John McCain actually said...

"Significant questions still remain about the capability and reliability of the core systems of these aircraft carriers."

"What are the Navy's updated plans to address limitations to the Nimitz-class arresting capability that led it to be part of the AAG business case to begin with, and what costs do we expect to see for ..."

"For more than seven decades, the aircraft carrier has been the centerpiece of America's global power projection."

"The only change to the program that Congress insisted upon was instituting a legislative cost cap on the three ships in the program."