John McCain actually said...

"Thank you for holding this hearing because it comes in light of some interesting international events."

"I hope that's not the case. I think there's enough here that we do need to do something."

"I never anticipated that this would devolve into a political issue between Republicans and Democrats."

"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 ..."