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| Term Start | Term End | Role | State | Party |
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| 2005 | 2010 | Senator | AZ | Republican |
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Committee Membership
Most Recent Sponsored Bills
Sponsored Bill Statistics
Recent Voting History
| Bill | Voted |
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H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 On Passage of the Bill (H. R. 1424 As Amended ) |
Aye (with party)
October 01, 2008 |
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H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 On the Amendment (Dodd Amdt. No. 5685 ) |
Aye (with party)
October 01, 2008 |
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H.R.7081 United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 7081 ) |
Aye (with party)
October 01, 2008 |
Voting Trends Analysis
- Most often votes with: Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC]
- Least often votes with: Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]
- Democrat most often votes with: Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
- Republican least often votes with: Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
- Votes with party: 89%
- Abstains: 64%
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John McCain in the News
October 11, 2008 Michael Medved: An Interview With John McCain
...MEDVED: Oh, a little bit more than a year ago, where people counted Sen. John McCain out of the race for the Republican nomination, and he ended up winning, handily. Maybe we’re gonna see history repeat itself. We’re speaking to Sen. McCain, he’s
October 10, 2008 ADL on the WACL and John McCain
...NEW YORK, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In discussions in the media regarding Sen. John McCain and his supposed 1980's connection to World Anti-Communist League (WACL), the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is cited as having labeled the group as a foru
Source: PR Newswire
October 10, 2008 Pollster: John McCain needs Hail Mary
...John McCain’s sinking campaign needs some drama to propel him on the road to the White House - or for Barack Obama’s surging bid to implode under scrutiny - if he’s to pull off another come-from-behind victory, one of the nation’s leading pollst
Source: Boston Herald
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John McCain in the Blogs
October 11, 2008 NDN Contributor Evan Tracey: Obama Airs 25000 Commercials in Past ...
In the meantime, read the full text of Tracey's AdAge column below. It's a very smart take on what US Sen. John McCain has to do given that the Arizone senator "is in a shouting match against a man with a bull horn." ...
Source: NDN Blog - NDN Blog
October 11, 2008 Republicans pour gas on grassroots effort
The volunteer who makes the most phone calls and the volunteer who knocks on the most doors will meet Senator John McCain during his next trip to Florida. The volunteer who comes in second in each category will meet Governor Palin. ...
Source: The Buzz: Florida Politics
October 11, 2008 Obama wins William Buckley Jr.'s son
With typical Buckleyan wit, the former Esquire editor and White House speech writer (Bush 41) makes clear he hasn't jumped ship and become a liberal. Instead his decision springs more from his disappointment with Sen. John McCain than ...
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On April 28, 2008 John McCain was featured on the homepage of OpenCongress:
The citizenship status of Senator and presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain (AZ) will be the subject of a vote in the Senate this week. McCain was born in 1936 to American parents on an American military base in the Panama Canal Zone while his father was stationed there. The non-binding resolution that will be voted on this week would express that the Senate considers McCain a "natural born citizen," and thus eligible for the presidency.
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I remember when Democrats were excited about a McCain candidacy.
Do you john mcain support the fair tax?
I don't think McCain himself is going to be commenting on here so it might be better to word these are more general questions. I keep seeing people doing this on candidates pages.
That being said I don't really have a solid answer. But the fact that he doesn't mention it anywhere on his campaign website makes me believe he either doesn't or isn't willing to fight for it if he does. Which in my opinion is one of the only good things about him.
I asked the same question. What I think now is he is waiting till he is President to bring any kind of tax reform.
I like the idea of flat tax first and then fair tax.
And Palin will be the bull dog to help make the tax refore happen!
I see many good things about McCain/Palin!
Senator; McCain your are wrong and Bill Cunningham was right and is right.
Richard F. Ullery
Wooster, Ohio
Lawrence E Richards
7272 Landsdale St.
Brooksville, Florida 34601
Law_richards@yahoo,.com
352-585-5466
Why are Citizens being attacked?
Nothing in this world is more alarming then the fact that United States Citizens are being attacked
and done harm by the Homeland Security Satellite Program. I was attacked while in Ohio early
last year, March and April, after some traveling to Oklahoma, and on to Amarillo, Texas.
Apparently, this torturing started before my trip West, for I suffered substantially, prior to
that time, not realizing what was happening to me. Throughout 06-07 Fall-Winter, October until
the time I went on my journey West in March, I suffered an agonizing experience of an equal
consequence. I consider it much more evil and more deadly, for it was done within my home, day
and night, while sleeping, while eating, while using the bathroom.
I’m sure you are extremely hesitant about even thinking such a thing is happening. Yes,
this was my first thought when Satellites defense technology came to mind, “Is it possible?”
“Could it be?”, someone like me, being under surveillance, being attacked by such high tech
equipment?” No Way! I thought. But, after weeks of suffering its affect, I discovered truly,
satellites are involved. Of course, it wasn’t an overnight revelation.
Sadly, nearly all affected citizens have no idea as to why they are in throbbing pain—only a
few, those involved would understand such uncivilized tactics. Spying and harm is going on today
and now. Are you willing to believe such evil, as it happens, is going on in my home? The End.
John Mccain is a war monger like his buddy Bush. They want to put money in war and bailing out banks and not in the pockets of suffering americans.
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Ya know, funny thing. You whine about being unemployed but you have an Internet Connection. Heres some clues poor man... get rid of your internet bill, get rid of your cell phone bill, blow up the bicycle tires and oil the chain, companies are hiring. I'm not a fan of ANY of these presidential cand-idiots, there isn't an honest politician in existance, or if there is they SURE aren't in D.C.
Reponse to ChiefRoss,
Are you stupid or just cruel and heartless? Internet is available FREE at libraries.
Get off your elitist platform..
Anybody notice how long it's been since McCain has actually voted in the Senate? He has missed dozens of votes including the Lieberman-Warner Fiasco and the new Budget.
Yeah, I noticed the lack of voting on his part - what's up with that? The other candidates are making the votes.
What will it take to get past the "old boy network" in congress? My thought: It'll take a huge event like a world war, disease, famine, or climate change. It's really too bad that we humans have a tendency to procrastinate on major problems until we are backed up against a wall.
Wouldn't you think that you, Barack, and Hillary could get back to work in the Senate and do SOMETHING concrete for this country?????
Who's being paid for this job and doing nothing??????
Why can't you pass Kennedy's bill UI extension 2544?
If you can't get things done in the Senate, don't EVEN make promises for when it's too late!!!!!!!!!!!
Give up a photo op and get some work done in the Senate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HELP US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have been out of work since November 2007. My unemployment benefits have run out. My money has run out. I unable to obtain employment and need more time to continue my search for employment. I am at risk of losing my car. Gas prices continue to rise daily. I am highly skilled in my field. My State Rhode Island is one of the hardest hit with unemployment. I am 53 old and have worked hard all my life. I've paid taxes all my life, and this is how my country is treating me. Unbelievable. The Senate, House and President continue to play games as peoples life's are put in jeopardy. Totally disgusting. So all the extra time that I am not spending on looking for employment, I will dedicate to making sure any politician that votes nay on not extending unemployment insurance will be out of a job their next term by informing the public of their decision in every forum available. I will encourage others to do so as well. It is time in this country for the people to take control of their government again and take it out of the hands of the uninformed, out of touch, uncompassionate, ignorant, greedy, self absorbed fools that are the true terrorists ruining this country. Pass a fxxkxxg bill extending unemployment benefits or you will be out of a fxxkxxg job!!!!!!!!!
Maybe you should be looking for a job instead of posting to this website. Work 2 jobs until things improve, get an education, become employable instead of old and bitter. Don't just look for a handout.
You are a very Distasteful person!!!
Get behind HR5749 this week! You will win a lot of votes if you do. Do something for the people. That would be real change.
A vote for a Republican this fall is a vote for your own demise. YES WE CAN AND YES WE WILL!!
Is war moral? Or do the Republicans just use religion to sell out the well meaning and good folks of America?
Senator McCain, Presidential Candidate, You must hear the cries from the Working Class Americans. This Legislation coming up the week of 06/23/2008 involving the War Funding Supplemental, New GI Bill, Disaster Relief funds and Unemployment Extension Funds needs to be passed just as The White House and Congress drafted the bill. You my friend have the Power to push this legislation all the way to the President. President Bush said he will sign the bill if it is the exact way it was hammered out last week. Senator McCain, Future President, please send this bill through the Senate as is with no more additions, please. There are People's lives at Stake here. Thank you for your Consideration.
Sincerely and Respectfully,
dantk
Fire Charlie Black and close the Enron loophole before there is anymore offshore drilling. Bring gas prices down for Americans. We all know you have the power to. Will you stand up to Big Oil?
It's not really about standing up to big oil - it's about standing up to the NIMBYS (Not In My Backyard) who want cheaper gas but don't want new oil refineries built anywhere near them! We can't handle anymore oil even if we got it, nor can we refine it, store it, or transport it. Our last refinery was built in 1959! Get with it people, try to get past the media and find the real reasons why things are the way they are.
This is what happens Sen. McCain when the Government cuts off people's unemployment and when the economy is weak and there are no good paying jobs. Is this the vibrant American economy that I hear the Republicans talk about so much? Are these the benefits of Free Trade Agreements?
L.A. seeing more people living out of their cars
By CHRISTINA HOAG, Associated Press Writer Mon Jun 23, 2:48 PM ET
LOS ANGELES - Having lost her job and her three-bedroom house, Darlene Knoll has joined the legions of downwardly mobile who are four wheels away from homelessness.
She is living out of her shabby 1978 RV, and every night she has to look for a place to park where she won't get hassled by the cops or insulted by residents.
"I'm not a piece of trash," the former home health-care aide said as she stroked one of five dogs in her cramped quarters parked in the waterfront community of Marina del Rey.
Amid the foreclosure crisis and the shaky economy, some California cities are seeing an increase in the number of people living out of their cars, vans or RVs.
Acting on complaints from homeowners, the Los Angeles City Council got tough earlier this year by forbidding nearly all overnight parking in residential neighborhoods such as South Brentwood.
But some people are just crowding into other parts of the city, including the seaside community of Venice, where dozens of rusty, dilapidated campers can be seen lined up outside neat single-family homes. The stench of urine emanates from a few of the vehicles, and some residents say they have seen human waste left behind.
"They're nasty and gnarly," said Venice resident Jeff Scharlin. "We've heard about drug dealing and prostitution in them. I've never seen it, but visually they're a blight and they take up parking space."
In Los Angeles, as in many other cities, it is illegal to live in vehicles on public streets. But the law is not easy to enforce. Police have to enter a vehicle to find signs that people are living there, such as cooking or sleeping, and occupants often refuse to answer when cops knock.
An easier way is to restrict overnight parking. In L.A., a first offense carries a $50 fine, and subsequent violations can cost as much as $100.
Parking-enforcement officers often give vehicle owners a warning and tell them to move on before issuing a ticket, and that usually solves the problem, said Alan Willis, a city transportation engineer. But other cities in the area are not as lenient.
"I had my motor home towed in Culver City. It cost me $500 to get it out," said Desiri Hawkins, who lives in a small RV in Venice. "I got ticketed in Santa Monica and had to go to court."
Tourist states with temperate climates, such as California and Florida, have long been magnets for the homeless. Los Angeles is the nation's homelessness capital, with an estimated 73,000 people on the streets. A survey of 3,230 homeless people last year in Los Angeles County found nearly 7 percent living in vehicles, according to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.
"It's trending toward an increase," said Michael Stoop, acting executive director of the National Coalition for the Homeless. "People would rather live in a vehicle than wind up in a shelter, and you can't stay on a friend's couch forever."
People living out of their cars or campers tend to be more well-off than the homeless on the street. They usually have jobs or disability checks that enable them to maintain an old camper but do not allow them to afford rent.
"For more working-class and lower-middle-class people, the car is the first stop of being homeless, and sometimes it turns out to be a long stop," said Gary Blasi, a University of California, Los Angeles, law professor and activist on homeless issues.
Some Venice residents are clamoring for overnight parking restrictions. But parking limits in oceanfront neighborhoods are problematic because the California Coastal Commission requires communities to accommodate surfers, fishermen and other early-morning beachgoers.
"The complaints are getting louder and louder," said Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl.
For years, some cities such as Santa Barbara, Calif., and Eugene, Ore., have accommodated people who live out of their vehicles. Activists in Venice are looking at some of those ideas. Santa Barbara, for example, allows vehicles to stay from 7 p.m to 7 a.m. in church and city parking lots.
Knoll said she can barely afford to drive around with the rising price of gasoline eating away at the $950 monthly disability check she receives because of mental illness.
She said she is also sick of police waking her up in the wee hours by pounding on her vehicle with their nightsticks, and she is tired of fighting with residents who call her "lowlife scum" and hurl other insults.
"We need somewhere we can have a safe haven, where we won't be harassed," Knoll said as the wind from a passing car rocked her RV. "I never thought I'd be living like this, but I'm stuck. This is it for me."
I grew up poor and can understand the feeling, but I wonder why Darlene chooses to keep 5 dogs (5 dogs that need fed daily) if she's living in a rundown RV and wondering how she's going to survive.
give this guy a pillow and let him get back to sleep. 21 years and ZERO sponsored legislation and only 5 co-sponsored passed - same as Obama in only 2 years. Guess who earns their salary....
The statistics on sponsored bills only cover this Congress (110), not any of the previous. If you look at the oldest of the 22, it is dated Jan 4, 2007. He has certainly has sponsored legislation pass, including the eponymous "McCain-Feingold" campaign finance reforms. A few clicks of research can go a long way.
What's the deal with all of these SEPARATE bills for extending benefits? Our responses are DILUTED on the different bills. When they look for the number of comments, it looks like not many but when they add together the comments for all the UE extension bills introduced, they'd have to RESPOND to us!!!!
2544 is the one that:
- was introduced FIRST(by Kennedy)
- gives us a $50 increase
- should be pushed for by ALL of us
Make them honor KENNEDY and show empathy for US by passing that bill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Propose to Obama that you both give up your campaign slush funds and donate them to the unemployed workers in distress.
Ask for live TV debates until November to expose us to your platforms.
Go back to work in the Senate and help Americans with the salary we're paying you to do that!
THAT would be campaign finance REFORM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The country cannot afford to extend benefits. There are jobs available you just need to take something less than you want and maybe two jobs.
Everyone must encourage your reps to not accept any pork to the bailout bill coming.
I think you did well on the debate, and I would truly feel much safer knowing you were our President. I hope you can help more realize how Obama is good at "changing" his views to suit his potential voters.
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