John McCain: “We have not yet gotten the job done, and we have to persevere.”

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

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.

The Senate Armed Services Committee has the opportunity to conduct the kind of oversight that will help the Department correct course.

We named that legislation after Ashlynne Mike, killed on her way to school.