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John McCain

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John McCain was a prominent American politician and military officer who served as a United States Senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. A member of the Republican Party, McCain was known for his bipartisan approach and commitment to national security. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he was a prisoner of war for over five years, an experience that shaped his political career and views on military and foreign policy.

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Mar 8, 2017

It is not a matter of whether. It is a matter of when.

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Mar 8, 2017

I think that we need the administration to be clearer about what they have in mind here.

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Mar 8, 2017

The American people expect and deserve nothing less from their Marine Corps.

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Mar 8, 2017

Everybody agreed that we needed one. All of a sudden, now we need three. How did that happen?

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Mar 8, 2017

There is certainly a compelling argument for Vladimir Putin's disregard for most norms of behavior that Russia, post Soviet Union, used to adhere to or even during the Soviet Union times.

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Mar 8, 2017

I totally agree with you. But I have never seen anything like this one.

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Mar 8, 2017

TRANSCOM does not have universal visibility over distribution performance from major bases to outposts.

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Mar 8, 2017

I am keenly aware members of this committee understand the responsibility each of us has to ensuring our military is ready to fight today and in the future.

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Mar 8, 2017

Sequestration will further limit the ability of the services to provide any resources to us.

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Mar 8, 2017

It would not help you any if we slashed the spending for the State Department.

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Mar 8, 2017

If we were to lose this, it would set back many of the other countries and peoples, particularly in Eastern Europe, who are looking forward to and have their eyes set on the West and becoming a part of NATO.

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Mar 8, 2017

I have to tell you, Madam Secretary and General, we are going to have to start imposing some penalties if you do not carry out the law.

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