The Public Record
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.
I believe that if we acknowledge the vital role of hardworking immigrants in our economy and create a comprehensive program, that it will be an important step toward reestablishing respect for our laws and restoring safe working conditions…
We must strengthen the security of our borders and reform our immigration policies for those who want to work within a legal framework to support themselves and their families, and I urge Congress to act without delay and to follow our…
It recognizes the need to identify the current work force that is here; to cause them to be documented.
We are also dealing with something else. Mr. Chairman, in certain economies, and the agricultural economy is a unique one.
We call it AgJobs. Here in the Senate, it is 1645. It is, in my opinion, Mr. Chairman, the lead legislation.
To provide foreign workers for jobs that would otherwise go unfilled, our bill admits a limited number of workers.
Our bill would, very briefly, first, strengthen national security by identifying undocumented immigrants living in the U.S.
Fixing the current system: our legislation reduces the existing backlog of applications for family-sponsored visas.
Our legislation is a bipartisan, comprehensive proposal that addresses the complicated and difficult issues related to U.S. immigration law.
It is time we all got together and sat down and came up with a common proposal and acted before we go out in the August recess, or we will not act in an election year.
Our border is not secure. If we are going to assure the American people that we are going to win the war on terror, we have to have a secure border.
With Congressional veterans such as Senators John McCain and John Kerry leading the way, a broad based group of Senators and Congressmen have supported the step by step process of normalization.
No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in consequence of appropriations made by law.
I want us to do everything possible to help you win this conflict. I mean that with all sincerity.
I hope that at some point we would respond to our constituents' desire to have much more careful scrutiny over this conflict.
I have believed from the beginning and believe now, it is of the most vital importance to the future of the world and our democracy and freedom that we win in this conflict.
I don't believe very frankly, Mr. Chairman, that we are playing nearly the role that is our constitutional responsibility to carry out.
I want to give them sufficient funding. I think they're going to need more money.
But I am very troubled because I have never seen a request that basically outlines some priorities and then states that it can be 'used for any fund.'
Politicians like John McCain
