Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain returned to Washington on Tuesday, more specifically to Capitol Hill where he cast seven votes in one day (as of 5 p.m.) — the most since October.
The votes he cast were on the Bush administation’s warrantless domestic spying program.
While there have only been 19 votes held so far in the Senate this year, last year the Arizona senator missed scores while out campaigning for his party’s presidential nomination.
McCain’s voting average for the year so far is 47 percent. By comparison, McCain missed 26 out of 30 votes in December, all 11 votes in November and 28 out of 44 roll calls in October.
McCain also was welcomed warmly at the weekly Republican policy lunch.
“He got an extremely warm reception,” said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. “We’re proud of the fact that the Republican nominee for president is going to be a sitting United States senator.”
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- Additional reporting by Richard Cowan
- Photo credit: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque (McCain enters an elevator in the Capitol trailed by reporters.)
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how many votes did clinton and obama miss?
- Posted by l bushaI used to be a Romney supporter and could not stomach the idea of McCain or Huckabee, so I checked out Ron Paul before I moved on to the the Dems…. And I remain with Paul.
This guy is not a loon! He is the sanest one on the field.
Well, as it turns out, people like me are no longer just using Ron Paul as a protest vote. Once they start listening, they are getting converted.
The number of first time contributors to Ron Paul has been exploding.
- Posted by Carol