John McCain

The latest attacks against the FBI and Department of Justice serve no American interest, no parties, no President's, only Putins.

Our nation's elected officials, including the President, must stop looking at this investigation through the lens of politics and manufacturing political side shows.

The American people deserve to know all the facts surrounding Russia's ongoing effort to subvert our democracy which is why Special Counsel Mueller's investigation must proceed unimpeded.

The latest attacks against the FBI and Department of Justice serve no American interest, he says, no parties, no presidents, only Putin's.

Country first, always.

The United States is a great and powerful country, and with that great blessing comes great responsibility.

The United States is a great and powerful country. And with that great power comes a blessing, and that blessing incurs a responsibility and a sacrifice.

The United States lacks a clear, comprehensive strategy that addresses the Middle East in all of its complexity.

Our achievements are worth celebrating. But our challenges in the region remain daunting despite our hard-won tactical victories.

The Senate Armed Services Committee meets today to receive testimony on U.S. policy and strategy in the Middle East.

Press freedoms annual report shows record number of journalists imprisoned worldwide in 2017, including 21 on fake news charges. The president must understand his harmful rhetoric only empowers repressive regimes to jail reporters and…

I think it is something we ought to pursue.

Tell us what you need.

DOD needs to take more risks and be willing to fail.

Whose fault is it that they are working 100-hour workweeks? Whose responsibility is that?

You know what the answer was? He did not know. He did not know.

There is such a thing as accountability. And all of the things that were just covered by the witnesses here, there is no penalty for failure.

The defense bill was passed through this committee without a single dissenting vote

This committee takes its own oversight role seriously, and we will rely on you to keep us informed.

Acquisition reform is one of the most important and frustrating topics this committee addresses.

Despite that legislation, and in the face of our eroding military advantage, the Department has been unable or unwilling to change.

We will not be able to address the threats facing this Nation with the system of organized irresponsibility that the defense acquisition enterprise has become.

I am very proud to have Senator Reed as a partner.

We expect you, as part of a new administration, to use these tools, unlike your predecessors.

We need a study to figure that out?