John McCain actually said...

"How difficult will it be to sustain that level of commitment when USS Enterprise retires in 2012 and the Navy has just 10 aircraft carriers?"

"Admiral Roughead, you've made some comments lately about the option of funding the procurement of the Navy's new ballistic missile submarines outside the Navy's budget--so as to preserve Navy shipbuil..."

"The Alternate Engine Program is a waste of taxpayers' money that can be used to fund higher departmental priorities."

"What rate of funding over the next 3 years for reconstitution will raise your nondeployed unit readiness levels to acceptable levels?"