Washington, D.C. – U.S.
Senators John McCain (R-AZ), John Barrasso (R-WY) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
today met with Estonian officials, including Estonian President Toomas Hendrick
Ilves, in Tallinn, Estonia to discuss security threats in a region that is on
the front lines of Russia's rising aggression. An important component of their
conversations was the case of Estonian police officer, Mr. Eston Kohver, who
was illegally abducted by Russian operatives one year ago and recently
sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for crimes he did not commit. Senators
McCain, Whitehouse and Barrasso released the following statement calling on the
Russian Federation to release Mr. Kohver from detention:
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator
John McCain (R-AZ) released the following statement on the first two female
soldiers graduating from U.S. Army Ranger School today at Fort Benning,
Georgia:
Washington,
D.C. – U.S.
Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Tom Udall (D-NM) today expressed their
appreciation to Senate Indian Affairs Committee Chairman John Barrasso (R-WY)
and Vice Chairman Jon Tester (D-MT) for agreeing to hold an oversight hearing
on the impact of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Gold King Mine spill
on the Navajo Nation in Arizona and New Mexico, as well as other issues of
concern for the reservation. Senators McCain and Udall, both members of the
Committee, sent a letter earlier today requesting this hearing. The text of
that letter is here and below.
Washington,
D.C. – U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ)
sent the following letter today the Secretary of the Army John McHugh urging
him to use all tools at his disposal to ensure that additional land adjacent to
Arlington National Cemetery is used to expand the cemetery and increase the
number of interment sites.
The text of the letter is below
and here.
Washington,
D.C. – U.S.
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today sent the following letter to Secretary of
Defense Ashton Carter and Attorney General Loretta Lynch requesting an
explanation for why Umm Sayyaf, whom the White House has said was “complicit”
in the captivity of Kayla Mueller, the U.S. citizen and aid worker who was
abducted and held by ISIL in Syria until her tragic death earlier this year,
was not was not extradited to the United States to stand trial.
The letter is attached and here.
U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today sent the following letter to
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy expressing
serious concern about the Gold King Mine spill and seeking information on how
the EPA intends to address its impact on communities in northern Arizona.
