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| Term Start | Term End | Role | State | Party |
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| 2005 | 2010 | Senator | AZ | Republican |
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Recent Voting History
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H.R.2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 On the Motion (Motion To Concur In House Amdts To Senate Amdt To House Amdt To Senate Amdt To H.R. 2642 ) |
Abstain June 26, 2008 |
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H.R.2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBH Re: Motion To Concur In House Amdts To Senate Amdt To House Amdt To Senate Amdt To H.R. 2642 ) |
Abstain June 26, 2008 |
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H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 6331 ) |
Abstain June 26, 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]
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John McCain in the News
June 29, 2008 Obama, McCain court Hispanic voters
By Liz Sidoti AP WASHINGTON â Presidential rivals Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama on Saturday competed for the support of Hispanics, ...
June 28, 2008 Obama Tells Hispanic Leaders McCain "Walked Away" from Immigration ...
More » By Amy Goldstein Sen. Barack Obama (D-ill.) yesterday accused Republican Sen. John McCain of retreating from a comprehensive overhaul of immigration ...
June 28, 2008 Presidential Race Too Close to Call in Virginia
By Ken Carmichael, published Jun 28, 2008 In a June 12 Rasmussen telephone poll in Virginia, Sen. Barack Obama holds a 45% to 44% lead over Sen. John McCain ...
John McCain in the Blogs
July 01, 2008 McCain Campaign Conference Call On Gen. Wesley Clark's Attacks
ARLINGTON, VA -- Yesterday, US Senator John McCain's presidential campaign held a press conference call launching the McCain Truth Squad to set the record straight about John McCain's military service in the face of recent attacks on ...
Source: POLITICO MAFIOSO
July 01, 2008 What General Wesley Clark Said About Senator John McCain
John McCain's never done any of that in his official positions. I certainly honor his service as a prisoner of war. He was a hero to me and to hundreds of thousands and millions of others in Armed Forces as a prisoner of war. ...
July 01, 2008 MEDIA ADVISORY: John McCain 2008 Opens New England Regional ...
MANCHESTER, NH -- US Senator John McCain's presidential campaign today announced that the New England regional campaign headquarters will open in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Tuesday, July 1st. Tuesday, July 1, 2008 ...
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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.
Campaign Contributions
Top Contributor: Blank Rome LLP ($191,500)
| Industry | Donation | % of total |
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| Finance/Insur/RealEst | $7,954,048 | 27.1 % |
| Other | $7,423,162 | 25.3 % |
| Misc Business | $4,046,327 | 13.8 % |
| Lawyers & Lobbyists | $3,768,301 | 12.9 % |
| Communic/Electronics | $1,639,969 | 5.6 % |
| Health | $1,317,670 | 4.5 % |
| Construction | $955,982 | 3.3 % |
| Energy/Nat Resource | $675,551 | 2.3 % |
| Transportation | $612,593 | 2.1 % |
| Agribusiness | $482,196 | 1.6 % |
| Ideology/Single-Issue | $243,943 | 0.8 % |
| Defense | $199,628 | 0.7 % |
| Labor | $2,800 | 0.0 % |
| Total: | $29,322,170 |
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I remember when Democrats were excited about a McCain candidacy.
Do you john mcain support the fair tax?
Senator; McCain your are wrong and Bill Cunningham was right and is right.
Richard F. Ullery
Wooster, Ohio
Lawrence E Richards
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Brooksville, Florida 34601
Law_richards@yahoo,.com
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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.
I agree with every suffering ammerican like myself who cant find work.My unemployment ran out and i still cant find work,and now i find that McCain doesnt support unemployment extension.FUCK McCAIN,this the richest counrty in the world and we still cant take care of our own people.
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.
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.
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!!!!!!!!!
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?
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."
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