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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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Mar 9, 2004

I can tell you, and your players that you represent, the status quo is not acceptable.

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Mar 9, 2004

John McCain said he considered John Kerry a good friend. Is George Bush a good friend of McCain?

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Feb 12, 2004

We call it AgJobs. Here in the Senate, it is 1645. It is, in my opinion, Mr. Chairman, the lead legislation.

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Feb 12, 2004

We need a total overhaul of our immigration policies.

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Feb 12, 2004

The second bill is the DREAM Act, a bipartisan compromise reached by Senator Hatch and Senator Durbin.

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Feb 12, 2004

Our legislation is a bipartisan, comprehensive proposal that addresses the complicated and difficult issues related to U.S. immigration law.

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Feb 12, 2004

While he and I will disagree on some of the ways that we fix the problem, it is the great benefit that we have in this country that we can disagree over issues.

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Feb 12, 2004

It is time we quit doing that, we laid it on the table, and we addressed the issue.

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Feb 12, 2004

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.

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Feb 12, 2004

Our bill would, very briefly, first, strengthen national security by identifying undocumented immigrants living in the U.S.

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Feb 12, 2004

It recognizes the need to identify the current work force that is here; to cause them to be documented.

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Feb 12, 2004

Fixing the current system: our legislation reduces the existing backlog of applications for family-sponsored visas.

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