John McCain

Process. Process, process, process.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) recorded an 846 percent increase in reports of suspected child sex trafficking from 2010-2015.

I would like to thank Chairman Thune and Ranking Member Nelson for allowing this hearing to take place today and all my colleagues for their bipartisan support in standing up against human trafficking.

These are appalling crimes that target the most vulnerable individuals in our society and undermine human dignity and the most basic of human rights.

I commend the Committee for its leadership in proceeding with a hearing on the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017.

We also have a duty to eliminate all forms of modern-day slavery and human trafficking.

Congress has a duty to defend the Constitution of the United States and to uphold the principles for which it stands.

Your presence here renews and invigorates this committee's commitment to making sure that every single life of every single member of the United States Navy will be given the utmost protection...

One of the reasons why you are having to impose these burdens and the extended deployments and the lack of readiness is because of sequestration.

If you keep deploying ships more than 7 months a year, you're not going to keep good people in the Navy.

I think the men and women who are serving in the Navy would like to see some immediate action taken.

I have to point out, there was an effort, by an amendment by Senator Cotton, to try to rectify this sequestration issue to some degree. I will not name individuals, but it was blocked from even being considered for a vote. That, to me…

The lives of the 17 sailors lost in the Fitzgerald and McCain collisions were priceless, and I mourn their loss.

I assure you that this committee will do everything we can to support the Navy leadership's efforts to course correct, but we must also call you to task and demand answers.

I'm deeply concerned by Mr. Pendleton's written testimony, which indicates 37 percent--that's over one-third--of the training certifications for U.S. Navy cruisers and destroyers based in Japan were expired as of June.

It's simply unacceptable for U.S. Navy ships to run aground or collide with other ships.

Politics prevailed here.

My commitment to all of you is that we will get to the bottom of these incidents.

The USS John S. McCain was named after my father and grandfather.

Your presence here today reminds us of our sacred obligation to look after the young people who volunteer to serve in the military.

Their complaints about sequestration fall somewhat on deaf ears.

The Gila River Indian Community has contacted my office concerning budget shortfalls in the FY 2018 budget.

Senate appropriators, in our view, must fully fund the Council and its efforts for it to function the way Congress intended.

For the Council to be truly effective and fulfill its mandate, we need a permanent Executive Director in place now.

I have expressed concern about implementation of FAST-41, as has Senator McCaskill and others.