About John McCain:
John McCain, a Republican from Arizona, served in the United States Navy from 1977 to 1981. For more than five years, he suffered extreme hardship and torture as a Prisoner of War (POW) in Vietnam.After leaving the military, John McCain became a beer distributor in his wife's family firm. John McCain joined the US House of Representatives in 1982 and the US Senate in 1987. In 2008, John McCain became the Republican nominee for President. McCain selected Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska since 2006, as his running mate in the campaign.
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John McCain's View on Urban Development:
John McCain’s issues page does not specifically mention infrastructure, transportation, or urban policy.John McCain's View on Railways:
John McCain opposes government funding for Amtrak, which is currently the only provider of passenger rail service in the USA. In 2002, John McCain proposed abolishing Amtrak and privatizing America’s rail system. (full story)John McCain's View on Transportation Infrastructure:
John McCain wants to reduce oil dependency by making cars more efficient. McCain’s policy paper on the transportation system does not discuss mass transportation systems.John McCain's View on Levees and Flood Control Projects:
John McCain opposed the 2007 Water Resources Development Act, a $23 billion bill to fund various improvements to rivers and harbors, including levee and flood control projects. President Bush, John McCain, and other critics said that the bill was too costly. They claimed that the bill did not prioritize between national emergencies like the Hurricane Katrina and wasteful local projects. President Bush vetoed the bill, but Congress voted to override his veto and the bill passed. Full story.John McCain co-sponsored an amendment that would prioritize flood control spending, but Congress voted No.
John McCain's Key Votes:
- 07/29/2005 Transportation Equity Act: Voted NO
Opposed a bill to authorize $286.5 billion in appropriations for highways, public transit, safety programs, and other public works, over a six years period. - 05/17/2005 Transportation Equity Act: Voted NO
Opposed a bill to approriate $295 billion to transportation projects including highway construction, infrastructure repair, safety programs, and mass transit for the fiscal years 2004-2009.
