Honorable John McCain
United States Senator, Arizona, Republican
Senator McCain was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986. He was Director of the Navy Senate Liaison Office from 1977 to 1981 and served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1982 to 1986. He is the Ranking Minority Member of the Armed Services Committee and also serves on the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and the Indian Affairs Committee. The following is from the September 19, 2007, Senate floor debate on an amendment to the Defense Authorization bill to specify minimum periods between deployment of units and members of the armed forces to Iraq and Afghanistan. On July…
