claim: "john mccain voted against establishing a national holiday in honor of dr. martin luther king, jr."
author: moveon.org
evidence_1: apr 4, 2008 ... john mccain is in memphis today commemorating the death of dr. king, but he ...  congressmen to vote against establishing a federal holiday in mlk's honor. ... i  voted in 1983 against the recognition of martin luther king…
evidence_2: jan 16, 2012 ... this year's martin luther king, jr. day marks the 25th anniversary of the  celebration of ... federal law establishing martin luther king, jr. day as a national  paid holiday (john mccain famously voted against the holiday). ... it took almost  20 years for someone to realize that honoring dr. king and generals of ...
evidence_3: jan 21, 2013 ... most people know about john mccain. ... president reagan reluctantly signs  martin luther king jr. day into law. ... life and legacy of dr. martin luther king jr.,  a man who helped to make obama's ascendancy to the presidency possible. ...  though he voted against honoring king with a national holiday, the ...
evidence_4: jan 18, 2015 ... john conyers jr. (d-mich.) ... lawmakers typically spend their martin luther king  jr. holidays ... who previously voted against creating a national holiday for king.  ... mccain was in a viet cong prison on the day king was assassinated. ... in  honor of the holiday and of dr. king's life have demonstrated that,” ...
evidence_5: jan 18, 2010 ... dr. martin luther king, jr. from emmett till to barack obama · election ... alleged  sexual dalliances as reasons not to honor him with a federal holiday. ... former  presidential candidate john mccain, voted against the bill in '83.