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Senator John Sidney McCain III's Public Statements on Defense

John McCain III
Full Name: John Sidney McCain III
Office: U.S. Senate (AZ) - Sr, Republican
First Elected: 11/04/1986
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Cindy; 7 Children: Doug, Sidney, Andy, Meghan, Jack, Jimmy, Bridget
Birth Date: 08/29/1936
Birth Place: Panama Canal Zone, Panama
Home City: Phoenix, AZ
Religion: Episcopalian

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April 30, 2013 Statement By Senators Graham, McCain On President's Remarks On Syria Today Washington, DC
April 29, 2013 Letter to The Honorable Charles Hagel, Secretary of Defense - Duplicative Programs at DOD Washington, DC
April 24, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Assad Regime Using Chemical Weapons Washington, DC
March 21, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Syria Washington, DC
March 21, 2013 Statement On Indictment Of Suspected Al-Qaeda Terrorist Washington, DC
March 19, 2013 Graham and McCain Statement on Syria Washington, DC
March 18, 2013 Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 Washington, DC
March 13, 2013 Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 Washington, DC
Feb. 24, 2013 CNN "State of the Union with Candy Crowley" - Transcript - Sequester Unknown
Feb. 19, 2013 Statement by Senators McCain, Graham and Ayotte on Budget Sequestration Washington, DC
Feb. 17, 2013 MSNBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript - Benghazi Unknown
Feb. 14, 2013 Executive Session Washington, DC
Feb. 12, 2013 Statement by Senators McCain, Chambliss, and Thune on President Obama's Executive Order on Cybersecurity Washington, DC
Feb. 11, 2013 Statement by Senator John McCain on Hagel Nomination Washington, DC
Feb. 7, 2013 FOX "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren" - Transcript - Foreign Affairs Unknown
Jan. 28, 2013 Letter to President Obama, McCaskill Urges President to Fill Watchdog Positions at Six Federal Agencies Washington, DC
July 12, 2012 Disclose Act Unknown
July 5, 2012 Letter to Lockheed Martin Corporation, Raytheon Company, L-3 Communications Holdings Inc., Northrop Grumman Corporation, Huntington Ingalls Industries, the Boeing Company, General Dynamics Corporation, Honeywell International Inc., CSC, SAIC, BAE Systems Inc., ATK, ITT Exelis, EADS North America Inc. and United Technologies Corporation Washington, DC
June 29, 2012 Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act Motion to Proceed -- Continued Washington, DC
June 22, 2012 McCain, Graham, and Ayotte Call for Immediate Action on Defense Sequestration Washington, DC
June 21, 2012 Sequestration: Compromise Reached on McCain/Murray Amendments; Bipartisan Murray-McCain Amendment to Call for Examination of Impact of All Sequestration Washington, DC
June 21, 2012 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act Of 2012 Washington, DC
June 12, 2012 Executive Session Washington, DC
June 6, 2012 Senator John McCain and SASC Republicans File Sequestration Amendment to Farm Bill Washington, DC
May 17, 2012 Statement by Senators McCain, Kyl, Graham and Ayotte on Smith Detaine Amendment to House Defense Bill Washington, DC
May 14, 2012 Remarks by Senator John McCain at CSIS on U.S. Interests in Asia Unknown
April 26, 2012 Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Consider Nominations of Kathleen Hicks and Derek Chollet Washington, DC
April 25, 2012 Statement by Senator McCain on Defense Department Briefing on Alleged Misconduct by Military Personnel in Cartagena, Colombia Washington, DC
April 24, 2012 Letter to The Honorable Leon Panetta, Secretary of the Department of Defense Washington, DC
April 11, 2012 Senator John McCain Applauds New Defense Task Force Led by Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton Washington, DC
March 29, 2012 Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Nominations of J. Miller, F. Kendall, E. Conaton, J. Wright, H. Shu, and K. McFarland Washington, DC
March 29, 2012 Senators Highlight Government Accountability Office Study Showing Major Problems with Defense Department's New Billion-Dollar Accounting Systems Washington, DC
March 28, 2012 Politico - Across-the-Board Cuts Disarm Nation's Defense Unknown
March 27, 2012 Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee - United States Strategic Command and United States Cybercommand Washington, DC
March 26, 2012 Levin, McCain: Government Accountability Office Report Shows China is Failing to Crack Down on Bogus Electronic Parts Washington, DC
March 20, 2012 Remarks by Senator John McCain at the Atlantic Council Event on the 2012 NATO Summit Washington, DC
March 19, 2012 Letter to Leon Panetta, Secretary of Defense Washington, DC
March 15, 2012 Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2013 and the Future Years Defense Program Washington, DC
March 13, 2012 Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2013 and the Future Years Defense Program Washington, DC
March 12, 2012 Graham Legislation Provides 'Rebate' to Consumers, Utilities, and Communities for Obama Administration's Refusal to Open Yucca Mountain Washington, DC
March 8, 2012 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act Washington, DC
March 8, 2012 Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2013 and the Future Years Defense Program Washington, DC
March 7, 2012 CNN "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees" - Transcript Unknown
March 1, 2012 Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee - U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command Command in Review Washington, DC
Feb. 13, 2012 Statement by Senators McCain and Graham on Obama Administration Defense Budget Washington, DC
Jan. 26, 2012 Statement by Senator McCain on Defense Budget Cuts Washington, DC
Jan. 5, 2012 Statement by McCain on the Defense Strategy Review Washington, DC
Dec. 16, 2011 Omnibus Appropriations Conference Report Washington, DC
Dec. 15, 2011 The Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex Washington, DC
Dec. 15, 2011 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Washington, DC

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