Sen. McCain Backs Sen. McConnell in Opposition to President Obama Executive Order on Contractor Campaign Disclsoure

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In this particular battle, McConnell may find common ground with Sen. John McCain. The Republican from Arizona has sparred with the current majority leader on campaign finance questions, with McConnell leading the charge against the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law.

But asked if there should be White House action on campaign finance, McCain said, “of course not.”

“It wouldn’t matter if I totally supported it, he shouldn’t act by executive order,” McCain said.  “All of us take an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States. What he does is he gives ammunition to the opponents, and then they have great difficulty when it comes time to sit down and work on things. If he’s going to use an executive order, it’s probably going to have to go right to the courts.”

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