John McCain, A Call for Compromise in Public Service
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Former senator John McCain, in a speech dated July 25, 2017, criticizes the winner-take-all approach of modern politics. Rather, McCain emphasises in his speech the need for a "Government designed for compromise." McCain emphasizes in his speech that members of Congress ought to take a more conciliatory and cooperative approach towards each other to best serve the American people, as opposed to an absoluist, hyper-competitive approach. McCain emphasizes that public servants should learn to trust each other, and to be willing to seek help from across the aisle, as partisan bickering makes congressional action slow to impossible.<br /><br /><span>McCain said he would be returning to work when Congress begins a new legislative session next week.</span>
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/26/opinion/letters/senator-john-mccain-death.html
https://www.12news.com/article/news/politics/government-designed-for-compromise-sen-john-mccain-pens-op-ed-in-washington-post/75-470072342
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Published: 12:00 PM MST September 1, 2017
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Oath of Office:<br /><br />"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God."
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Tammy Duckworth, First Thai-American Elected to Congress
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From Wikipedia: Ladda Tammy Duckworth (born March 12, 1968) is an American politician and former U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who has served as the junior United States Senator for Illinois since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented Illinois's 8th district in the United States House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017. Before election to office, she served as Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (200911) and Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (200609). Duckworth was the first Thai-American woman elected to Congress, the first born in Thailand elected to Congress, the first woman with a disability to be elected to Congress, the first female double amputee in the Senate. Duckworth is the second Asian American woman serving in the U.S. Senate, after Mazie Hirono, and before Kamala Harris. A combat veteran of the Iraq War, Duckworth served as a U.S. Army helicopter pilot and suffered severe combat wounds, which caused her to lose both of her legs and some mobility in her right arm. She was the first female double amputee from the war
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<h4><a href="https://vmps.omeka.net/exhibits/show/financing-common-purposes-gall/financing-common-purposes-gall">Return to Financing our Common Purposes</a></h4>
<p>During the Senate’s first 27 years (1789-1816), it had no standing committees. The early Senate was a small body. It conducted its work through temporary committees that met as needed and disbanded when the Senate enacted the legislation that had prompted the Senate to form the committee.</p>
<p>The Senate adopted Senator of Virginia James Barbour’s motion to established the Committee on Finance as a standing committee of the Senate, on December 10, 1816,. Three days later, its first Members were appointed: Senators George Campbell of Tennessee (the Committee’s first Chairman), Jeremiah Mason of New Hampshire, Thomas Thompson of New Hampshire, Rufus King of New York, and George Troup of Georgia.</p>
Since the start of the 21st Century, the Finance Committee has continued its leadership on tax, trade, and health issues. As it nears its bicentennial in 2016, it is apparent that it continues to be a prime focus of many issues that affect the nation and one of the most influential committees in the United States Senate.
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First photo: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Pat Harrison discussing tax reduction with reporters in Washington, D.C. on November 16, 1937. - Source: Courtesy Library of Congress. <br /><br />Second photo: Source: Courtesy Library of Congress.
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