These are appalling crimes that target the most vulnerable individuals in our society and undermine human dignity and the most basic of human rights.

Congress has a duty to defend the Constitution of the United States and to uphold the principles for which it stands.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) recorded an 846 percent increase in reports of suspected child sex trafficking from 2010-2015.

I assure you that this committee will do everything we can to support the Navy leadership's efforts to course correct, but we must also call you to task and demand answers.

My commitment to all of you is that we will get to the bottom of these incidents.

I have to point out, there was an effort, by an amendment by Senator Cotton, to try to rectify this sequestration issue to some degree. I will not name individuals, but it was blocked from even being considered for a vote. That, to me…

If you keep deploying ships more than 7 months a year, you're not going to keep good people in the Navy.

their complaints about sequestration fall somewhat on deaf ears.

Your presence here renews and invigorates this committee's commitment to making sure that every single life of every single member of the United States Navy will be given the utmost protection...

I think the men and women who are serving in the Navy would like to see some immediate action taken.

The lives of the 17 sailors lost in the Fitzgerald and McCain collisions were priceless, and I mourn their loss.

The USS John S. McCain was named after my father and grandfather.