John McCain actually said...

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

"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."

"I am concerned that as these programs move forward in development, their requirements may change again, resulting--predictably--in major cost overruns."

"Mr. Kendall, will you allow production decisions to be made prior to the prototyping and testing of these vehicles and/or their subsystems?"