John McCain actually said...

"Mr. Kendall, if you find any of the programs to not be useful as to their intended purposes, would you inform this committee of such a determination?"

"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."

"Mr. Kendall, if confirmed, would you make it a priority to review the benefits of each of these programs?"

"Requirements stability is essential to our ability to plan and execute designs and produce vehicle capabilities within schedule and budget constraints."