“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

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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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Jan 25, 2006

We should not forget that we, as Members of Congress, owe it to the American people to conduct ourselves in ways that reinforce rather than diminish the public's faith and confidence in Congress.

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Jan 25, 2006

We are not going to fix this system until we fix the earmarks.

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Jan 25, 2006

I want to thank you and Senator Lieberman for holding this important hearing.

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Jan 25, 2006

We are more than eager to accept additional changes, and we need to do that in a bipartisan fashion.

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Jan 25, 2006

I look forward to working with you and Senator Lieberman and the entire Committee to develop the strongest possible lobbying and ethics reform package.

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Nov 9, 2005

I think it's a definitional thing and that's why we need specific interrogation techniques put into the Army Field Manual.

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Nov 9, 2005

Well the end game is a functioning -- flawed, but functioning government in Iraq, with the Iraqi military able to take over our responsibilities.

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Nov 9, 2005

To torture someone is just not what the United States of America is about.

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Nov 9, 2005

I think it's probably an aberration, but there have been documented cases, as you say, of even death under interrogation and that's why we got to stop it.

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