John McCain

What is the path to attain the original requirements, and the associated cost and schedule?

In February, you directed a revision of the requirements for the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG).

Are there programs that would benefit from cost reduction initiatives, such as Multiyear Procurement or block buys, that do not currently have these authorities?

The Joint Program Office was established when the three variants were envisioned being 70-90 percent common rather than the 20-25 percent they are.

Given the strike-fighter shortfall and concerns about aviation readiness, why were these aircraft not included in the President's budget request?

Please provide the subcommittee an update on your current assessment of the Navy's strike-fighter shortfall, current efforts to alleviate the shortfall, and the biggest challenges to overcome.

The fiscal year 2016 NDAA mandated a study on alternative aircraft carrier designs.

The President's budget request is approximately $17 billion less than what last year's budget declared was required.

If you started with a blank sheet of paper, how would you design the weapons procurement system?

We can not legislate or regulate agility.

We don't want the Marine Corps to be left behind.

We're facing a really serious crunch when the Ohio nuclear--the Ohio, the nuclear modernization, and the Long-Range Strike Bomber come into the budget cycle

Senator John McCain has said that he is in favor of closing Guantanamo.

And who was responsible for not conducting a standard water pressure test at the mine?

Thank you for your efforts in ensuring those accounts were strong in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016.

The United States has a trust obligation to maintain and operate these dams and prevent what could be a future dam failure.

It is critical that we make these necessary changes to ensure that tribes and surrounding communities are protected.

Neglecting the deferred maintenance needs of these low-hazard dams may result in them becoming high hazard dams in the near future.

This important piece of legislation would address the safety of dams and flood prevention needs across Indian Country.

The last five carrier strike group deployments have exceeded 8 months, taking their toll on our ships, aircraft, and sailors.

By any measure, today's fleet of 272 ships is too small to address critical security challenges.

The unwillingness of the administration and too many in Congress to chart a different course has forced our sailors and marines to try to do more with less.

We are going to treat this man with decency. We are going to treat him with respect.

We, of course, must improve and adequately resource our drug interdiction strategy to combat these groups, but we must also renew our efforts to combat the real driver of drug trafficking: the demand here at home.

It's clear you face a daunting array of security and governance challenges in the region, yet SOUTHCOM continues to suffer from persistent resource shortfalls that undermine efforts to confront these challenges.