McCain Stops Use of Corporate Jets:

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Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and his staff will no longer use corporate jets to travel, according to Roll Call. McCain, voicing his support for a ban of the practice declared, “If I support such a proposal, I shouldn’t be violating it.” The leader of the Democratic reform effort, Sen. Barak Obama (D-IL), has also ceased using corporate jets and while acknowledging that every lawmaker has relied on this practice, “I am as guilty of this as any number of people,” he explained his reason to cease using the jets by stating, “Look, this is a subsidy, and this is a way of circumventing campaign finance rules.”