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U.S. Sen. John McCain says his mother disapproves of Congress

Sen. John McCain (R-AR) makes his way through reporters on his way to a Republican policy lunch, October 15, 2013, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC. The House and Senate continue to move forward on Day 15 of the government shutdown to find agreement to end the stalemate. UPI/Mike Theiler
Sen. John McCain (R-AR) makes his way through reporters on his way to a Republican policy lunch, October 15, 2013, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC. The House and Senate continue to move forward on Day 15 of the government shutdown to find agreement to end the stalemate. UPI/Mike Theiler | License Photo

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said approval for the U.S. Congress is so low even his 101-year-old mother has withdrawn her support.

McCain, who has often joked that approval for the federal legislative body is down to paid staff members and blood relatives, said following a Tuesday Gallup poll measuring congressional approval at a record low that blood relatives can no longer be counted on, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.

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"Well, I got a call from my mother who's 101," McCain said, adding the centenarian is upset at the legislative body's recent work, so lawmakers have now "even lost my mother."

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