But we must ask ourselves are we doing everything we can for them. Are we serving them with a similar degree of courage in the performance of our duties? The answer I say with profound sadness is we are not.
John McCain
The Public Record
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.
Absent legislation, the sequestration caps set by the Budget Control Act of 2011 will return in Fiscal Year 2018 forcing the Army to draw down end-strength even further.
Considering the additional acquisition authorities Congress provided the Service Chiefs in the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, and is proposing in the Fiscal Year 2017 NDAA, what specific actions will you take…
We want to replace it. We do not want to fix it. We want to replace it, because it has been a complete failure.
The preponderance of the combat equipment resident in our Army today was designed and built in the era of the Reagan defense build-up.
To move forward with any certainty, the threat of sequestration must be eliminated.
If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor. Period. If you like your health plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. Period.
If the Senator from Delaware and his Democrat friends want to join together with us, then yes, let us throw it where it belongs: in the trash can.
Montenegro's membership to NATO could be a driving force of stability in the region.





