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McCain says amendments could sink immigration reform

Agencia EFEMay 8, 2013 22:15
Washington, May 8 (EFE).- Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), part of the bipartisan "Gang of Eight" who drafted an immigration reform bill, warned Wednesday that the measure could fail if too many amendments are added. In a speech at the 43rd Annual Washington Conference on the Americas, co-hosted by the U.S. Department of State and the Council of the Americas, McCain said he was "guardedly optimistic" with regard to the bill's chances for passage in the Senate.

Republicans to meet with Obama on immigration

February 25, 2013 20:16
US President Barack Obama will hold talks Tuesday with Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham, two Republicans who have joined Democrats in proposing a plan for comprehensive immigration reform. The White House confirmed the talks were on the schedule but did not provide further details, while McCain said he expected the discussions to focus on "issues of the day" like immigration, which the president has flagged as key to his second term, and the looming federal spending cuts.

McCain to meet with Obama on immigration at White House

February 25, 2013 19:16
US President Barack Obama will hold talks Tuesday with Senator John McCain, one of four Republicans who have joined Democrats in proposing a plan for comprehensive immigration reform. McCain's office on Monday confirmed the White House talks but did not provide further details, and the White House had yet to announce the meeting. The Washington Post, citing a Senate aide, said the talks would address immigration, an issue the president has flagged as key to his second term which began last month.

McCain to meet with Obama on immigration at White House

February 25, 2013 19:16
US President Barack Obama will hold talks Tuesday with Senator John McCain, one of four Republicans who have joined Democrats in proposing a plan for comprehensive immigration reform. McCain's office on Monday confirmed the White House talks but did not provide further details, and the White House had yet to announce the meeting. The Washington Post, citing a Senate aide, said the talks would address immigration, an issue the president has flagged as key to his second term which began last month.

Tweeting McCain compares Ahmadinejad to monkey

February 4, 2013 13:16
Outspoken US Senator John McCain raised eyebrows online Monday when he compared Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to a monkey that the Islamic republic recently launched into space. "So Ahmadinejad wants to be first Iranian in space - wasn't he just there last week?" said a message on McCain's official Twitter feed, followed by the headline and link to a recent story: "Iran launches monkey into space."
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