[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 9815]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              JOHN McCAIN

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, the majority leader said it well. No 
one has done more for his country than John McCain. We are all 
privileged to be able to serve with him in the Senate.
  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I thank both leaders. I thank my friend 
from Nevada. He and I came to the House of Representatives together 
many years ago. I thank him for his leadership. As he mentioned, we 
have strong disagreements from time to time, but we have always made a 
strong effort--and I think successfully--to remain respectful of each 
other's views. I appreciate his kind words today and that of the 
Republican leader. I thank them.

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