John McCain, A Call for Compromise in Public Service

Title

John McCain, A Call for Compromise in Public Service

Description

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.

McCain said he would be returning to work when Congress begins a new legislative session next week.

Creator

US Senate
National Public Radio, Inc.

Date

July 25, 2017

Source

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Cw4RqZAKa5A/maxresdefault.jpg
https://www.npr.org/2017/07/25/539323689/watch-sen-mccain-calls-for-compromise-in-return-to-senate-floor

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

Relation

Rights

U.S. Senate, National Public Radio, Inc.

Publisher

U.S. Senate, National Public Radio, Inc., New York Times, Channel 12 News

Author: Hayden Packwood (KPNX), Publisher: 12News.
Published: 12:00 PM MST September 1, 2017

Contributor

US Senate, National Public Radio, Inc., New York Times, 12 News, the Phoenix, Arizona NBC affiliate owned by TEGNA Inc.

Format

Photograph

Language

English

Type

Speech

Identifier

John McCain, US Senate, Tribalism, Politics, Compromise, Public Service

Coverage

United States

Files

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Reference

US Senate National Public Radio, Inc., John McCain, A Call for Compromise in Public Service, U.S. Senate, National Public Radio, Inc., New York Times, Channel 12 News Author: Hayden Packwood (KPNX), Publisher: 12News. Published: 12:00 PM MST September 1, 2017, July 25, 2017

Cite As

US Senate National Public Radio, Inc. , “John McCain, A Call for Compromise in Public Service,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed March 29, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/696.