John McCain

Can you certify that all F-35s procured in fiscal year 2016 will be delivered with the full Block 3F capability, including hardware, software and weapons carriage?

If the Ohio replacement program turns into an acquisition debacle, the consequences will be dire for the Navy and for the Nation.

We need to continue to stand steadfast with our Colombian friends.

Part of it, as you mentioned in your remarks, it has got to do with the fundamentals of economics, and that's supply and demand.

Your greater concern is people who come into this country legally, as opposed to coming across our border.

We need to do everything that we can to apply pressure on them to detect, to illuminate, and then to disrupt them.

Should we expect more of the Mexican Government?

What more do we need to do in order to secure our southern border?

I think it is a testimony to the Colombian people and government, first of all, but it is a sign and a story that we should understand better.

Last year, I talked about sequestration being the biggest threat to national security.

We need to tackle both. They both have different problem sets.

We need to work on the technologies that allow us to detect this.

It is well known that the new Canadian Government is reconsidering their commitment to buy the F-35.

We have now two sanctioned cronies of Vladimir Putin who are getting X millions of dollars of taxpayers' money.

It is embarrassing to hear you say something like that.

You have nothing to replace it with. Otherwise, you would be using the F-15's and the F-16's, which you have plenty of.

The facts are on the ground in the destruction of the enemy by the A-10 aircraft.

You want to retire it, but you have no plans, according to what has been submitted to this committee, as to the F-35's that will replace it.

Every Air Force pilot that I know will tell you the most effective close air support system is the A-10.

The A-10's are flying the most effective and least costly missions in Iraq and Syria.

I believe that we should improve our relationship with Vietnam. I think it is a great strategic opportunity for us.

Sustaining the All-Volunteer Force vital to the future of the nation.

Our report will contribute to the important debate that the Congress and the Administration must have.

We must be clear that when we minimize our Army, we maximize the risk to our soldiers.

Given current operational demands, readiness must be the first priority of the Army.