John McCain actually said...

I want to tell you for sure that until we get that independent assessment there should be no concrete plans made by the Secretary of Defense...

Just to put things in perspective on the F-35 again, we started the program in 2001. The cost estimates for 2,456 aircraft were going to be ...

Believe me, we acted, as is our responsibility, because of our intense frustration about the lack of progress on this issue.

The Marine Corps maintains its operational forces at a high level of readiness.