John McCain

You were unfamiliar with Operation Fast and Furious while the operation was underway.

Senator McCain and I have sponsored legislation to set aside the D Block for first responders.

Senator McCain and I sponsored legislation to accomplish that in the last session, and we are working to introduce a similar bill in this session.

The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 that adopted not all but most of the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission

The most sweeping reform of our government's intelligence apparatus

What do we do about Bahrain? What do we do about Syria? What do we do about Jordan?

I hope Assad falls if Syria. The world would be such a better, safer place if he did.

America leads and America remains the leader of the world. And that means we're the greatest force for good.

It's clear we're acting on the battlefield on the side of the rebels, and that we can, by keeping up the sustained pressure and movement, that Gadhafi can be removed.

If we tell Gadhafi, don't worry, you're not going to be removed by force, I think that that's very encouraging to Gadhafi.

He laid out the reasons why it was important to intervene and what would have happened in Benghazi. There are many of us that are convinced that if we had taken that action three weeks earlier, just declaring a no-fly zone, it would have…

This new government represents some change from the past

I think all of us, you know, can understand the frustrations that Colin and a lot of his friends and family and others are feeling.

I think it is the right move. I am not a lawyer, but I know a lot of lawyers have views on this.

I think your receipt idea, I am more likely going to be signing on because I think it is a great idea.

Our proposal would simply update an existing budget process to give the President a targeted, effective tool.

It does not matter if it is a Democrat or Republican White House, they should have the capacity to do this.

I want to thank the witnesses and finally, after more than 20 years of fighting this issue, maybe we are going to succeed.

I do think it is incredible to let needs be part of this equation in order for us to get some additional discipline.

The oversight capacity of Congress has not been as aggressive as I would have hoped in their last 2 years.

In 1996, it was like giving the President a bazooka to keep under his desk.

I believe that the 1996 Line Item Veto Act ceded far too much power to the Executive Branch.

General Petraeus, what impact will the timely completion of the facilities and transfer to Afghan control have on our projected withdrawal dates?

General Petraeus, can the plan accommodate up to 365,000 ANSF?

Can you provide this committee with a long-range construction plan to meet the facility requirements for Afghan forces?