John McCain actually said...

"General Mattis recently told this committee that Assad has the momentum on the ground in Syria."

"Mr. Kendall, if confirmed, would you make it a priority to review the benefits of each of these programs?"

"Mr. Kendall, if you find any of the programs to not be useful as to their intended purposes, would you inform this committee of such a determination?"

"you seem to be more confident in the ability of DOD's processes, organizations, and people (i.e. skill-sets and core competencies) to identify, price, and manage risk than I am."