John McCain: “The reason why I had to repudiate that was because it was a campaign event.”

He said he does not believe that someone who has that history in the program of waterboarding and other kinds of torture should lead the CIA.

I have to recognize that it has been this body, this Senate Committee, very important Committee on Indian Affairs that has been helping us.

The Senate Armed Services Committee has the opportunity to conduct the kind of oversight that will help the Department correct course.

The National Defense Strategy offers a new framework for thinking about the global challenges we face and that places China squarely at the top of our priority list.