John McCain actually said...

"I will seek to act on amendments on the floor to try to prevent this kind of waste of the taxpayers' dollars."

"Using defense dollars to subsidize new energy technologies is not the Navy's responsibility, nor is it sufficiently related to the Service's core mission to justify such expenditures."

"The administration is proposing a reduced defense budget at a time when the challenges to our security are arguably more daunting than at any time in recent memory."

"I want to commend you, Secretary Mabus, for your effort to lead DOD in making energy efficiency and self-reliance such a priority."