John McCain

Why do we want to have negotiations with an organization that refuses to renounce its relationship with al-Qaeda and refuses, as a precondition, to recognize women's rights?

How about giving me some specifics? How could we get tougher?

I think it is important to point out that, literally on every major issue of significant consequence, that Mr. Putin has exhibited nothing but the most obdurate and, in many times, aggressive behavior.

I am proud to have worked with Senator Cardin on the Magnitsky Act.

I think the United States has a critical role. They look to us for leadership.

We have lost a lot of time, sir. We need to get going on this.

If you are going to succeed in Libya, Ambassador, then you are going to have to speak truth to power.

They need to look further than that, and I think the Libyan people know that.

They have had that for 40 years. They need a government of representation, sir.

I think that we all know from our own experience with legislation and dealing with that as Americans that sometimes much lies in how we apply it and execute the law.

And you would agree that the Libyan people are largely very appreciative of the United States assistance in the overthrow of Qadafi?

Libya's transition to democracy remains rough and incomplete.

I continue to believe we cannot give in to the temptation that our support for the democratic aspirations of people in Libya and elsewhere in the broader Middle East is naive or mistaken.

We are not giving Libya assistance for a whole variety of reasons, not all ours, that will assist them in becoming a functioning democracy.

I am deeply concerned by the Libyan Parliament's vote on Sunday to adopt a political isolation law and the ongoing siege of government ministries.

Secretary Stackley, given the sole source nature of the negotiations, how realistic is the projection of savings for CVN-79?

Secretary Stackley, the Navy recently submitted a report to Congress regarding the costs for CVN-79 that detailed a series of actions expected to reduce the material cost of CVN-79 by 10 to 20 percent in real terms from CVN-78.

I would make an argument for immigration reform so that we can track people better who come into this country and track people who leave this country.

Isn't that an admission of colossal failure of American policy?

I think it has to be an international effort.

I can guarantee you that the Syrians will not forget we didn't help them.

And to turn a blind eye to the slaughter of 70,000 more people, missing a million, Lebanon and Jordan being overwhelmed with refugees while we stand by and watch is an offense against everything America stands for and believes in.

Over the weekend, congressional Republicans, including Senator John McCain, turned up the pressure on President Obama to intervene in Syria's civil war.

The president, Bashar Assad, used the president's red line as a green light. A green light to murder, to rape, to kill, to use Scud missiles against his own people.

General Mattis testified that we could take out -- that we could take out the Syrian air on the ground with cruise missiles and we could depend on a safe area with Patriots missiles and other capabilities.