John McCain: “There was no Democrat or Republican pride in authorship. They appeared together every time they did any kind of press so…”

I want to say to all of you that I am so honored to be here to speak before this Committee.

We owe each other our respect as long as our character merits respect.

Have you read about the FAST Act? Oh, yes. We have read about it but we really do not, you know, have to, like, pay a lot of attention to it.

I'm the luckiest guy on earth. I have served America's cause, the cause of our security and the security of our friends, the cause of freedom and equal justice all my adult life.