John McCain talks healthcare, spending at town hall

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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) says Americans are in the toughest times he can remember and that President Obama hasn’t brought the change he promised to Washington.

McCain spoke at a town hall Friday to a couple hundred people in a Mesa, Ariz. church, reiterating many points he’s made in recent similar events.

McCain criticized Democrats’ plan to create a government-run insurance option to compete with private companies, and expensive pet projects by individual lawmakers.

McCain said everyone in the audience must know someone who has lost a home or job, adding, “Americans are angry and have every reason to be.”

One audience member shouted back, “You bet we are!”

-- Associated Press