Sen. McCain Says His Mother Doesn't Approve of Congress
101-year-old Roberta McCain
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said approval for the U.S. Congress is so low even his 101-year-old mother has withdrawn her support.
McCain, who has often joked that approval for the federal legislative body is down to paid staff members and blood relatives, said following a Tuesday Gallup poll measuring congressional approval at a record low that blood relatives can no longer be counted on, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.
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No, John, she said she was "disappointed in you." That doesn't necessarily translate to the entire Congress.