John McCain Quotes on Efforts (7 Quotes)

I'm very pleased that Sen. Gordon Smith has indicated he will not support a filibuster on campaign finance reform. I remain cautiously optimistic that we'll eventually prevail, but I won't be surprised by any efforts of the opponents to kill the bill.

Efforts to bring about democracy have hit a wall and are going backwards,

While parts of his proposal merit serious consideration, to convince a skeptical public that his efforts are sincere and not an election year conversion, the Vice President needs to back his words with meaningful, bipartisan action, as well as call for a complete and open investigation of 1996 campaign finance irregularities.

Based on my review of the deal's outline, I believe the new performance enhancing drug testing policy announced today by MLB and the MLB Players Association achieves this goal, ... I commend the parties for their efforts, and I look forward to seeing the final agreement once it is approved by both sides.

We were trying to pull the Senate back from going over a precipice. We wanted to preserve the rights of the minority. ... It was a bipartisan effort.

I've always said the scandal in Washington was the conduct of the 1996 campaign where every institution of government was debased in the effort to raise money. I think it will be investigated and will drive us to campaign finance reform, hopefully sooner rather than later,

It's a great tragedy. This young man's mother gave her life in the effort to gain his freedom, and now the United States government is sending him back to a life under communism.