John McCain actually said...

"General McDew, as it can take 8200 C-17 sorties to deploy a single brigade combat team, how will TRANSCOM adapt to ensure that global force projection remains a primary capability of the armed forces?"

"Russia, in particular, continues to occupy Crimea, destabilize Ukraine, threaten our NATO allies."

"A return to the current Budget Control Act caps will pose unmanageable--and unacceptable--risks to our ability to protect America's vital national interests."

"I agree. But we were supposed to be notified. I can tell you that you are either in violation of Nunn-McCurdy, or you are in violation of the requirement that we be notified. You have done neither."