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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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Oct 1, 2003

The McCain-Lieberman bill does this for greenhouse gases, and thus is a step in the right direction.

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Oct 1, 2003

We should have Implemented climate policies 15 years ago

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Oct 1, 2003

Washington needs to provide firm rules and regulations if you expect corporate America to respond.

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Oct 1, 2003

The costs are regularly exaggerated, and the benefits often ignored.

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Oct 1, 2003

Voluntary action from the American business community means hardly any action at all.

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Oct 1, 2003

S. 139 in conjunction with targeted complementary policies significantly reduces U.S. emissions of heat-trapping gases while saving consumers billions of dollars.

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Oct 1, 2003

The gains in energy efficiency and in technological innovation which will follow once we start to constrain carbon emission in this country will far outweigh any of the temporary short-term burdens which will arise.

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Oct 1, 2003

We believe that a market-based approach, combined with mandatory caps and Federal oversight, offers the best way for the Nation to respond to a growing global environmental threat.

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Oct 1, 2003

No excuse for inaction on this issue is acceptable.

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Jul 8, 2003

Ms. Pamela Harbour has been nominated to be a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, the agency whose primary mission is to protect consumers.

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Jul 8, 2003

Good morning. The Commerce Committee meets today to consider the qualifications of two individuals who have been nominated by the President to serve the Nation in very important posts.

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Jul 8, 2003

Ms. Nason comes to DOT after serving in a similar capacity with the U.S. Customs Service and thus brings a unique perspective to her new position.

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Jul 8, 2003

The Commerce Committee meets today to consider the qualifications of two individuals who have been nominated by the President to serve the Nation in very important posts.

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Jun 22, 2003

No excuse for inaction on this issue is acceptable.

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May 21, 2003

One of our priorities, or certainly mine, is to achieve a more equitable distribution of funds for donor States like mine under TEA-21.

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May 21, 2003

Few pieces of legislation receive as much attention and interest on the part of every Member of Congress as the highway bill.

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May 20, 2003

Congress should not grant exclusive rights to a few corporations on the crab buying side.

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May 20, 2003

This is a question of national policy that reaches far beyond the domain of the Council.

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May 20, 2003

The decision that you, as our elected representatives, make will reach far beyond price negotiations for seafood.

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May 20, 2003

I think that we may be in bad trouble.

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May 20, 2003

Please look past the attempt to cloak this greed under a respectable name like 'Rationalization'.

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May 20, 2003

I believe that that this legalized bribery system of ours is the root of corruption in this country.

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May 20, 2003

The ratio of CEO to worker compensation increasing from 400-1 to 4,000-1 during the past 20 years should convince anyone that this country is more and more being run by the wealthy for the benefit of the wealthy.

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May 20, 2003

Make no mistake we are governed by a Plutocracy.

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