John McCain actually said...

"We do not expect the Federal Government to get into the mining business, but we hope to create an environment where businesses and enterprises can go in and get into that business and provide us with ..."

"Suppose that a conservative Republican administration in the middle of high unemployment and economic slowdown proposed new regulations that would most hurt lower income people and minority groups and..."

"So we have the second largest deposit, and yet there is virtually no production."

"I would extend that challenge to your cronies, Senators Burr and McCain, who were equally disrespectful of my testimony."