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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 28, 2015

What would be American policy in the case of noncompliance?

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Jul 28, 2015

This bad deal only looks that much worse.

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Jul 28, 2015

A vote of disapproval in the absence of a credible alternative, would, after ten years of effort, be self-defeating for our country.

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Jul 28, 2015

I believe it is a flawed agreement.

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Jul 28, 2015

Iran is not just an arms-control challenge, it is a geopolitical challenge.

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Jul 28, 2015

I believe that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Agreement is deeply flawed because it concedes an enrichment capability that's too large to Iran.

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Jul 28, 2015

What is critical to all of us, Mr. Secretary, that we have verification of the--and inspections of Iranian activities because they have a clear record of cheating.

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Jul 28, 2015

So we are then dependent on the confidence of the IAEA, not the actual viewing of the agreement and verification.

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Jul 28, 2015

This is a good deal because it removes a continued source of threat and uncertainty in a comprehensive and verifiable way by preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.

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Jul 28, 2015

The United States will maintain its ironclad commitment to Israel's qualitative military edge.

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Jul 28, 2015

I urge Congress to make the right choice and to support it.

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Jul 22, 2015

As our Nation confronts the most diverse and complex array of global crises since the end of World War II...

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Jul 21, 2015

I can assure you, as the author of the bill, that that is not what was envisioned by Senator Inouye and me.

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Jul 21, 2015

I believe that it is wrong and I believe that it is contrary to the intent of the law that we passed.

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Jul 21, 2015

I had the honor of working with the late Senator Dan Inouye and offering the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1986.

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Jul 21, 2015

The intent of Congress was not for parachuting into metropolitan areas without the agreement of the local authorities and citizens.

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Jul 21, 2015

We also know that today, the $28 billion industry, we have come a long way since we passed that law in 1986.

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Jul 21, 2015

Roughly 25 percent of all Indian gaming operations remain at high audit risk.

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Jul 21, 2015

Earlier this week, Senator McCain and I sent a letter to the Secretary of Interior, Secretary Jewel, urging her to appropriately and expeditiously appoint those remaining Commission members.

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Jul 19, 2015

I would say that John McCain has been an advocate for veterans throughout his service in Congress and through out his service in the senate.

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Jul 19, 2015

Senator McCain says Mr. Trump owes service members of vets an apology, particularly those who've been POWs.

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Jul 8, 2015

Surge was, and I quote, "vitally needed," end of quote, in Afghanistan and that delays would put American lives at risk.

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Jul 7, 2015

Yes. But we've just established the fact that ISIS is rushing into trying--attempting to harm America and kill Americans, aren't we?

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Jul 7, 2015

So we're now in an interesting situation where your obligation is to defend the country and at the same time you're unable to do so because these telecommunications--these organizations are saying that you can't...

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Jul 7, 2015

So we are discussing a situation in which the U.S. Government, i.e. law enforcement and the intelligence community, lack the capability to do that which they have the authority to do; is that correct?

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