John McCain returns to the Senate for health-care vote (full speech)
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- Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) gave a sweeping speech about his time in the Senate, the lack of bipartisanship today and his thoughts on the GOP health-care bill upon his return to Congress on July 25, after being diagnosed with brain cancer. Subscribe to The Washington Post on CZcams: bit.ly/2qiJ4dy
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John McCain is a great example of what Republicans used to be. Look at them now, the difference is wild
He is rolling over in his grave about his Party's direction now. They get nothing done just sow Hate and Division!
@@Dozz70the Democrats are getting bad as well. Going too far to the left.
Warhawks?
Damn I miss McCain, a true patriot. Trump and MAGA have ruined the Republican party.
this seriously needs to be a speech shown in classrooms all around the country
It is hard to watch a speech by a guy I really respect who is probably going to be taken from us when we need him most.
If Arizona's vote certification had a notes section, it should read "Senator McCain sends his regards"
This aged far to well.
"We're getting nothing done."
That was the line that strucked me the most because it's a fact that most legislators now doesn't really care about the well-beings of their own constituents. It's all about winning now. Most of them won't even speak unless their political parties said so or it's a relevant issue to the public. Shame.
I'm even sacred of where this country will be for my kids ..our kids...
My respect to this legend always.
10:30 contrast this to what Mitch McConnell considered his greatest political achievement - not holding a single hearing for Merrick Garland. John McCain is an inspiration and a giant of the US Senate
Because scotus members dont get votes in election year. It was started by dems.
McCain will go down in history as one of the greatest Senators of his time
It's an amazing speech and it targets everyone in the room. Little did the GOP know Senator McCain was planning on snuffing out their party's attempt to abolish Obamacare. Aside from the Senate, you can hear the discreet swipe toward trump when he mentioned that Senators are not subordinate to the executive office. McConnell might've been the majority leader but it was John who held the power that day. It's such a shame that McCain made one last effort to remind everyone the importance and necessity of bi-partisanship because even in 2023, Congress is entrenched in both chambers still.
Truly, a statesmen. He is missed now more than ever
Maybe the single greatest American hero and Trump called him a loser.
I sure hope that his memory will live forever as an example of what a true American Hero and as example of what a real American Patriot is and not the example that some people are calling a Patriot
We miss him so much not only in the US Senate but here in Arizona. His legacy will live forever! 😢
Very emotional moment with Senator John McCain...Get Well Soon!
One of a kind....new found respect for this PATRIOT ...your legacy will continue to reverberate through the generations. DOING WHAT IS RIGHT
WOW!!!!!!! a republican that doesn't sound like a FUCKING CRIMINAL. i don't know what to think.
Wise words to hear. I fear, though well said, it may be too late.
His vote one of my happiest political memories
sorry to those who disagree
Did 95% of you even watch the entire video before commenting?
I am sure they did not. Typical comportment of uneducated people.
Of course not - there are those who live to hide behind their own rhetoric, regardless of whether it makes sense.
I'm always concerned about people who love power so much that they're willing to do anything to keep it...
This is some of the only "food for the soul" that has ever existed. He was a respectful man. He was an honorable man. He was a flawed man, but in the end, he was our man, loyal to the end.. if there's a next life, he'll have a good one. He believed in America.
Save yourself and don't read the comments
May GOD bless you! How we miss you! ❤
NOW THAT'S A TRUE AMERICAN!!
he's a true traitor like you
@@tommynolan3547 the only traitor in the last 5 years is Trump
John McCain had to be one of the greatest examples of a truly honorable Republican and American that this country has ever known, and I think would have made a damn fine president and I'm not even a Republican. That would be because he truly believes in this country.
I find what McCain said inspirational and have often found the man to be the face of dignity among the Republicans during Trump's presidency, but I find it strange that he can give a 15 minute speech on the merits of bipartisanship and how the government should be run, then vote yes for a bill that was largely thrown together behind closed doors with almost zero oversight, accountability, or debate from the other side. Yes, he talked a good game and made a lot of prescient points, including the fact that this bill will require far more debate before anyone signs off on it, but I'm hard-pressed to think of a more blatant example of saying one thing and doing another.
Alex Cannella voting yes brings it to the floor to be debated out in the open. Before, deals were only being made behind closed doors.
Please note that I said his words were not just inspirational, but also incongruent with his actions. I don't agree with his vote any more than you do.
Ah, is it now, Fernando? I stand corrected then. I saw the vote had happened and assumed they were shuttling it off for the House to debate.
Good words from the heart forced even Mitch McConnell to clap along with the rest of republicans eventhough they were furious at him for killing their bill.
A legend of politics.....
He made the most honourable decision and should be respected by the American people for saving the majority of American lives ... May You Be In Heaven
Mccain was the very model of a modern Conservative, true to the vision of Barry Goldwater.
Bipartisanship legendary
You have exemplified AMERICA in its core essence! What courage it took to deliver this message. ❤❤❤
RIP John ❤
RIP MCcain. Civility Rules
Mitch goes and the senate will be FAR more active.
"We are a blessing to humanity" maybe the most hilarious overstatement I've ever heard a politician make.
A true patriot and a hero.
I miss this republican party
I hope his speech is not a waste of breath.
Historic Right vote!
may god bless you , give u good health to speak true for U.S people and what they want and build for future U.S.A.
A great parliamentarian.
McCain would have made an outstanding president. I think the country was deprived of his leadership.
Good man.
❤
Wow American people senator John McCain a true blue well red American he’ll be in the American history books❤
RIP
I think this is one of the best speeches ever. What a GREAT American
Great speech from a guy whose own healthcare isn't on the line. Really impressive.
@@kentuckychromedesign he voted to keep affordable healthcare act. Not repeal it. Did you even watch the entire thing?
Wow - the 'real' McCain steps up and out again ! About time - the honorable Statesman returns, . . .
Then why did he vote to make appointing a supreme court justice dependent on a simple majority, changing the senate rules after 200 years?
5:53
7:33 "I will not vote for this bill as it is today"
Six hours later he voted for that bill.
Wrong. This aged like milk
He voted yes, because then it had to be brought to the floor for an open debate, McCain knew that Schumer would call for an open vote of yay or nay. That's when McCain flipped
Wait this just isn’t true lol
Wasn't that the moment where he went thumb down and you could hear gasps?
He voted no, you pinecone.
Why doesn't he just tell us all the secrets since he is going to die anyway?
Go to hell.
because he takes his oath to the Constitution and the country seriously.
What is that on his face?
Those are stitches. McCain had just gotten back from the hospital after having had an operation for treating his brain tumor.
It’s called honesty.
How republicans used to be.
@@viviorko it looked like some kind of mark. That’s what I was talking about, but I do agree with you
@@adriandeltoro4640 lol
"Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., underwent surgery last week to remove a blood clot from above his left eye. ... A two-inch blood clot was removed in a "minimally invasive craniotomy with an eyebrow incision."
In this procedure, doctors cut the skin, remove a small piece of the skull and remove the blood clot in the front of the brain near the pituitary gland. They then replace the skull segment, may hold it in place with titanium plates and sew the patient up at the eyebrow hairline to leave the smallest scar possible.This approach is less painful than an open craniotomy and has faster recovery."
August 2024 Donald Trump said, Medal of Freedom is much better than a "Medal of Honor"
That speech wasn't about Healthcare. It was about impeaching President Trump.
With much respect, there shouldn't be a McCain in the order of this running our futures. Cain is good where it's naturally grown. But, there. It's a good place to build a secure adult playground resort and take in guests as a fun vacation destination. Very lucrative and the trees are grown where the resorts oughtta keep the leaf there and safely there. In fact, if you outlaw their moving out of the area, it'll be an envied vacation resort destination for adults the world around.
Huge.
We don't. Have tested as young ppl in a normal youth way until it hated us and we retire the urge. That's my personal trick- hate myself with it so I can run and latch onto coffee or temporarily- beer - to wean fast and get tossed away from it (if tempted or pushed) for as many decades as possible. One -3 times and stay gone forever.
Yes! Normal life! Thanks!
Best business luck is near the roots.
You're welcome!
just fucking repeal it!!!!
Hector Morales Why?
YES ^
poster child for term limits
Must be nice to have an Admiral in the family.
How many Sailors who actual deserved Annapolis appointment and flight option got screwed cuz of this guys privilege???
Thats how the military works
An officer will be more important than enlisted
You act like he was taking advantage of his family ties and yet, when he was a POW in Vietnam, he was offered his freedom because of his family and yet he refused, stating that he wouldn't leave until all of his fellow prisoners were freed as well. Yeah, he really was using his family for his own benefit. Way to try and disparage a true American hero.
so what was the deal here Sen McCain? Did you make a deal for your yes vote and in return you get to make a speech ( aka lecture ) on bi-partisanship?
Your gambling with the lives of many. I hope your speech was worth it.
did you not listen to it? He said he would NOT vote for it
Jessica Kalinowski I know people don't read, but apparently they can't hear either.
fernando, jessica...........yes, i agree, most people don't hear.........Senator McCain said he would not vote for the bill as it stands now, he went on to say that it is a shell of a bill..............................yet he still voted to allow this shell of a bill to advance........I hear very well and my response to you two is this ACTIONS SPEAK MUCH LOUDER THEN MERE WORDS. He voted to allow this bill to move forward, DO YOU NOW UNDERSTAND?
steve ducell he voted for it to move forward not to pass it into law. The reason to move it forward is it allows an opportunity to amend it, or make it not a "shell of a bill". Voting against it will just kill it, and then back to dealing behind closed doors.
fernando! what is wrong with you! Senator McCain talked exhaustively about creating a bill, from scratch, using the tried and true committee system, created by both parties.... AFTER VOTING TO MOVE THIS BILL INTO DEBATE. A Bill that was created by 13, old white guys, all of one party, behind closed doors. A bill that no amendment can create bi partisan support.
f you do not see the IRONY, the speaking out of two sides of your mouth......of what he just did then you need to clean your ears out, study up on critical thinking, and take a few turns around the block......And if I were you, I would avoid those pesky door to door salesman.
Receives taxpayer funded healthcare, then returns to senate to vote to allow my healthcare to be repealed. How regal. How brave. What an American hero. What a maverick.
Metal Gear Z did you not hear what he said?
Well this certainly didn't age well fortunately enough
You certainly weren’t very smart 6 years ago. Hopefully things have gotten better for your brain functioning.
@@PurelyAJD I STILL FEEL THE EAXCT SAME WAY.
@@ZDubsMGS yeah the issue isn’t your opinion the issue is you’re wrong about how he voted
He’s such a lib, look he’s not even wearing a red tie.
Yeah, because he has a spine, a soul and actually cares about other people.
Neocon RINO.
Good.
Mccaine just go away.
How dare you speak those word. This man is the best of us! I'm a Democrat and I love John McCain ❤️