John McCain actually said...

I thank the chairman, and I apologize for the length of my opening statement.

It's an honor to introduce the President's nominee to be the U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker.

The U.S. Senate has had the wisdom to confirm him to the post of ambassador, as the chairman pointed out, five times already.

I applaud Ambassador Crocker's willingness, once again, to take on an extremely difficult mission, and I look forward to his testimony.