John McCain actually said...

"Dr. Carter, would you be willing to brief the committee on the results of these reviews once finalized?"

"As you know from past years, the tendencies of the military departments when faced with similar directives have been to cut budgets for support activities such as base operations, facility maintenance..."

"Dr. Carter, where does the pursuit of efficiencies end and the assessment of roles and missions begin?"

"I appreciate your intent to mandate affordability as a requirement and drive productivity through 'should cost' management."