NEW MEXICO LAWMAKERS ARE RESPONDING TO THE DEATH OF REPUBLICAN ARIZONA SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN ON SATURDAY. REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN STEVE PEARCE, WHO’S NOW RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR OF NEW MEXICO, CALLS MCCAIN AN AMERICAN PATRIOT WHO SERVED HIS COUNTRY HONORABLY. DEMOCRATIC SENATOR TOM UDALL SAYS IT WAS A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE WITH MCCAIN IN THE SENATE, AND TO HAVE KNOWN THE MAN. HE SAYS MCCAIN ALWAYS ROSE ABOVE DIVISIVENESS. AND SENATOR MARTIN HEINRICH SAYS HE’S GRATEFUL HE HAD A CHANCE TO WORK WITH MCCAIN.
MCCAIN WAS 81 YEARS OLD WHEN HE DIED SATURDAY AFTER LOSING HIS BATTLE WITH BRAIN CANCER. HE WAS SURROUNDED BY FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
