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John McCain
Image of John McCain

Republican Party

Prior offices
U.S. House Arizona District 1
U.S. Senate Arizona

Compensation

Net worth

(2012) $7,428,052

Education

Bachelor's

United States Naval Academy, 1958

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Military

Service / branch

U.S. Navy

Years of service

1958 - 1981

Personal
Religion
Christian: Episcopalian
Contact

Personal website

Contents

John McCain (b. August 29, 1936, in Panama Canal Zone, Panama) was a Republican member of the U.S. Senate from the state of Arizona. McCain served in the Senate from his first election in 1986 until his death on August 25, 2018. McCain won his final bid for re-election in 2016.

On July 19, 2017, it was announced that McCain was diagnosed with a glioblastoma brain tumor. On August 24, 2018, McCain's family issued a statement announcing that McCain would discontinue further medical treatment.[1][2] McCain passed away on August 25. On September 4, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) announced that he would appoint former U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl (R) as McCain's replacement.[3]

McCain began his political career by winning election to the U.S. House in 1982. He served in that position until his election to the Senate in 1986. McCain unsuccessfully ran for president in 2008, losing to Barack Obama in the general election.

Career[edit]

Below is an abbreviated outline of McCain's academic, professional, and political career:[4]

Committee assignments[edit]

U.S. Senate[edit]

2017-2018[edit]

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, McCain was assigned to the following committees:[5]

2015-2016[edit]

McCain served on the following committees:[6]

2013-2014[edit]

McCain served on the following Senate committees:[7]

2011-2012[edit]

McCain served on the following Senate committees:

Key votes[edit]

See also: Key votes

Ballotpedia monitors legislation that receives a vote and highlights the ones that we consider to be key to understanding where elected officials stand on the issues. To read more about how we identify key votes, click here.

Key votes: 115th Congress, 2017-2018[edit]

For detailed information about each vote, click here.

Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress[edit]

Issues[edit]

Presidential preference[edit]

2016[edit]

See also: Republicans and their declared positions on Donald Trump and Republican reactions to 2005 Trump tape
“ In addition to my well known differences with Donald Trump on public policy issues, I have raised questions about his character after his comments on Prisoners of War, the Khan Gold Star family, Judge Curiel and earlier inappropriate comments about women. Just this week, he made outrageous statements about the innocent men in the Central Park Five case.

As I said yesterday, there are no excuses for Donald Trump’s offensive and demeaning comments in the just released video; no woman should ever be victimized by this kind of inappropriate behavior. He alone bears the burden of his conduct and alone should suffer the consequences.

I have wanted to support the candidate our party nominated. He was not my choice, but as a past nominee, I thought it was important I respect the fact that Donald Trump won a majority of the delegates by the rules our party set. I thought I owed his supporters that deference.

But Donald Trump’s behavior this week, concluding with the disclosure of his demeaning comments about women and his boasts about sexual assaults, make it impossible to continue to offer even conditional support for his candidacy. Cindy, with her strong background in human rights and respect for women fully agrees with me on this.

Cindy and I will not vote for Donald Trump. I have never voted for a Democratic presidential candidate and we will not vote for Hillary Clinton. We will write in the name of some good conservative Republican who is qualified to be President.[106]

”
—Sen. John McCain[107]

National security[edit]

Letter to Iran[edit]

On March 9, 2015, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) wrote a letter to Iran's leadership, warning them that signing a nuclear deal with the Obama administration without congressional approval was merely an "executive agreement." The letter also stated that "The next president could revoke such an executive agreement with the stroke of a pen and future Congresses could modify the terms of the agreement at any time." The letter was signed by 47 Republican members of the Senate. McCain was one of the 47 who signed the letter. No Democrats signed it.[109]

The letter caused backlash from both the Obama administration and members of Congress.[110] Vice President Joe Biden said of the letter, "In thirty-six years in the United States Senate, I cannot recall another instance in which senators wrote directly to advise another country — much less a longtime foreign adversary — that the president does not have the constitutional authority to reach a meaningful understanding with them."[111]

American response in Syria[edit]

See also: United States involvement in Syria

McCain said the following about use-of-force in Syria after meeting with President Obama: "A rejection of this resolution would be catastrophic, not just for him but for the institution of the presidency and the credibility of the United States."[112]

McCain said the limited actions that would be authorized by the new draft resolution don’t go far enough in responding to Syrian leader Bashar Assad’s alleged use of chemical weapons last month.[113]

Congressional briefings
McCain blasted the briefings held with congressional members, saying in an interview with POLITICO, "One reason is because they are not specific: They are not answering many of the questions. Certainly, that was the case in the Armed Services Committee. And Gen. Dempsey doesn’t have a lot of credibility."[114]

Statement on Russian deal
McCain and Senator Lindsey Graham released a joint statement on the Russian deal with Syria to relinquish Syria's chemical weapons. McCain and Graham called the deal, "an act of provocative weakness on America’s part. We cannot imagine a worse signal to send to Iran as it continues its push for a nuclear weapon." They added, "Is the message of this agreement that Assad is now our negotiating partner, and that he can go on slaughtering innocent civilians and destabilizing the Middle East using every tool of warfare, so long as he does not use chemical weapons? That is morally and strategically indefensible." The two senators offered their own recommendation saying, “The only way this underlying conflict can be brought to a decent end is by significantly increasing our support to moderate opposition forces in Syria. We must strengthen their ability to degrade Assad’s military advantage, change the momentum on the battlefield, and thereby create real conditions for a negotiated end to the conflict."[115]

Further Syria statements
McCain made another statement on the Russian deal with Syria on September 15, 2013. He said, "It's not a matter of trust. It's a matter of whether it will be enforced. [Russia foreign secretary Sergei Lavrov] said 'there is nothing in this agreement about the use of force,' i.e. they will not agree to the use of force no matter what [Syrian President] Bashar Assad does." He added, "There is not a seriousness on the part of the Russians. We’re going to see the Russians facilitating the departure of chemical weapons while plane load after plane load of Russian aircraft coming into Damascus full of weapons and devices to kill Syrians."[116]

Drone filibuster[edit]

See also: Rand Paul filibuster of John Brennan's CIA Nomination in March 2013

On March 6, 2013, Senator Rand Paul (R) led a 13-hour filibuster of President Obama's CIA Director nominee, John Brennan. Paul started the filibuster in order to highlight his concerns about the administration's drone policies. In particular, Paul said he was concerned about whether a drone could be used to kill an American citizen within the United States border, without any due process involved. Paul and other civil liberties activists have been critical that President Obama did not offer a clear response to the question. A total of 14 senators joined Paul in the filibuster -- 13 Republicans and one Democrat.[117][118][119]

McCain spoke out against Rand Paul, following the filibuster. He quoted the following from a Wall Street Journal editorial criticizing the filibuster, "If Mr. Paul wants to be taken seriously, he needs to do more than pull political stunts that fire up impressionable libertarian kids in college dorms."[120]

McCain also blasted Paul for his remarks about the United States government being able to use a drone to kill an American citizen who spoke out against government policy, referencing Paul's comment about Jane Fonda. He stated, "To somehow say that someone who disagrees with American policy and even may demonstrate against it, is somehow a member of an organization which makes that individual an enemy combatant is simply false."[120]

He continued his criticism of Paul in the days following the filibuster. In an interview with the Huffington Post, McCain said: "They were elected, nobody believes that there was a corrupt election, anything else. But I also think that when, you know, it's always the wacko birds on right and left that get the media megaphone."[121]

Immigration[edit]

Gang of Eight[edit]

McCain was a member of the group of senators deemed the "Gang of Eight" in 2013. The term was used to reference eight of the most influential senators on immigration reform and included four senators from each party.[122] The group called for comprehensive and bipartisan immigration legislation that included their "four basic pillars": 1. A “tough but fair path to citizenship . . . .contingent upon securing our borders and tracking whether legal immigrants have left the country as required”; 2. Reform our legal immigration system with a greater eye toward our economic needs; 3. Workplace verification; and 4. Setting up a system for admitting future workers (although the term “guest worker” is not used).[123]

Least popular senator[edit]

A poll released by Public Policy Polling on March 5, 2014, declared John McCain as the least popular senator in the country. According to the poll, only 30 percent of Arizonans approved of the job McCain was doing while 54 percent disapproved. Average numbers by political party were 35/55 for Republicans, 29/53 for Democrats and 25/55 for independents.[124]

Elections[edit]

2016[edit]

See also: United States Senate election in Arizona, 2016
U.S. Senate, Arizona General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn McCain Incumbent 53.7% 1,359,267
     Democratic Ann Kirkpatrick 40.7% 1,031,245
     Green Gary Swing 5.5% 138,634
     N/A Write-in 0.1% 1,584
Total Votes 2,530,730
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

U.S. Senate, Arizona Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn McCain Incumbent 51.2% 302,532
Kelli Ward 39.9% 235,988
Alex Meluskey 5.3% 31,159
Clair Van Steenwyk 3.6% 21,476
Total Votes 591,155
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

Campaign themes[edit]

The following issues were listed on McCain's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“
  • Agriculture: John is working to preserve the important role that farmers and ranchers play in Arizona's heritage and economy.
  • Defense and National Security: John has committed his life – both in uniform and in Congress – to protecting and strengthening America’s national security.
  • Education: John believes that Arizona students are best served when parents, teachers, and state and local officials—not federal bureaucrats—are in control.
  • Energy, Water and the Environment: It is a national security priority for our nation to become independent from foreign sources of energy, especially sources in hostile parts of the world.
  • Foreign Affairs and International Trade: John has consistently served as the nation’s leading voice opposing President Obama’s feckless and failed policies for defeating radical Islamic extremism.

[106]

”
—John McCain's campaign website, http://www.johnmccain.com/issues/

Fundraiser[edit]

McCain held his first fundraising reception in New York on December 16. This was significant due to the fact that there has been much speculation about whether McCain will pursue re-election in 2016. He wrote in an email to prior donors, "There is no doubt that we live in very challenging times and every day we see that elections really do have consequences. I vow to continue to do the right thing, not just for my political party and not just against the other political party, but for our country."[125]

2010[edit]

On November 2, 2010, John McCain won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Rodney Glassman (D), David Nolan (L), Jerry Joslyn (G) and a handful of write-in candidates in the general election.[126]

U.S. Senate, Arizona General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn McCain incumbent 58.9% 1,005,615
     Democratic Rodney Glassman 34.7% 592,011
     Libertarian David Nolan 4.7% 80,097
     Green Jerry Joslyn 1.4% 24,603
     Write-in Ian Gilyeat 0.3% 5,938
     Write-in Loyd Ellis 0% 160
     Write-in Santos Chavez 0% 39
     Write-in Sydney Dudikoff 0% 14
     Write-in Ray Caplette 0% 7
Total Votes 1,708,484

Full history[edit]


Campaign donors[edit]


Comprehensive donor history[edit]

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.


John McCain campaign contribution history
Year Office Result Contributions
2016 U.S. Senate, Arizona  ✔ $14,371,111
2010 U.S. Senate (Arizona)  ✔ $21,878,921
2008 President of the United States  ✖ $6,884,391
2004 U.S. Senate (Arizona)  ✔ $3,789,720
Grand total raised $46,924,143

Source: Follow the Money



2016[edit]

McCain won re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2016. During that election cycle, McCain's campaign committee raised a total of $14,371,111 and spent $11,533,949.[134] This is more than the average $10.08 million spent by U.S. Senate winners in 2016.[135]

Cost per vote[edit]

McCain spent $8.49 per general election vote received in 2016.

U.S. Senate, Arizona, 2016 - John McCain Campaign Contributions
Total Raised $14,371,111
Total Spent $11,533,949
Total Raised by Election Runner-up $8,468,556
Total Spent by Election Runner-up $8,043,249
Top contributors to John McCain's campaign committee
General Electric$83,630
Pinnacle West Capital$81,650
NorPAC$77,293
Greenberg Traurig LLP$64,249
Blackstone Group$61,600
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Retired$1,206,234
Securities & Investment$976,550
Real Estate$664,954
Lawyers/Law Firms$532,755
Leadership PACs$451,500
Source: Open Secrets

2013[edit]

Lobbyist contributions[edit]

In an analysis by Open Secrets of the Top 10 Recipients of Contributions from Lobbyists in 2013, McCain was 1 of 115 members of Congress who did not report accepting any contributions from lobbyists in 2013 as of July 3, 2013.[136]

2010[edit]

McCain won re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2010. During that re-election cycle, McCain's campaign committee raised a total of $21,878,921 and spent $22,247,415.[137]

His top five contributors between 2005-2010 were:


Personal Gain Index[edit]

Congressional Personal Gain Index graphic.png
See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)

The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:

PGI: Change in net worth[edit]

See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives
Net Worth Metric graphic.png

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, McCain's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $2,719,122 and $12,136,982. That averages to $7,428,052, which is higher than the average net worth of Republican senators in 2012 of $6,956,438.47. McCain ranked as the 19th most wealthy senator in 2012.[138] Between 2004 and 2012, McCain's calculated net worth[139] decreased by an average of 9 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[140]

John McCain Yearly Net Worth
YearAverage Net Worth
2004$29,167,860
2012$7,428,052
Growth from 2004 to 2012:-75%
Average annual growth:-9%[141]
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[142]
The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

PGI: Donation Concentration Metric[edit]

See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)

Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). McCain received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Retired industry.

From 1989-2014, 16.38 percent of McCain's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[143]

Donation Concentration Metric graphic.png
John McCain Campaign Contributions
Total Raised $478,390,685
Total Spent $450,008,903
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
Retired$36,994,684
Lawyers/Law Firms$12,181,055
Securities & Investment$11,426,031
Real Estate$10,872,717
Health Professionals$6,890,502
% total in top industry7.73%
% total in top two industries10.28%
% total in top five industries16.38%

Analysis[edit]

Ideology and leadership[edit]

See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, McCain was a moderate Republican leader as of July 2014. This was the same rating McCain received in June 2013.[144]

Like-minded colleagues[edit]

The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[145]

McCain most often votes with:

McCain least often votes with:


Lifetime voting record[edit]

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, McCain missed 977 of 9,632 roll call votes from January 1987 to September 2015. This amounts to 10.1 percent, which is worse than the median of 1.6 percent among current senators as of September 2015.[146]

Congressional staff salaries[edit]

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. McCain paid his congressional staff a total of $2,549,392 in 2011. He ranked 31st on the list of the lowest paid Republican senatorial staff salaries and ranked 49th overall of the lowest paid senatorial staff salaries in 2011. Overall, Arizona ranked 31st in average salary for senatorial staff. The average U.S. Senate congressional staff was paid $2,529,141.70 in fiscal year 2011.[147]

National Journal vote ratings[edit]

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress.

2013[edit]

McCain ranked 43rd in the conservative rankings among U.S. senators in 2013.[148]

2012[edit]

McCain ranked 28th in the conservative rankings among U.S. senators in 2012.[149]

2011[edit]

McCain ranked 16th in the conservative rankings among U.S. senators in 2011.[150]

Voting with party[edit]

The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.

2014[edit]

McCain voted with the Republican Party 81.2 percent of the time, which ranked 38th among the 45 Senate Republican members as of July 2014.[151]

2013[edit]

McCain voted with the Republican Party 88.8 percent of the time, which ranked 23rd among the 45 Senate Republican members as of June 2013.[152]

Recent news[edit]

This section links to a Google news search for the term John + McCain + Arizona + Senate


John McCain News Feed

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

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Footnotes[edit]

  1. ↑ CNN, "McCain faces his greatest battle," July 19, 2017
  2. ↑ Politico, "McCain to discontinue medical treatment," August 24, 2018
  3. ↑ Arizona Central, "Former U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl will be John McCain's successor in the U.S. Senate," September 4, 2018
  4. ↑ Biographical Director of the United States Congress, "John Sidney McCain, III," accessed October 20, 2011
  5. ↑ United States Senate, "Committee Assignments of the 115th Congress," accessed January 19, 2017
  6. ↑ United States Senate, "Committee Assignments of the 114th Congress," accessed February 17, 2015
  7. ↑ Congressional Quarterly, "Senate Committee List," accessed January 22, 2013
  8. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment with an Amendment)," December 18, 2018
  9. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2)," December 11, 2018
  10. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Nomination (Confirmation Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," October 6, 2018
  11. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Brett M. Kavanaugh to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," October 5, 2018
  12. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2, As Amended)," June 28, 2018
  13. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1959)," February 15, 2018
  14. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1958 As Modified)," February 15, 2018
  15. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1948)," February 15, 2018
  16. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1955)," February 15, 2018
  17. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 2311)," January 29, 2018
  18. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Amendment (McConnell Amdt. No. 667)," July 28, 2017
  19. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Amendment (Paul Amdt. No. 271 )," July 26, 2017
  20. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Amdt. No. 270)," July 25, 2017
  21. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Proceed to H.R. 1628)," July 25, 2017
  22. ↑ U.S. Senate, "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," April 7, 2017
  23. ↑ U.S. Senate, "On the Cloture Motion (Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Neil M. Gorsuch of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," April 6, 2017
  24. ↑ U.S. Senate, "On the Decision of the Chair (Shall the Decision of the Chair Stand as the Judgment of the Senate?)," April 6, 2017
  25. ↑ U.S. Senate, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," April 6, 2017
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  27. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 5895)," September 12, 2018
  28. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H. R. 6157 As Amended)," August 23, 2018
  29. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 5895 As Amended)," June 25, 2018
  30. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1625)," March 23, 2018
  31. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1892 with an Amendment (SA 1930))," February 9, 2018
  32. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 695)," February 8, 2018
  33. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment with Further Amendment)," January 22, 2018
  34. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 195)," January 22, 2018
  35. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 195)," January 19, 2018
  36. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1370)," December 21, 2017
  37. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion to Recede from the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1 and Concur with Further Amendment ," December 20, 2017
  38. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Joint Resolution (H.J. Res. 123)," December 7, 2017
  39. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 1 As Amended )," December 2, 2017
  40. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Concurrent Resolution (H. Con. Res. 71 As Amended)," October 19, 2017
  41. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to the Senate Amdt. with an Amdt. No. 808 to H.R. 601)," September 7, 2017
  42. ↑ U.S. Senate, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 244)," May 4, 2017
  43. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Joint Resolution (S.J. Res. 54, As Amended), December 13, 2018
  44. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2810 As Amended)," September 18, 2017
  45. ↑ The Hill, "Senate sends $692B defense policy bill to Trump's desk," November 15, 2017
  46. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 3364)," July 27, 2017
  47. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (S. 722 As Amended)," June 15, 2017
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  49. ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, Second Session of the 114th Congress," accessed January 5, 2017
  50. ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress," April 13, 2015
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  52. ↑ Senate.gov, "H.R. 1314 (Ensuring Tax Exempt Organizations the Right to Appeal Act)," accessed May 25, 2015
  53. ↑ Senate.gov, "Roll Call for HR 2146," June 24, 2015
  54. ↑ The Hill, "Senate approves fast-track, sending trade bill to White House," June 24, 2015
  55. ↑ The Hill, "Obama signs trade bills," June 29, 2015
  56. ↑ Congress.gov, "S.Con.Res.11," accessed May 5, 2015
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  59. ↑ The Hill, "Redone defense policy bill sails through House," accessed November 12, 2015
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  62. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 618," accessed November 12, 2015
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  82. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (S. 754, As Amended)," accessed November 1, 2015
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  84. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 2146)," accessed November 2, 2015
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