern border and tried to kill our soldiers. For us to do nothing is silent and…

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Jun 4, 2007

It's as long as 13 years -- 13 years before that they would be eligible for citizenship in this country.

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Jun 4, 2007

And it weeds out those who shouldn't be here and it gives others a chance to remain in this country.

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Jun 4, 2007

This war was very badly mismanaged for a long time. I believe we have a strategy which can succeed so that the sacrifice of your brother would not be in vain.

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Jun 4, 2007

This is wrong and hard and tough, but I think we can succeed and God bless you.

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Jun 3, 2007

I'm not running to do the easy things, so I defend with no reservation our proposal to offer the people who harvest our crops, tend our gardens, work in our restaurants, care for our children and clean our homes a chance to be legal…

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Jun 3, 2007

Pandering for votes on this issue while offering no solutions of the problem amounts to doing nothing, and doing nothing is silent amnesty.

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Jun 3, 2007

We impose fines, fees and other requirements as punishment. And if the path to citizenship we offer them is special, it's because it's harder, longer and more expensive than the path offered to those immigrants who come here legally.

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May 24, 2007

When you have only been in the Senate for two years, I guess you can vote against the troops.

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May 20, 2007

Maybe I should wait a couple of weeks and see if it changes. Maybe his solution will be to get out his small varmint gun and drive off those Guatemalans off his lawn.

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May 20, 2007

Maybe he can get out that gun of his and chase those Guatemalans off his lawn.

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May 20, 2007

And the need for us to do a much better and efficient job in our use of the taxpayers' dollars.

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May 20, 2007

The battle over immigration reform heats up, and John McCain takes a shot at Mitt Romney.

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May 20, 2007

Maybe his solution will be to get out his small varmint gun and drive off those Guatemalans off his lawn.

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May 17, 2007

... is not serving the president well. And, it seems to me, out of loyalty to the president, that he should resign.

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May 15, 2007

I think John McCain won that part of the debate by categorically being against torture, and standing up for what used to be a real moral ground of the -- of the Republican Party.

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May 14, 2007

Is there anyone who believes there's not enough money washing around money in politics which has corrupted our own party?

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May 14, 2007

As Dan Simon mentioned earlier, presidential candidate John McCain once called Jerry Falwell an agent of intolerance or at least referred to what we think was Jerry Falwell as that. Senator McCain is singing a different tune now.

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May 7, 2007

I believe in evolution. But I also believe, when I hike the Grand Canyon and see it at sunset, that the hand of God is there also.

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May 7, 2007

I believe in evolution, but I also believe when I hike the Grand Canyon and see it at sunset that the hand of God is there also.

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May 2, 2007

We will do whatever is necessary. We will track him down. We will capture -- we will bring him to justice and I'll follow him to the gates of hell.

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