claim: john mccain opposed bankruptcy protections for families "who were only in bankruptcy because of medical expenses they couldn't pay."
author: barack obama
evidence_1: oct 13, 2008 ... on the third anniversary of bankruptcy reform law, critics wonder how much ... as  a result, they have lower credit scores, pay higher interest rates on ... for  protection were not abusers, but families in serious financial trouble. .... obama  voted against the bill; his republican opponent john mccain voted for it.
evidence_2: factcheck: healthcare costs cause one bankruptcy per minute ... for us to have  people who are going bankrupt because they can't pay their medical bills--for ...  source: 2008 second presidential debate against john mccain oct 7, 2008 ....  under bush, families are paying 78% more on health care than they were  previously.
evidence_3: apr 15, 2008 ... john mccain (az), republican presidential candidate: we are ... t.r. reid,  correspondent: have you ever paid a medical bill? british ... t.r. reid: how  many people in switzerland go bankrupt because of medical bills? .... they were  also protesting government plans to privatize some nhs services.
evidence_4: apr 12, 2011 ... john mccain and sarah palin both said similar things during the 2008 ... actually , they pay lots of taxes—just not lots of federal income taxes. .... and (surprise!)  since reagan, only the wealthy have gained significant income. .... while soaring  medical costs are a key reason that since 1980 bankruptcy in ...
evidence_5: aug 11, 2016 ... trump's actual personal tax burden is unknown because he has broken .... and  according to an independent analysis by a former economic adviser to senator  john mccain, .... businesses at risk and some of them ended up taking  bankruptcy. it wasn't because trump couldn't pay them, it was because he ...