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Artists raising money to create 4,000-sq-ft McCain mural in Scottsdale
https://ktar.com/story/2165699/artists-kickstarter-4000-sq-ft-john-mccain-mural-old-town-scottsdale/
No Name's Reign at International Republican Institute Comes to an End.
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2018/08/04/senator-john-mccain-steps-down-chairman-international-republican-institute/907511002/
How Arizona senators voted (screwed the people).
https://tucson.com/aa_wire_editor/how-arizona-senators-voted/article_d59cf948-9bab-5dbd-93c4-59c78da79af0.html
WASHINGTON — Here’s how Arizona senators voted on major issues last week. The House was in recess.
Senate
Denial of Election-Security Funds for States: Voting 50-47, the Senate on Aug. 1 failed to reach 60 votes needed to provide $250 million in fiscal 2019 for grants to help states upgrade voting equipment and fortify electoral systems. Both chambers have now voted to “zero out” such funding in the new fiscal year. A yes vote was to add election-security funds to a $154.2 billion appropriations bill (HR 6147, below).
Not voting: John McCain, R; Jeff Flake, R
Retention of D.C. Individual Mandate: Voting 54-44, the Senate on Aug. 1 tabled (killed) an amendment to HR 6147 (below) that sought to strip an individual mandate from the District of Columbia health-insurance law. Although Congress has outlawed the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate starting in 2019, jurisdictions including D.C. and Vermont have imposed a similar requirement in an effort to hold down premium costs in their ACA marketplaces. A yes vote backed D.C.’s individual mandate requiring residents to obtain health insurance or face a fine.
Not voting: McCain, Flake
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Passage of $154.2 Billion Spending Bill: The Senate on Aug. 1 passed, 92-6, a bill (HR 6147) combining four of the 12 appropriations bills that fund the government into a package totaling $154.2 billion. A yes vote was to approve fiscal 2019 budgets for five cabinet departments and a wide array of agencies.
Not voting: McCain, Flake
Approval of $717 Billion for Military: Voting 87-10, the Senate on Aug. 1 gave final congressional approval to a bill that would authorize a $717 billion military budget for fiscal 2019, including $69 billion for war-fighting overseas and $57 billion for retiree and active-duty health care. The bill also would lift a ban on the development of sea-launched low-yield nuclear weapons, fund a military parade in Washington requested by President Trump and weapons systems and set a 2.6 percent pay raise for uniformed personnel. A yes vote supported HR 5515.
Not voting: McCain, Flake
Temporary Extension of Flood Insurance: The Senate on July 31 passed, 88-12, a bill (S 1182) that would extend the National Flood Insurance Program through Nov. 30, giving lawmakers more time to consider proposed reforms of a program now running a $20 billion deficit even after receiving a $16 billion taxpayer bailout in recent years. A yes vote was to pass the bill.
Not voting: McCain, Flake