Concord Coalition to Honor Sen. John McCain With Economic Patriot Award, Wednesday, Nov. 10.The Concord Coalition The Concord Coalition is a political advocacy group in the United States, formed in 1992. A bipartisan organization, it was founded by former U.S. Senator Warren Rudman, former Secretary of Commerce Peter George Peterson, and the late U.S. Senator Paul Tsongas. will present U.S. Senator John S. McCain (R-AZ) with its Economic Patriot Award at The Concord Concord, cities, United States Concord (kŏng`kərd, kŏn`kôrd'). 1 city (1990 pop. 111,348), Contra Costa co., W central Calif.; settled c.1852, inc. 1906. Coalition's Eleventh Annual Economic Patriots Dinner this Wednesday evening, November 10, 2004, at The Pierre Hotel in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . In honoring Sen. McCain with this award, The Concord Coalition said: "Senator McCain has always stood as one of the strongest advocates on Capitol Hill for fiscally responsible policies and generational equity. His independent positions on tax cuts and spending increases often put him at odds with his colleagues on both sides of the aisle -- which is considered high praise by The Concord Coalition." John McCain For McCain's grandfather and father, see John S. McCain, Sr. and John S. McCain, Jr., respectively John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936 in Panama Canal Zone) is an American politician, war veteran, and currently the Republican Senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986, winning the seat of retiring Senator Barry Goldwater “Goldwater” redirects here. For other uses, see Goldwater (disambiguation). Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was a five-term United States Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–87) and the Republican Party's nominee for . Prior to his Senate run, Senator McCain was elected to two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. In 2000, Senator McCain sought the Republican Presidential nomination. He is currently the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and serves on the Armed Services The Constitution authorizes Congress to raise, support, and regulate armed services for the national defense. The President of the United States is commander in chief of all the branches of the services and has ultimate control over most military matters. and Indian Affairs Committees. Last week, Senator McCain -- the senior Senator from Arizona -- overwhelmingly won re-election to a fourth term. After presenting the award to Senator McCain, Concord Coalition Co-Chairmen Warren Rudman Warren Bruce Rudman (born May 18, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts) was an American Senator from New Hampshire. He was elected as a Republican in 1980 and re-elected in 1986, and was known as a pragmatic centrist, to such an extent that President Clinton approached him in 1994 about and Bob Kerrey, Concord Coalition President Peter G. Peterson, Robert E. Rubin and Paul Volcker, members of The Concord Coalition Board of Directors, will join Senator McCain on a panel discussing "What the Election Means for Economic & National Security." The program portion of the dinner will begin at 8:10 p.m., in the Cotillion Room of the Pierre Hotel. Members of the media who would like to attend should contact John LaBeaume at 703-894-6228 ext. 228 or communications@concordcoalition.org. WHO: U.S. Senator John S. McCain, Concord Coalition Leaders Peter G. Peterson, Warren Rudman, Bob Kerrey, Paul Volcker & Robert E. Rubin WHAT: The Concord Coalition's Eleventh Annual Economic Patriots Dinner: "What the Election Means for Economic & National Security" WHEN: Wednesday, November 10, 2004. The program will begin at 8:10 p.m. WHERE: The Pierre Hotel, Cotillion Room, Fifth Avenue at 61st Street, New York, New York 10021 |
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