Tag: John McCain

John McCain: It’s time Congress returns to regular order

The following commentary by Sen. John McCain was posted on the Washington Post website September 1, 2017:

The Capitol dome in Washington. (Brendan Smialowski/Agence France-Presse via Getty Images)

John McCain, a Republican, represents Arizona in the U.S. Senate.

Americans recoiled from the repugnant spectacle of white supremacists marching in Charlottesville to promote their un-American “blood and soil” ideology. There is nothing in their hate-driven racism that can match the strength of a nation conceived in liberty and comprising 323 million souls of different origins and opinions who are equal under the law. Continue reading “John McCain: It’s time Congress returns to regular order”

Would your plan cover John McCain’s treatment?

The following article by Louise Norris was posted on the healthinsurance.org website July 25, 2017:

The Arizona Senator’s health plan will ensure top-notch glioblastoma treatment, but how would Americans with other health coverage fare?

Last week, we heard the sad news that Senator John McCain has been diagnosed with glioblastoma. McCain had surgery at Phoenix’s Mayo Clinic in mid-July, and it’s expected that he’ll also receive chemotherapy and radiation, along with other potential treatments. Senator McCain has proven time and again that he’s tough as nails, and appears to be facing this latest battle head-on. One thing that he likely has on his side is top-notch health insurance.

McCain is 80, which means he’s presumably been on Medicare for 15 years. Currently serving federal lawmakers are able to obtain employer-subsidized coverage in the Washington DC small-business exchange, and they can have this coverage in addition to Medicare. Continue reading “Would your plan cover John McCain’s treatment?”

Fox News anchor Chris Wallace warns viewers: Trump crossed the line in latest attack on media

The following article by Amy B. Wang was posted on the Washington Post website February 19, 2017:

Fox News anchor Chris Wallace cautioned his colleagues and the network’s viewers Sunday that President Trump’s latest attack on the media had gone too far.

“Look, we’re big boys. We criticize presidents. They want to criticize us back, that’s fine,” Wallace said Sunday morning on “Fox & Friends.” “But when he said that the fake news media is not my enemy, it’s the enemy of the American people, I believe that crosses an important line.”

The “Fox & Friends” anchors had shown a clip of Trump recounting that past presidents, including Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln, had fought with the press. They then asked Wallace whether Trump’s fraught relationship with the media was a big deal. Continue reading “Fox News anchor Chris Wallace warns viewers: Trump crossed the line in latest attack on media”

John McCain’s brutal rejoinder to Sean Spicer

The following article by Aaron Blake was posted on the Washington Post website February 9, 2017:

Donald Trump took on Sen. John McCain’s status as a war hero and won the GOP nomination anyway.

Sean Spicer took on John McCain’s expertise on military matters and got this:

 

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John McCain vs. Sean Spicer. Watch.

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