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Mitch McConnell visited John McCain over the weekend

By Mandy Mayfield
Published May 15, 2018 1:44am ET
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Mitch McConnell visited John McCain over the weekend
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., won't be a "no" vote when Senate Republicans' tax reform package goes up for a vote, according to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., visited Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., this past weekend as the Republican senator recovers from treatment for brain cancer.

“I didn’t want to miss the opportunity to tell him how much his friendship meant to me. So that’s why I was out there this weekend,” McConnell said on the Senate floor Monday, according to a statement from his office.

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