John McCain actually said...

"Congress can help by fully funding Air Force fighter modernization and fifth-generation procurement efforts."

"We will place the force again under more pressure to put spending into excess capacity when it should go into readiness and modernization."

"With sequestration in its present anticipated form if it were not changed, what would be the impact on those three major Air Force programs for the future?"

"Would you do us a favor and perhaps in writing give us a detailed, not minutely detailed, but certainly an assessment of the impact on Air Force to provide or be provided the necessary weapons systems..."