McCain Remarks on His Political Career

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QUESTION: Considering you were one of the leading advocates of immigration reform in 2007, do you intend to take up on that role again with President Obama? Or is it too much of a political liability, considering you're running for re-election?

MCCAIN: Running for re-election has never been a concern of mine as far as issues like that are concerned. I intend to discuss that with the president-elect.

It's pretty clear that our agenda, that all Americans are, is our economy, but I still am committed to comprehensive immigration reform, with the need to secure our borders and a guest-worker program that works, as well as providing a path to citizenship with many of those who are here illegally.

But, right now, the president's agenda is something that we have to -- Republicans and Democrats alike adhere to. And it's very clear that the state of our economy will be the number-one agenda item.

QUESTION: Senator, what do you make of Arizonans who think for the last 10 years you've been America's senator and not Arizona's senator? What do you tell them, now that the presidential office isn't yours and you're focusing again on Arizona?