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Sen. John McCain returns to Arizona, will miss vote on GOP tax bill
CBS News ^

Posted on 12/17/2017 12:40:31 PM PST by springwater13

epublican Sen. John McCain is returning to Arizona after spending several days in a Maryland hospital recovering from side effects from chemotherapy treatment for brain cancer, CBS News has learned.

McCain left Washington Sunday and is heading back to his home state to spend the holidays with his family. He will not be on hand for the final vote on the GOP tax passage expected for early this week. It is unclear when McCain might return to Washington.

Despite a razor-thin margin needed to pass the measure, McCain's presence will not likely be the determining factor in the vote. Two critical senators -- Bob Corker of Tennessee and Marco Rubio of Florida -- announced their support for the bill last week after initially saying they would oppose earlier versions.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona; US: Florida; US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: 2; arizona; bobcorker; florida; johnmccain; marcorubio; mccain; mccainbraincancer; mccaintrumptaxbill; meghanmccain; nomanwilllayher; taxbill; tennessee; truetoform; trumptaxbill
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To: libstripper

Yes, it was completely swept under the rug. Although actually it’s likely the original tumor that grew back. Surgeons are famous for saying “we got it all.” Yeah, right.


61 posted on 12/17/2017 2:16:21 PM PST by GnuThere
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To: springwater13

Or they could be gaming this


62 posted on 12/17/2017 2:16:56 PM PST by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Support our troops by praying for their victory.)
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To: jmaroneps37

Cochran has not worked with a full deck for a long time, Melanoma or not...

He is mentally gone also...just a matter of time for that old dude as well.

We shall see.


63 posted on 12/17/2017 2:17:15 PM PST by haircutter
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To: Kozak
Kozak :" At least this pos won’t vote no."

He had to go back to get his pink "pussey " hat !

64 posted on 12/17/2017 2:17:36 PM PST by Tilted Irish Kilt
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
I am coming for your bung hole.

Bring a REAL credit card this time.

Save us all some time.

65 posted on 12/17/2017 2:18:58 PM PST by humblegunner
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To: sphinx

K Street wants the corporate tax cuts in bill. Rubio and Corker won’t betray them.


66 posted on 12/17/2017 2:21:04 PM PST by lodi90
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To: Vision Thing

Yup. I went all cash minutes after the GOPe said this was a done deal by Christmas.


67 posted on 12/17/2017 2:22:13 PM PST by mad_as_he$$
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To: springwater13

McCain never has been a Republican team player.


68 posted on 12/17/2017 2:22:17 PM PST by Robert357 ( Dan Rather was discharged as "medically unfit" on May 11, 1954.)
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To: rockinqsranch
If he can’t do the job he should resign, and let someone else do the job.

That should have been done months ago and shows poor planning on McCain's part ... or outright contempt for the country.

John McCain has placed his ego ahead of the country's interests.

69 posted on 12/17/2017 2:28:14 PM PST by plain talk
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To: springwater13

I will refrain......


70 posted on 12/17/2017 2:30:10 PM PST by heights
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To: springwater13

McCain is going home to die.

Well...bye.


71 posted on 12/17/2017 2:32:07 PM PST by Fresh Wind (Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 billion dollars.)
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To: springwater13

Oh shucks........


72 posted on 12/17/2017 2:39:26 PM PST by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: springwater13

Not a McLame fan (AT ALL), but there is something seriously wrong with our “system” when Senators or Congress-critters stay in office literally until they die.

Definitely not what our founders intended, and a big part of what is wrong with the way things are and have been for some time.

Now, Juan can leave at any time and I’d be a pretty happy camper. (Let me count the ways I absolutely despise him).


73 posted on 12/17/2017 2:44:01 PM PST by jstolzen (All it takes for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing - Edmund Burke)
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To: springwater13

If I recall correctly, years ago there was a custom among gentlemen called “pairing.” If a senator on one side couldn’t be there for the vote, he would “pair” his vote with someone on the other side. Both would be among those not voting, so the outcome would not be affected.


74 posted on 12/17/2017 2:45:11 PM PST by Genoa (Luke 12:2)
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To: humblegunner

OK I do not unload often but HG prepare.

So your big beef is people that spend their time making posts of interest to Freepers and excerpting them. You claim it is to make them rich. So number one. Numero uno..1# you hate wealth.

Numero 2. What it takes to write a coherent post that isn’t copied and pasted is work. Your posts are one or two sentences with questionable intelligence behind them. Yeah, you are dumb.

Shù 3. You are a jerk. You are a jerk to anyone on a thread you enter. If your mother did not beat you she should have.

Idadi 4. You are dumb as a stump.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA9ezKkUL6o


75 posted on 12/17/2017 2:45:38 PM PST by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools. Go Trump!)
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To: springwater13

Agreed. Sounds like this is nearing the end.


76 posted on 12/17/2017 2:47:08 PM PST by hsmomx3
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To: americas.best.days...

My guess is they are sending him home to die. I don’t llke him but really fe For his family


77 posted on 12/17/2017 2:48:37 PM PST by genxer
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To: americas.best.days...

My guess is they are sending him home to die. I don’t llke him but really fe For his family


78 posted on 12/17/2017 2:48:37 PM PST by genxer
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To: NRx

Yes, this is very hard on the family. I may dislike him but do not wish this on anybody.


79 posted on 12/17/2017 2:48:42 PM PST by hsmomx3
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To: springwater13

Well we couldn’t get worse than McCain. He sucks. I hope God is more forgiving than me. McCain has caused so much death and destruction with the Muslim brotherhood and isis. Ban me if they must but I hope he rots from the inside out then rots in hell.

I can’t think of another politician I hate more.


80 posted on 12/17/2017 2:56:50 PM PST by wgmalabama
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