John McCain actually said...

"Mr. Kendall, will you allow production decisions to be made prior to the prototyping and testing of these vehicles and/or their subsystems?"

"Production decisions will not be made prior to the prototyping and testing of these vehicles."

"you seem to be more confident in the ability of DOD's processes, organizations, and people (i.e. skill-sets and core competencies) to identify, price, and manage risk than I am."

"I am concerned that as these programs move forward in development, their requirements may change again, resulting--predictably--in major cost overruns."